Textbook Price Comparison for Renting, Buying or Shopping Online
Lately there has been a lot of debate concerning the best way to procure your textbooks for the next semester.
“Is it better to buy from your school’s bookstore?“
“How about an online site, like Half.com or Amazon?”
“What about renting? That’s the latest trend, right?”
I really was not sure what I was going to do this semester. My parents are making me pay for all of my books, so I definitely want to go the cheapest route possible.
I decided the best plan of attack would be to make a chart to compare my options. I found out which books I will be taking next semester, and here’s what I came up with.
In three out of four cases, renting textbooks from Chegg.com is the cheapest option. However, the downside to renting my books is that I cannot keep them after I am done with them. Sometimes, this would make me really sad because – contrary to popular belief – some college books are actually kind of cool. However, this is not the norm, so I guess saying “adios” to my books at the end of the semester wouldn’t be too bad. Read the rest of this entry »