Chegg Book Renting Review: Worth Your Money?5151670
Existing as a no-man's land in between buying and stealing, renting your college books has been an option for money-savvy students since the Neolithic era, or at least farther back than I'm prepared to look up. Chegg.com has taken a massively large bite out of the college book-renting sandwich, a sandwich that while perhaps lacking in taste has confirmed to be a favorite 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 good FDR jokes are coming to mind) is that you are, unfortunately, 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 tends to make you queasy, much less the possible hassle of purchasing, using, 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 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 cost of the textbook.
Great 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 inexpensive vodka.
No lasting worth. Renting, as glorious of a concept as it may seem at first, does has some inherent flaws. Think about it - even although you are saving initially by renting instead 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 pay much more initially but end up with some actual property that you can then sell or at the very least use for beginning fires.
