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So you have heard of textbook renting, and now you want to try it out. Where are you going to go to rent your textbooks? Chegg and BookRenter are two of the top textbook renting sites. Before you try to venture into textbook renting territory, check out the basics of both sites below.
The first thing you want to do, if you choose to use Chegg to rent your textbooks, is create an account with them. In the top right hand corner of their home page is a row of five links. Click the ’sign up’ one and fill in the form. It asks for your email, name, the name of your university, and what your class standing is (freshman, graduate student, etc.), as well as asking you to create a password for signing into your account. Once you’ve completed that, you are good to go!
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The features you get with Chegg are:
Once again, as with Chegg, you will want to register with the site before you start renting textbooks. On the right side of BookRenter.com’s website is a box labeled ‘My Account.’ Within that box is a link labeled ‘Register.’ Click on this link and fill out the form. BookRenter.com asks for a bit more information than Chegg, but it should only take you a few minutes. You will need to fill in your email, and choose your gender, date of birth, the state your school is in, the name of your school, your projected year of graduation, as well as whether you will accept third party or promotional mail.
The features you get with BookRenter.com are:
Chegg offers gift cards. Now friends and family can help you rent your textbooks by buying you a Chegg gift card! Also, Chegg promises to plant a tree for every book rented, bought, or sold. They push the idea of planting a tree when you rent, making your Chegg experience more green. BookRenter.com is currently running a sweepstakes: 15,000th Book Renter Contest. A lucky renter could win a year’s worth of rentals and the choice of either cash or an iphone. For those renters who like to have gear emblazoned with their favorite sites’ logos, there is the Tiki Store. It sells t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and other accessories. Also, renters who really love the mascot of the site, the Tikiman, can visit his profiles on myspace and facebook. Both websites are fairly easy to navigate, with links across the top of all pages. This makes it easy to go from the home page to another and back again, without having to hit the back button on your browser. Happy textbook renting!
Sources: http://www.chegg.com and http://www.bookrenter.com
