Textbookrental.ca is a textbook rental service company, based in Canada. Its services include textbook rentals,Andrew Tai, "How to Stop Big Companies from Ripping You Off". Huffington Post."Chapters Indigo lance une e-boutique de manuels scolaires". Actualitté.com September 3, 2012 used textbook sales, a buyback program, and instore kiosks in university bookstores.
History
Textbookrental.ca was established in 2010 by entrepreneurs Gershon Hurwitz and Mike Stock, in response to student concerns about the rising cost of textbooks. By 2011, the online store was selling textbooks at a discount and renting texts, allowing searching by textbook ISBN, author, and title, selecting a 2, 3, or 6 month (semester) rental period, and shipping options. Once the semester is over, books are returned with a free return shipping label, or in person at 11 depots.
The company also set up a service to buy back used books, either by paying cash for books dropped off at a depot location near campus, by providing a free shipping label from the website to ship the books to the company.
In 2013, Textbookrental.ca raised $415,000 of seed funding, mainly from Seek Capital, to expand its business. "TextbookRental.ca snares $415k seed cash, just in time for school". Stockhouse Editorial. July 29, 2013. In 2014 it continues to be privately owned and is managed by the founders together with an executive team.
Partnerships
Textbookrental.ca has teamed up with Conestoga college Ontario to provide students with an online rental option. Students can rent their textbooks online 24 hours a day. Later the company made arrangements with other colleges, including LakeheadJon Pukila. "Rent a book and save big". The Argus. and Dalhousie."Dalhousie students have option to rent textbook". News 95.7 Radio. In British Columbia, the website collaborates with campusconnected.ca, a student classified ad website."Connecting campuses with a clear vision" . BC Local.by TIM PETRUK January 30, 201 Textbookrental.ca has partnered with Indigo to provide online rentals and second hand books."A Little Research May Save Your Textbook Budget". Money on Trees." Jessica Alba serves up entrepreneurial advice". SEAN STANLEIGH, The Globe and Mail, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012
References
External links Official site