Chegg Book Renting Review: Worth Your Money?5463079
Existing as a no-man's land in between purchasing and stealing, renting your college books has been an option for money-savvy students because the Neolithic era, or at least farther back than I'm willing to look up. Chegg.com has taken a massively large bite out of the college book-renting sandwich, a sandwich that whilst maybe lacking in taste has confirmed to be a favorite among cash-strapped college students, rivaling even the ever-classic "PB and Ramen on Rye". Offering thousands of titles, Chegg.com tends to make it simple for students to rent their required college books at discounted costs and return them after a set period of time. Of course, the only problem with this new deal (in addition to the reality that no great FDR jokes are coming to mind) is that you are, sadly, only renting. Take a look at a few of the pros and cons of Chegg.com.
Convenience. For those of you out there for whom the mere believed of opening a textbook makes you queasy, much much less the possible hassle of buying, using, and then reselling a textbook, renting books may be a prime option for you. Chegg lets you rent a textbook for just the length of the semester, even providing students the added bonus of an easy return. Of course, if you do happen to shed a rented book or find it eaten by a mysterious canine you will be needed to pay the full price of the textbook.
Good condition books. Even though most of the books Chegg.com is renting out are used, Chegg does a pretty good job ensuring that the books you're sent are in much more than just decent situation. Chegg does permit some highlighting, but for the most part the books you will be renting will be in top-condition, save for a slight odor of cheap vodka.
No lasting value. Renting, as glorious of a idea as it may seem at first, does has some inherent flaws. Think about it - even although you are saving initially by renting rather of flat-out purchasing, at the finish of the day (assuming your days last for semesters) you'll have nothing to show but a receipt and an empty wallet. When you buy a book, nevertheless, you spend more initially but finish up with some actual property that you can then sell or at the very least use for starting fires.
