I know from experience how expensive textbooks can be. Then, after the class is over, it's up to you to keep or sale the book. If you are a student and would like to check out another option, you can try CampusBookRentals.
Check out the video below to see exactly how it works.
CampusBookRentals contacted me recently and I was excited to check out their site. They have been featured in a ton of articles and on a lot of major news stations.
But that's not the only perk from using this site. They support Operation Smile and a portion of all book rentals goes towards this great cause. Here is a little information about it from their site.
We're ecstatic to announce our 2011 Making a Difference Program. We have officially teamed up with Operation Smile, an out of this world, awesome organization, that performs life changing cleft lip surgeries on children whose families could not otherwise afford it. The long term Improvement in quality of life for the children that receive these surgeries is almost incomprehensible. We have committed to donating enough to cover a minimum of 1,000 life changing surgeries. We hope To beat that number, but it's a significant commitment.
So for EVERY book rented starting now, we will donate a portion of those proceeds to Operation Smile with our sights set on meeting and exceeding our goal of 1,000 lives changed. So add that extra book to your cart, and consider this goal as you go back to school this year. Thank you for your support.
I have a younger cousin who has a cleft lip so I know from experience how difficult it can be for a child to go through.
So if you are a student, or parent, dealing with the extremely high prices of textbooks and would like an easier solution, check out this site and see if they have what you need. I've had to spend thousands on graduate textbooks and now they are just siting in my bedroom. Next semester I will be searching for my books on this site! And it's nice to know that I will be helping do my part for Operation Smile at the same time.
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