Seeking experiences with bookrenter.com

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day everyone:

Have any of you used bookrenter.com to rent books? If yes, what was your experiences in terms of the quality of the book you received (i.e. how used, worn, highlighted) as well as the ease of returning the book after a semester (i.e. was it hassle free)?

Thank you.

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I used them a few times when I was in school a couple of years ago. Never had any problems at all. Just use their shipping labels to return the books and drop at a USPS location prior to the end of your rental period and you shouldn't have any issues.

Books usually had a small amount of wear and tear/highlighting, but nothing I found to be excessive or distracting.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Medical/Surgical.

Hi! I'm considering to rent books from bookrenter.com too for my fall classes because the tuition is just massive. I would love to have your advices. How many days prior to the due date do you suggest I should ship books back to bookrenter.com so they won't be late? How early do you think I should book the rent for the books to get to my house before the first day of classes? Thanks a lot!

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I would do at least a week before and after classes, just to give you some wiggle room to accommodate shipping delays.

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I have used BookRenter since I first began classes last summer. I have had only one book that had some minor writing in it, and some wear to the cover. The rest have been very close to new. The best thing is that I have saved an enormous amount at BookRenter, compared to the college bookstore rental costs.

Look at the terms that they offer, and pick one that suits your needs. Generally they offer terms that should overlap your school term on both ends by a little. **Save the box! When it comes time to ship the book back, print the return shipping information, put the packaging statement in the box with the book, and the shipping label outside, and tape it up. I love that bookrenter has an option to go back with either UPS or FEDX/USPS. Because I live in a small town I don't have access to UPS. The books arrive fairly quickly, and when they receive the book back at the end, and process it, you receive an email that your rental is complete.

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day:

Thank you everyone for your responses. Today in a Facebook group restricted to those in my college, a pearson responded to a similar question I asked to the FB group with the following concerning statements:

"Bookrenter.com likes to claim that they did not receive the books back even with confirmed tracking via ups. They will charge your credit card or any card that has ever been associated with your account late fees, extended rental fees and buyout fees. Some people have been taken for hundred of dollars followed by hundreds more a few weeks later. BookRenter has a ton of complaints on their fb page, with the BBB, the PA State Attorney's Office and many more. Read the reviews before giving them your CC info!!!"

Thoughts?

Thank you.

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another route you can consider is going on amazon.com and buying the previous edition books that way it's yours to keep. Also the previous nursing class will be selling the nursing books and a lot of times you cant find used books at a bookstore for very cheap about 10 percent of their original cost. Also you can rent books from the University Library.

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I rent most of my books from amazon. I've never had a problem with any of them. I like that the whole process is super easy.

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day, auscultate:

Some professors don't recommend previous editions; some do. For nursing, I do plan on buying vs. renting as I've been told you follow them through the various semesters. The reason I'm looking at renting is for optional classes where I am reasonably sure I will not use the book again.

Thank you.

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pmabraham, this is exactly what I am doing. I have been renting for pre-reqs and co-reqs, and I will buy my nursing school books. The schools tells students to plan to spend about $2000 on books for the first semester. The quote they get is from the college bookstore, which tends to be outrageous. When I looked up the books for my pharmacology class in the college bookstore, the total came to a bit over $317+shipping. On Amazon I got the books for $150, and free shipping. I am hoping that I will find similar savings on all the books.

Also, to rent the psych book for my summer class would have been $80 on campus. I got it at bookrenter.com for $28.

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Ask your professors about previous editions if they recommend for your school, remember its all a money game sometimes. Also some professors just hand out previous edition books before class even starts I know ours did. Medicine hasnt changed THAT much between editions. And if you ever pick up an edition even from the 1980s you'll find that many of the interventions are nearly the same. Newer medications have come out to replace old ones that is the biggest changes that I've come across. Even then I could just Google what I needed. If you can afford the current edition though, then go for it. If you're looking to save money you wont fail getting the previous edition. My total textbook costs in school was 100 dollars for all texts.

Also some students dont even get the book that the school uses. Remember you're studying concepts, so if you find a book that "reads better" to you, pick that up as well. When studying concepts, you're going to learn to choose answers that are the better of a group of correct answers. Sometimes the best books are a lot less "wordy" and get straight to the point. Also picking up an NCLEX review book isnt a bad idea either as it will help give a broad overview of the subjects you are studying.

A great way to find a book that fits your style is to visit the university library and go to the medicine section and browse through. Also most teaching hospitals have a library on site as well filled with useful medical that you can look through when you're done with clinical.

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I have used bookrenter.com and a few other sites and now all I do is rent books that I know I will never need again. The only problem is the shipping. I used Skyo last semester and it was pretty good. A few times the book did not arrive for 21 days which was terrible.

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