About College Book Renter
College Book Renter is a textbook rental service offering college students significant savings over buying new or used textbooks by renting them for a semester or quarter. By paying a rental fee rather than the full purchase price, students typically save 40–90% compared to buying new textbooks from campus bookstores.
The service covers a vast selection of college textbooks, and renting makes particular sense for general education requirement courses where the textbook won't be referenced after the class ends. Shipping is free both ways, and return is as simple as placing the book back in the prepaid package at the end of the term.
Textbook rental should be compared against buying used copies, digital textbook access codes, and library course reserves before assuming rental is always cheapest. For major textbooks in your major that you'll reference professionally, purchasing may make more sense than renting.
Quick Savings Tips
- Compare rental cost against used copy purchase price—sometimes buying is cheaper than renting
- For general education courses, renting is almost always the right choice
- Return deadlines are strict—mark your return date in your calendar immediately after renting
- Check if a cheaper international edition is available—often identical content at 30–60% less
- Digital textbook rentals are often even cheaper and immediately accessible