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It's back to school time and students know that that means, time to bend over and take one from the textbook publishers. But if long lines and artificially inflated prices aren't your bag, you might want to look at [Textbookflix][1].
Textbookflix is a new service that allows students to rent textbooks in the same way your rent movies from Netflix (which explains the horrible name, I think). Textbookflix is the brainchild of Chegg, a classified network where students can buy and sell textbooks.
In theory Textbookflix will let you search by school, course and professor to find the books you need and then you can rent them for the semester. The service is currently a private beta, but you can [sign up to receive an invite][2].
I haven't personally used the service, but if the inventory is any good, it could be a much needed money-saver for cash-strapped college students.
Of course there's also the Facebook marketplace, which can useful for obtaining cheap used books.
[via [Mashable][3]]
[1]: http://www.textbookflix.com/index.php/
[2]: http://www.textbookflix.com/index.php/WaitingList/?PHPSESSID=59b047b57fb78c44b9a8a0ee550d2fb2
[3]: http://mashable.com/2007/08/02/textbookflix/
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