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January 11, 2011

5 Great Reasons to Rent From BookRenter

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You want to make the most of your money. We get it. That’s why we guarantee your happiness with textbook rentals.

We guarantee:

  1. You can return your books for any reason within 21 days –no questions asked. learn more

  2. Every order is available for express shipping, and return shipping is always free. learn more

  3. You’ll be happy with the quality of your books (or we’ll ship you another one on our dime). learn more

  4. You can extend your rental at any time – at the same cheap daily rental rate. learn more

  5. If you decide to keep the book it will never cost more than the purchase price. learn more

As always, with BookRenter you have access to over 5 million titles. Plus, you can choose from 5 rental periods, so you only pay for what you’ll use. And if you ever run into trouble, our top-notch U.S. based Customer Service team is ready to help by email, chat or phone.

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January 7, 2011

BookRenter.com Review

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By everythingcupcakes3

Check out the great BookRenter.com review!

Thank you everythingcupcakes3!

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January 6, 2011

New Year’s Resolutions – Why?

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By BookRenter Andy

New Year’s is over, so it’s high time you decided on your New Year’s Resolutions and wrote them down/printed them out. Don’t think you can get away with just thinking about them, no one can do that. Not even Tikiman (aka “The Man”).

by Phillie Casablanca

by Phillie Casablanca

First, General Complaints about NYR’s:

  • New Year’s resolutions are personal goals. So why make them on Jan 1? Is your birthday on Jan 1? NO! (If it is, we’ll send you a birthday t-shirt).
  • It would make more sense to make a New Years Resolution on your birthday, when it’s actually a new year for you. On your birthday, you are entering into a new year of your life. On Jan. 1, you are probably the most hungover you’ve ever been in your life, and you’re probably still the same age in years you were on Dec. 31.

Still, there’s no defying tradition in America, so you have to make NYR’s. I asked The Man what his were. He sent a spear flying my way with some NYR’s on it:

  • Save students tons of dough by renting their textbooks. (Check out our new coupon tab)
  • Donate even more books, this year through our partnership with First Book, to put new books in the hands of children.
  • Get some shoes (?)

Mine are a bit more traditional. What are your New Year’s Resolutions?

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November 22, 2010

Mike’s Top 3 Tips To Maximize Thanksgiving Break on the Cheap

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By BookRenter Mike

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The pilgrimage back home for Thanksgiving Break is one of my favorite times of the year. Since, I go to school so far away from home, it’s a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and see my family! That being said, I want to have as much fun as I can this week without spending a ton of money. Check out my top 3 favorite ways to enjoy Thanksgiving break without having to spend any money!

1) Enjoy a delicious home-cooked dinner at home with Family

My fraternity house has a meal plan that enables me to enjoy lunch and dinner four nights at week at a very low cost. Unfortunately, the meal plan food is less than satisfying. One of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving break is enjoying my mom’s home cooking. A family dinner always offers good laughs, plus it’ll help you rejuvenate for the upcoming finals push.

2) Attend a local event such as an High School athletic competition or Performing Arts Event

Often times these events will free or offered at very little cost to your wallet. These events will help you catch up with old friends and help you rediscover what makes home so special. Plus, there’s nothing better than watching your alma mater beat up on your local rival on the way to the state championship!

3) Give back to the community by helping out at a local food bank or soup kitchen

A lot of people say that their favorite part about Thanksgiving is the leftovers and for good reason, they are absolutely delicious! However, instead of enjoying them of Friday, why don’t you drive them over to the local food bank and drop them off to those in need? Better yet, helping out for a few hours at a soup kitchen will make you feel good and maybe help you work off some of the calories you accumulated from your Thanksgiving feast!

Since Thanksgiving is the time to give thanks, let your wallet have the opportunity to give you thanks my doing things that won’t cost you much money. What activities do you like to do when you go home that don’t cost much money?

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November 15, 2010

Budget Friendly Winter Wear

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By BookRenter Briana

Winter Fun!

The cold weather is coming! As much as we are going to miss the warm summer it’s time to pack in our shorts, dresses and tank tops and swap them warm scarves, coats and boots. But more clothes mean more fashion! Just because we have to wear more doesn’t mean that we can’t find cute winter wear that won’t hurt your budget.

Jackets- This is one item that you can feel good about splurging on. Every girl needs a cute winter coat that you can wear every day. My tip for you, try holding off buying a nice coat until after Christmas. This is when they are extremely cheap. If not try places like Macy’s, they have a wide range of coat selections and they normally always have great sales.

Boots- These are both functional and fashionable. They keep you warm and they come in very different styles and types. My favorite place to buy boots is Overstock.com. They have great prices and shipping is very inexpensive.

Briana's Scarf

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Scarves – The nice thing about these are that one size fits all! You can also swap or exchange them with your roommates plus they make for a great accessory! You can try Etsy.com which is a great site to find unique handmade clothes. I just got a cute purple scarf while browsing for good buys!

We wanted to give another Etsy shop a shout out- Susan Williams Designs – one of our amazing Facebook Fans. Thank you, Susan for the lovely necklaces and earrings!

Susan Williams Designs

Here are a few more places to check out;

Hercampus.com - Wrap it Up, has included there style tips on how to wear scarves.

Collegefashion.com is a great site to check the latest fashion tips and has helpful ideas for winter.

HowToLookGood.com – has a great site that helps you find clothes that fit your particular body type.

“Project Runway” judge Nina Garcia shares five fashion secrets. Nina Garcia from Project Runway shares here fashion tips with a video from ABC

So what’s your favorite winter wear?

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