Renting Textbooks through Skoobit helps Parents and Students transition from High School to College

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Skoobit, an online textbook rental service, provides an easy way for parents and high school graduates to save money during the transition from high school to college. Students are often excited about receiving an acceptance letter from their dream college or university, followed by their parents struggling to find a way to pay for tuition, all while the overwhelming cost of textbooks is overlooked—until they reach the college bookstore checkout counter. Renting textbooks through Skoobit is only a fraction of what it would cost to buy, this being especially important while education costs are rising and the economy is sinking.

Through Skoobit, students are able to select the textbooks they need and use them for the period of time they need them without having to buy the books and sell them back for cents on the dollar. The book rental option saves hundreds in comparison to the average purchase cost of $300-$400 per semester. Typically, Skoobit’s services allow students to rent every textbook they need for roughly the cost of purchasing a single, overpriced book.

Skoobit’s three-step rental process is effortless. Simply visit www.skoobit.com to register, identify the necessary books and rent them. Skoobit’s website is user-friendly and provides a variety of different plans, with the most popular plan being $10.99 a month per book. Skoobit will also provide FREE shipping and handling for both the renting and return of borrowed textbooks.

Parents and students shouldn’t wait until the upcoming semesters begin before they think about getting the best prices on textbooks. Those who register with Skoobit now are guaranteed preferential access to the most popular books for next semester as the economy continues to deteriorate and people look for ways to save money on education costs.

“Hopefully, more parents and students will recognize that textbook rental is the most cost-efficient way to go,” said Christopher Blythe founder of Skoobit. “Given today’s economic situation, students shouldn’t spend hundreds of dollars on books they won’t keep when there is a reasonable alternative.”

For more information on Skoobit, please visit www.skoobit.com or check them out on facebook and twitter.


About Skoobit

Skoobit is on a mission to change the perspective students have towards buying textbooks and all of the complications that are involved. Our service will provide a very easy way to rent college books, along with the user having the luxury of returning the textbooks at any time they wish to.

To schedule an interview with Christopher Blythe, founder of Skoobit, and learn more about how, as a fairly recent college graduate he is helping to eliminate one of the most frustrating and expensive experiences college students have to go through; waiting in line for hours and buying over priced books only to sell them back for a fraction of their price.

Contact Information

Typhanie Thomas
typhanie@ajrpartners.com

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