Chegg Book Renting Review: Worth Your Money?5376356
Existing as a no-man's land in between buying 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 am willing to look up. Chegg.com has taken a massively large bite out of the college book-renting sandwich, a sandwich that while maybe lacking in taste has proven to be a preferred amongst cash-strapped college students, rivaling even the ever-classic "PB and Ramen on Rye". Offering thousands of titles, Chegg.com makes it simple for students to rent their required college books at discounted costs and return them following a set period of time. Of course, the only problem with this new deal (besides the fact that no great FDR jokes are coming to mind) is that you are, unfortunately, only renting. Take a look at a couple of of the pros and cons of Chegg.com.
Comfort. For these of you out there for whom the mere believed of opening a textbook tends to make you queasy, much less the potential hassle of buying, utilizing, 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 simple return. Of course, if you do happen to shed a rented book or find it eaten by a mysterious canine you will be required to spend the full cost of the textbook.
Great condition books. Even although most of the books Chegg.com is renting out are used, Chegg does a pretty great 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 component the books you'll be renting will be in top-situation, save for a slight odor of cheap vodka.
No lasting value. Renting, as glorious of a idea as it might seem at first, does has some inherent flaws. Think about it - even though you are saving initially by renting rather of flat-out buying, at the end of the day (assuming your days last for semesters) you will have nothing to show but a receipt and an empty wallet. When you buy a book, however, you spend much more initially but finish up with some actual property that you can then sell or at the very least use for beginning fires.
