On August 4th, 2010 the Wall Street Journal published an online article, "Consumer Finance: Textbook Rentals Save College Students Money", by Jonathon Burton, a writer for MarketWatch. It talks about how renting college textbooks online can potentially save college students lots of money and says the following: "One of the best ways to search the Internet for textbooks is with Continue Reading about Wall Street Journal talks about renting books online, references RentScouter
Textbook Rentals – Know When to Rent and When to Buy
Textbook rentals are a fast growing trend for today's college students. The opportunity to rent textbooks can offer substantial savings, however, renting a textbook may not always be the best option. It is important for students to understand their options when choosing to rent or buy a textbook to maximize savings. Approximately 500,000 textbook titles are actively used each year at colleges Continue Reading about Textbook Rentals – Know When to Rent and When to Buy
New coupon codes for eCampus
eCampus has just given us some new coupon codes for buying or selling books, and even book rentals: From July 1 until August 15, 2010: Get 3% off any order with ZACKMORRIS Get 5% off book rentals with ACSLATER Get 5% off eTextbooks with MRBELDING From August 1 to September 15, 2010: Get 4% off anything of the eCampus website with POPQUIZ Get 5% off textbook rentals with Continue Reading about New coupon codes for eCampus
RentScouter.com now shows buyback prices for CD, DVD, and Video Games
Thought we were baked in the sun and not working for you? Well, today we launched a price comparison page to help you to see what those CD, DVD, or Video Games might be worth. Let us know what you think when you try to sell video games for cash, get cash for those outdated CDs, or trade in your Disney DVDs. Right now we have SellDVDsOnline and Amazon buying back your media, but are searching Continue Reading about RentScouter.com now shows buyback prices for CD, DVD, and Video Games
Summer textbook rental coupons are coming fast and furious
Today, Chegg announced a new book rental coupon good for 10% off rentals until 6/30: SUMMER Yesterday, BookRenter.com announced their own textbook rental coupon also good for 10% off: D2CE-76F7-DB09-3E2D Don't forget to sell last semester's books before the supply increases (and prices fall). Chegg is still offering you an extra $5.00 for book buyback with the following coupon Continue Reading about Summer textbook rental coupons are coming fast and furious
Better Business Bureau ratings added
We are happy to announce we are now showing the Better Business Bureau (BBB) ratings for book buyback and textbook rental companies. If you click on the letter grade it will take you to the respective BBB information page so you can see more information about eCampus, Chegg, TextbooksRus, etc. As you will see most companies keep a very good rating which reflects attention to customer service. Continue Reading about Better Business Bureau ratings added
Do we own the ebooks we "buy"?
Thought provoking article over on MainStreet today: https://bit.ly/ci2lQH In summary, just like software, CDs, DVDs or pretty much anything in the entertainment world these days, we actually are purchasing a license to this content and do not actually own anything. However unlikely, the distributor of this content could decide to delete it from your account or device. It will be interesting Continue Reading about Do we own the ebooks we "buy"?
Do we own the ebooks we “buy”?
Thought provoking article over on MainStreet today: https://bit.ly/ci2lQH In summary, just like software, CDs, DVDs or pretty much anything in the entertainment world these days, we actually are purchasing a license to this content and do not actually own anything. However unlikely, the distributor of this content could decide to delete it from your account or device. It will be interesting Continue Reading about Do we own the ebooks we “buy”?