Barnes & Noble’s college-bookstore division has entered the growing field of textbook rental for college students, the bookseller announced Monday. After testing the waters with a pilot program, the service has expanded. It will allow students to rent textbooks through campus-bookstore Web sites at 25 college campuses or through the Barnes & Noble stores on those campuses. Students can pay for the service in several different ways, including financial aid and campus debit cards. The rental service will compete with other lenders such as Chegg and CourseSmart.
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2 Responses to Barnes & Noble Announces Textbook Rental Service
bcarelli - January 12, 2010 at 1:00 am
Hey Bud – Let me know if you hear anything on campuse about what books Barnes & Noble has to offer. Anybody you know using Chegg or CourseSmart?Dad
rumpelstiltskin1 - January 12, 2010 at 9:32 am
What about competing with http://www.half.ebay.com/