← 7 Ways to Save on College Textbooks and Supplies

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By Elayne Fluker | Published August 31, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Try renting instead of buying. “The easiest way to save big when students head back to school is by renting textbooks through a program like Rent-A-Text,” suggests Ellie Kay, author of The Little Book of Big Savings. Sites like BookRenter.com, CollegeBookRenter.com and Rent-a-Text.com have been popping up ever since Congress added some textbook-affordability provisions to the Higher Education Opportunity Act in 2008. These websites allow you to rent a book for a flat fee and then return it at the end of your semester, save you anywhere from 50% to 80% off the costs.

Try renting instead of buying. “The easiest way to save big when students head back…

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