December 29, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

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Review/NHR: Chegg.com


For a student in college, one of the most costly, incidental expenses can be textbooks. If enrolled in a music history and theory course, along with a few general humanities or required math or science courses, one could easily spend $500 or more on textbooks alone.

Without a doubt, owning music-related textbooks can have great value beyond college. With myself at least, other textbooks — such as those for Statistics or Math –  ended up getting sold back to the college bookstore at a substantial loss.

A great alternative that my spouse has been using in her Masters studies is renting textbooks. Rather than spending over  $200 for a single book, you can rent it through an online service such as Chegg.com.

Chegg.com carries only the latest editions. They also provide free return shipping. Each shipping box comes with a pre-made return label. Simply stick the label on the box, then drop it off at a UPS store. It is instantly credited to your Chegg account.

Using Chegg.com requires some forethought and planning but it is well worth it.

The savings can be substantial!

BRUCE HEMBD is a web marketing developer by day who plays French horn professionally at night.» More information about Bruce Hembd » More articles by Bruce Hembd » Contact

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Review/NHR: Chegg.com
Published on December 29, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: Publications, Reviews   |   Publications
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