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17£®Why Rent Textbooks£¿Renting textbooks is a relatively new idea for everyone£®Back in the old days£¬the idea of renting one never existed since the books are affordable or readily available in libraries£®But the time has changed and with the changes in educational system and various economic challenges happening across the globe£¬the price of textbooks increased£®
Given such fact£¬textbook renting is now a new fashion among college students£®Research was made to find out if renting helps one save money and time rather than buying new textbooks and realized that it really is£®Let's examine carefully further and see why renting books is a cost-effective way to still get to have your textbooks without £¨shelling£© too much money from your pocket£®
Gives value for your money
You don't have to buy all of your textbooks£®Those non-major subjects£¬are better acquired through renting£®It saves one money and helps you give out the money you save on some other personal possessions you need in college£®
Renting textbooks allows you to save at least 50% off the standard retail £¨ÁãÊÛ£© price for each item£®You can tell£¬with a little research£¬that renting is a lot cheaper compared to buying used books aside from looking way better than the former£®
Saves time
You can save a great deal of time when renting a textbook£®Instead of browsing your way for hours trying to look for better deals online£¬you can simply go to a popular book renting marketplace online and just order away£®There is literally no need to skimming for hours and see where you can find a great deal£®Often£¬the rental company gives you prepaid postage slip just to get you going and do the same when you decide to return the book£®
This process not only saves you time£¬it also saves other resources like gas if you decide to go to the nearest bookstore to buy books or spend hours using electricity just to find a good deal£®
User Friendly
Aside from being able to save money and time£¬renting textbooks brings convenience to all users£®Imagine trying to scan the virtual bookshelf and checking on comments of previous users and figuring out which ones got bad comments and which had great ones£®It could be fun at first but if you are short of time£¬the process can become annoying£®
If you rent books£¬you will only be needing the book's ISBN number and find it right away£®No more time-wasting site search£®Type in the ISBN number£¬order the book£¬and wait for it to get shipped to your home£®
63£®The reason why people haven't the habit of renting textbooks in the old days is thatB£®
A£®the educational system has not changed by now
B£®people can afford books or get books easily in libraries
C£®different economic challenges happen across the world
D£®the price of textbooks is much higher than that of nowadays
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A£®saving B£®spending C£®removing D£®wasting
65£®The following statements are the reasons why textbook renting is now a new fashion among college students EXCEPTC£®
A£®One can save a great deal of time in browsing for better deals online
B£®It brings convenience to all the users apart from saving money and time
C£®The process saves other resources if you don't go to the nearest bookstore
D£®It saves one money and helps him spend money on what he need most in college
66£®The passage mainly tells us thatD£®
A£®renting textbooks allows you to save a lot of money
B£®renting a textbook can also save you a great deal of time
C£®textbook renting was a relatively new fashion among college students
D£®textbook renting is a money-saving£¬fun£¬and£¬convenient way for college students£®
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She stopped me and said coldly£®"Sit down£¬doctor£®This is my story£¬not yours£®"
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