Chegg Book Renting Review: Worth Your Money?8499740
Current 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 whilst maybe lacking in taste has proven to be a favorite amongst cash-strapped college students, rivaling even the ever-classic "PB and Ramen on Rye". Providing thousands of titles, Chegg.com tends to make it easy for students to rent their required college books at discounted prices and return them following a set period of time. Of course, the only issue 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 thought of opening a textbook tends to make you queasy, much much less the possible hassle of buying, utilizing, and then reselling a textbook, renting books might be a prime option for you. Chegg lets you rent a textbook for just the length of the semester, even giving students the added bonus of an simple return. Of course, if you do occur to shed a rented book or find it eaten by a mysterious canine you will be required to pay 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 fairly great job ensuring that the books you are sent are in more than just decent condition. 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 inexpensive vodka.
No lasting worth. 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 buying, 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, however, you pay more initially but end up with some actual property that you can then sell or at the very least use for beginning fires.
