Rent. Buy. Save

I think the concept of Rent. Buy. Save is a very interesting solution to an essential problem in our college community. Textbook prices are outrageously high and Rent.Buy. Save gave a fully encompassing solution that handled almost every aspect. I really do believe that Christian Brothers university should consider this as a real option in the future.

The only possible problems with the option of Rent. Buy. Save were the new editions and the legal ramifications. I am not fully aware of the legal problems with this option, but it was frequently mentioned throughout the presentation as a problem. I assume that text book companies would not be a fan of this option and would most likely take out legal action against the app's creators by using some loop hole as justification.

The other problem with this solution is text book companies releasing new editions of a text book. Since Rent. Buy. Save only operates with the common books used, new books would be a problem. The first generation of classes that have been assigned a new edition of a book would have to go out and pay for the book full price and then resale the book using the app. While this does pose a problem, the first generation of students having to buy a new text book is better than every generation buying a new textbook.

Overall, I think Rent. Buy. Save is a near perfect solution to the textbook crisis that plagues almost every college campus.