Chegg.com the number one textbook rental company is stocked as over 18 million students at 4000+ Universities Scramble To Get Ready For New Year SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 21
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg, the number one online
textbook rental company, is stocked-up and primed for "Textbook Tuesday" on
August 19th, 2008. This year's Textbook Tuesday is expected to be the biggest
day ever for online textbook rentals. College students are turning to Chegg in
record numbers as a key tool to get ready for the new school year.
Chegg's goal is to make textbooks more accessible, and affordable, by
offering a convenient and cheaper alternative to traditional campus
bookstores. Last year Chegg helped students save millions of dollars across
the US. Now, in its second prime-time year, Chegg will help students on
thousands of college campuses save 60 to 80 percent on college textbooks,
putting money back into students' already thin wallets.
Instead of spending hundreds of dollars each semester on books then
"selling them back" for pocket change, students easily rent textbooks for
their courses online for a fraction of the cost -- and time. Once a user
selects their textbooks online, the books are delivered straight to the
student's door, within days. When the semester is over, students simply print
out a free return shipping label from their online Chegg account and send the
books back.
"Getting my textbooks through Chegg is a no-brainer," said Anthony Hill of
Northern Illinois University. "I don't have to wait in long lines and they
arrive right at my front door. Better yet, I save money each year on college
textbooks and even help the environment. As the school year is right around
the corner I'll be online with Chegg in the coming weeks to prep for the new
school year."
"Last year I saved $200 using the Chegg service," said Jessica Morales of
Nova Southeastern University. "That is a lot of money for a college student
and money I reinvested in my college education. Chegg has made it so easy to
save money and rent and return books."
Chegg is prepared for Anthony Hill, Jessica Morales and all other college
students this 2008-09 school year, particularly for August 19 and the days
before and after, when the biggest volume of students will be starting
classes, receiving syllabuses and determining how to get their required
textbooks. Interesting to note, 75 percent of these students happen to attend
four year universities while 25 percent attend two year college institutions
or take courses from home.
Although renting textbooks is already an environmentally conscience
action, Chegg also plants a tree for every book rented. More than 20 million
trees a year are destroyed to make books. By planting a tree for every book
that's rented, Chegg is helping replace the dent textbook production is having
on Mother Nature. So far, Chegg has funded over 100 acres of trees which is
100 football fields or 25 city blocks of worth.
"Chegg is stocked and ready to rock on Textbook Tuesday," said Osman
Rashid, CEO of Chegg. "For decades buying textbooks has been a huge expense
and pain for college students. Now they can save a lot of time and money
renting them from Chegg. We have millions of textbooks for students across the
nation to choose from for their studies. In the end we want to help students
save money and make it easy to rent and return textbooks."
About Chegg
Chegg is the number one textbook rental company. Chegg founded in 2005,
launched its textbook rental service in July 2007, Chegg has saved students at
3,000+ campuses nationwide, millions of dollars. With over 1 million books to
choose from, Chegg makes renting and returning textbooks as easy as a click of
a mouse. On top of added savings, Chegg will plant a tree for every book
rented. To date Chegg has funded over 100 acres of trees. For more on Chegg,
log on to Chegg.com.
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