Where can you rent college books for the lowest price? College book rental options compared.
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RENTAL PRICES COMPARED (PRINT & DIGITAL BOOKS)
This table compares Direct Textbook versus bookstore rental price ranges for both digital and print editions. Scroll down to compare print book prices only.
BOOK | BOOKSTORE | DIRECT TEXTBOOK |
Biology: The Core 3rd | $30 – $86 | $14 |
Intercultural Communication in Contexts 7th | $53 – $131 | $14 |
Leading and Managing in Nursing 7th | $34 – $65 | $13 |
Conceptual Physics 12th | $52 – $196 | $28 |
Organic Chemistry 8th | $65 – $265 | $34 |
Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States 5th | $84 – $168 | $34 |
Sociology 16th | $70 – $111 | $18 |
Safety, Nutrition and Health in Early Education 6th | $91 – $182 | $17 |
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design 10th | $104 – $230 | $42 |
College Algebra 2nd | $56 – $178 | $17 |
RENTAL PRICES COMPARED (PRINT BOOKS ONLY)
This table compares Direct Textbook versus bookstore rental prices for print books only.
BOOK | BOOKSTORE | DIRECT TEXTBOOK |
Biology: The Core 3rd | $54 – $86 | $14 |
Intercultural Communication in Contexts 7th | $73 – $131 | $14 |
Leading and Managing in Nursing 7th | $34 – $65 | $13 |
Conceptual Physics 12th | $95 – $196 | $28 |
Organic Chemistry 8th | $133 – $265 | $34 |
Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States 5th | $84 – $168 | $34 |
Sociology 16th | $79 – $111 | $18 |
Safety, Nutrition and Health in Early Education 6th | $91 – $182 | $17 |
Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design 10th | $104 – $230 | $42 |
College Algebra 2nd | $89 – $178 | $17 |