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Starving college students of America rejoice: You can subsist on more than ramen by saving up to 75 percent on textbooks by renting them, instead of paying full price. Academic tomes cost students an average of $900 in 2007, according to the College Board. Textbook prices have also risen at twice the rate of inflation in the past 20 years, says the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
BookRenter.com, the first Web site to offer online textbook rentals, rose from Colin Barceloux's frustration with the cost of kitting up for his studies at Santa Clara University a few years ago. Rental periods range from 30 to 125 days. You don't have to pay any monthly fees, and you can mail the books back after your finals using a prepaid shipping label. If you're loathe to part with any of your study buddies-The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities (2nd Edition) really speak to you?-simply pay the difference between its purchase price and the rental cost, and it's yours for keeps.
Bonus: You won't be wondering, years later, what the devil to do with all your massive-and likely outdated-postgraduate biology texts gathering dust at the bottom of your bookshelves. (I'm accepting offers, people.) ::BookRenter.com
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