More options than buying books
University of Florida finance major Thomas Spoto, 21, joined the ranks of students declaring they're just not going to take it anymore, finding a way around the always-increasing cost of college textbooks. Renting college textbooks is now all the rage at campus bookstores and online, with students saving at least half off the new cover price. And they don't run the risk of a bookstore not buying back the book if a professor decides not to use it the following semester or the publisher issues a new edition. Kimberly C. Moore, The Gainesville Sun, August 31, 2010