http://back2schoolmoms.com/money-saving-tips/buying-vs-renting-textbooks-part-ii Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://back2schoolmoms.com/money-saving-tips/buying-vs-renting-textbooks-part-ii/comment-page-1#comment-628 Education Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:47:07 +0000 http://back2schoolmoms.com/?p=438#comment-628 Books get outdated so quickly these days that even a book that was used last year is now considered obsolete. With this in mind, it's a great idea to rent book as it makes the cost of getting an education lower, and means that people don't have to store books that will most likely be irrelevant soon after. I remember when I was going to college a few years ago, the books would cost lots of money and when I got them and looked at the books I would think that it's not worth the price I was paying. Books get outdated so quickly these days that even a book that was used last year is now considered obsolete. With this in mind, it’s a great idea to rent book as it makes the cost of getting an education lower, and means that people don’t have to store books that will most likely be irrelevant soon after. I remember when I was going to college a few years ago, the books would cost lots of money and when I got them and looked at the books I would think that it’s not worth the price I was paying.

]]> http://back2schoolmoms.com/money-saving-tips/buying-vs-renting-textbooks-part-ii/comment-page-1#comment-77 nrickman Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:43:40 +0000 http://back2schoolmoms.com/?p=438#comment-77 I agree with this 100%, Robert. Renting is a great idea if students can actually get their hands on the books they need. I would love to hear from anyone who actually has experience with either renting textbooks or using e-textbooks. I agree with this 100%, Robert. Renting is a great idea if students can actually get their hands on the books they need. I would love to hear from anyone who actually has experience with either renting textbooks or using e-textbooks.

]]> http://back2schoolmoms.com/money-saving-tips/buying-vs-renting-textbooks-part-ii/comment-page-1#comment-76 robert Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:58:53 +0000 http://back2schoolmoms.com/?p=438#comment-76 Sounds like a new and successful marketing wave. The plusses you cite have a positive ring to them. Renting should be a boon for working and/or limited-resources- students at community colleges and state universities in less affluent states -- provided the instructor is teaching from an edition that has been on the market long enough for rental supplies to build up and that edition's contents are still current. Sounds like a new and successful marketing wave. The plusses you cite have a positive ring to them. Renting should be a boon for working and/or limited-resources- students at community colleges and state universities in less affluent states — provided the instructor is teaching from an edition that has been on the market long enough for rental supplies to build up and that edition’s contents are still current.

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