Here at UBE, we're proud of our self-funded rental program, one of the largest private and self-funded rental textbook programs in the country, and it's supplemented by rental partnership programs with the top two textbook wholesale companies in the business, along with publisher rental programs from both Pearson Education and McGraw Hill. So how does textbook rental work? 

Let's start with the basics. If you rent a book from us, you'll pay less money up front (half the new purchase price or less), but you have to return the book to us at the end of the semester. Book rentals are generally due back a few days after final exams end. That gives you plenty of time to use the books until you're done with them, and return them before the deadline. If you're a distance education student, you can also ship your books back to us. Just make sure you get them in the mail early enough that they arrive before the deadline! 

When you rent a book from us, we put your credit card number on file as a safeguard against the possibility that you don't return it. If we don't have your book by the deadline, we'll charge your card for our replacement cost, minus what you've already paid for the rental. 

From a shopping perspective, you'll be able to come to the store and pick out your books as normal. If a book is rentable, the price tag hanging underneath it will show rental prices as well as purchase prices. When you get to the register, your cashier will ask if you want to buy or rent each book. Here on the website, any rentable books will show rental prices on-screen, alongside the purchase prices. 

And that's basically all there is to it. If you want more details on textbook rental, you can click here for our full textbook rental policy.

But if you're ready to rent some books, you can click here to get started!