Top 15 Sites for Renting & Buying Cheap Textbooks

Looking to buy or rent text books and get them delivered right to you? Here’s a list of the top sites for discounted, used and rental textbooks.

• AbeBooks. Abebooks has millions of new and used books for sale, including textbooks. It’s textbook prices are some of the lowest anywhere.
• Amazon Text Books. Why yes, in addition to everything else, they also sell new and used textbooks and they rent them.
• Better World Books. Here, you can get free shipping on all orders, choose from over 8 million books, browse through used books in great condition, and help support global literacy programs with every purchase you make.
• BiggerBooks.  BiggerBooks scour prices across the web to find you the best price on highly discounted textbooks.
• Bookmob. “Canada’s textbook destination” has excellent deals to buy and rent books on subjects ranging from art to education to philosophy to travel.
• College Books Direct. Unlike some other textbook sites CollegeBooksDirect.com only sells textbooks that they currently have in stock.
• CampusBooks.com. The major thing that sets this site apart from the others is that it includes local libraries in its search results. You may be able to borrow a textbook from your library for free instead of purchasing it for next semester!
• Campus Book Rentals. This site has been around since 2007, and it has nearly perfected its customer service and customer experience aspects. There is live assistance for students with any questions, flexible rental durations, and sales on textbooks for up to 90% off.
• Chegg. Need textbooks? At Chegg.com you can rent them, buy them new or used and even buy the answers to the test questions at the end of the textbook chapters. Textbooks here are 10% to 90% less than they would cost in a traditional campus bookstore. As a bonus, returning rentals is always free, and all books have a 21-day risk-free return policy. With discounted textbooks, tutoring resources, and advice for students, this site can be a lifesaver for anyone in college!
• eCampus. eCampus offers international shipping, the option to pay with PayPal, a variety of rental durations, and an easy way to sort book conditions to find those of the highest quality.
• GetTextBooks.com This site search over 500 online stores to find in-stock textbooks at the lowest prices.
• Knetbooks. This site offers cheap textbooks with savings up to 85%, free shipping both ways for rental books, and flexible rental durations.
• SlugBooks. SlugBooks is not a bookseller itself, but it’s a helpful comparison resource to help you find the cheapest site to buy the exact title you need. Simply type in the book ISBN to compare prices on sites like Amazon, Chegg, Textbooks.com, and several others.
• TextBooks.com. Use this site for free shipping over orders of $25, access to over 10 million books, 30-day returns, and savings up to 90% off.
• ValoreBooks. This website allows students to buy or rent textbooks from over 18,000 certified vendors for up to 90% off, or they can even sell their own books to earn a little cash at the end of each semester.