Chegg Book Renting Review: Worth Your Money?2307578
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 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". Providing thousands of titles, Chegg.com makes it easy for students to rent their needed college books at discounted costs and return them after a set period of time. Of course, the only issue with this new deal (in addition to 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 those of you out there for whom the mere believed of opening a textbook tends to make you queasy, a lot less the possible hassle of purchasing, 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 giving 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 required to spend the full price of the textbook.
Great situation books. Even though most of the books Chegg.com is renting out are used, Chegg does a pretty great job making certain 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 will 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 may seem at first, does has some inherent flaws. Think about it - even though you're saving initially by renting instead of flat-out buying, at the end of the day (assuming your days last for semesters) you will have absolutely 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 starting fires.
