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BookRenter.com

The textbook industry has long been pained with astronomically rising prices – $900/year on average – and a new company is trying to help students ameliorate this situation with a rental program. For half the cost of the textbooks, students can rent the books for anywhere between 30 and 125 days. According to their press release:

There are no monthly fees, and shipping is available in three methods: ground, 2 day and next day. After finals, students mail the book back in a pre-paid envelope, similar to online DVD rental programs. If a customer decides to keep a book, they simply pay the difference between the purchase price and rental cost.

With Amazon as a partner, students need not worry about limited inventory or selection. BookRenter.com boasts hundreds of thousands of titles, all searchable by title, author or ISBN number on its intuitive interface. In addition to book rental, customers can also choose to buy books outright.

Sounds pretty cool. 

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