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What is ISBN?

The ISBN is a 10 or 13 digit number that is unique to a particular title, author, edition and publisher. It can be found on the back cover of each book.

ISBN / barcode

How to rent books

Our book rental process is straightforward: we handle book rental orders quickly and deliver books to your doorstep. In case of any problem with your rental, our professional customer support team will always help you: reach us via email, contact form, or live chat.

Rent

To rent books online, enter their ISBN, title, or author in the search field. Choose a rental period (35, 60, 90 days, or longer)

Read

Treat the book with care and respect. Remember that you’ll be passing it to someone else, so avoid any writing or highlighting.

Return

Return your textbook rental on time with a free return label. If you need extra time, extend for 15 more days for just $15, or buy the book in one click!

Why rent books online with BooksRun?

Tired of paying so much for books? Rent used and new books online with BooksRun and save money! We offer book and textbook rentals, the best deals, and an easy book rental process.

1. Cheap book rentals

New and used book rentals that fit any budget: pay less, get the books when you need them.

2. Free shipping both ways

Free standard shipping both ways on all orders or expedited shipping for $3.99 per item.

3. Easy to extend or purchase

It's easy to extend your rental or purchase a book if you want to keep it.

How to return a rental

Rental return is easy with BooksRun!

Go to the Return rental page

Get a free return label

Enter your order number and email

Print the label

Pack and ship the books

Return Rental

For more information about our rental return process, read our comprehensive guide on How to return your rental.

Cheap college textbook rentals

With BooksRun, you're choosing a reliable and affordable service for all your book rental needs. We want to support college students specifically by providing them with an alternative to purchasing expensive textbooks. You can easily access cheap textbook rentals, use the saved cash for something else, and focus on your studies without breaking the bank.

Stay green with us

At BooksRun, we're positive that by using things more than once, we conserve natural resources. By reusing books, we give them a new life and reduce the number of trees cut. Besides, for every rented book, you get points that can be donated toward planting trees. Let's grow new trees together!

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Rent books online and save money

Tired of paying so much for books? Rent used and new books online with BooksRun and save money! We offer book and textbook rentals, the best deals, and an easy book rental process.

Best book rental offers

  • 100,000+ titles in stock, updated daily
  • All sorts of books, both fiction and non-fiction
  • Cheap new and used book rentals

Free delivery and returns

  • Free standard shipping on all orders
  • Free return shipping and prepaid return labels
  • No minimum order price

Flexible rental terms

  • Choose an optimal rental period and book format
  • Easy to extend a rental or buy a book
  • Dedicated customer service

FAQs

Affiliate program

Go to the Return rental page. As a registered customer, you can view all your rental orders in your account. If you are a registered customer or a guest, you can also check specific rental order information directly by entering your order number and email on the Return rental page. On the next step, print out a free return shipping label. The return label becomes available 25 days after order placement. Finally, ship the book back to us for free.

You can read more about rental return steps and our rental and extension policy in our How to return your rental guide.

The rental item should be shipped back to us before the deadline. You can also extend your rental period for 15 days if you need the book for a bit longer. If your rental is not shipped in time, your card will be automatically charged with the extension fee. If the item is not returned until the second deadline, the purchase price will be charged.
Yes, you can find a free return shipping label inside your rental order on our website.
We only refund items that were initially purchased. But you can always return the rental back to us for free.
Yes! You can buy the already rented books and textbooks on the rental order page.