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"Available at: Textbookflix.com What I think: This is a great idea that&amp;#039;s long overdue. One of the big (and I mean big) but often unanticipated expenses of college is the purchasing of text books. It&amp;#039;s not unusual for college kids to spend $700 to $1,000 a year for books, and it&amp;#039;s all too common that they buy their books at campus stores. Now these books can be rented at a savings of 55-65% off the list price at textbookflix.com. They&amp;#039;ve got 2 million textbooks covering everything from Biology to Political Science - and their list is growing. They offer regular shipping (2-6 business days), but can expedite shipment for an extra charge. No waiting in lines, no frantic calls home. Just a few clicks of the mouse from the dorm. And here&amp;#039;s a nice touch: according to textbookflix.com, an average student purchases an entire tree per year in text books, so to help make a difference, they&amp;#039;ve partnered with Eco-Libris to plant a tree for every textbook rental. (You can read all about this on their website.) As for returns of their rented books, textbook.flix.com emails a reminder at the end of a semester and provides return shipping labels. But if purchasing is still your thing, there are some other good ways to save. Try Bookfinder.com, an umbrella site that searches through thousands of booksellers worldwide. It&amp;#039;s a good way to compare prices and availability of new and uses textbooks. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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