The concept of book rentals has been a tradition on college campuses for many years in the United States. Whether it was a weathered biology textbook or a well-used copy of a classic novel, I remember making the trips to the campus bookstore to get what I needed for my undergraduate classes – for a better price than buying new.
As you may have heard, Thomson Reuters is now bringing the book rental concept to law schools with the West and Foundation Press casebook rental program.
And, not only is a print version of a casebook involved, each rental of a hard copy comes with an eBook that students can access immediately.
Casebooks available for rental are indicated on their product pages on the West website.
Books are shipped for free and law students only pay for the time they need to use the books, up to eight monthly payments (at that time the book is theirs to keep).
Students also can mark up and highlight a rental casebook as much as they need to before they return it, again with free shipping.
For more details, check out this page about the casebook rental program and a section for frequently asked questions.
In addition to the rental program, Thomson Reuters also has announced the West Study Aids Subscription.
It has an online library of more than 300 study aids from West, Foundation Press and Gilbert.
The subscription features case briefs, outlines, overviews and exam preparation materials.
Some of those include Gilbert Law Summaries, Legalines, Nutshell Series, Acing Series and Sum & Substance Quick Reviews.
The study aids are available through the Student Commons tab on http://lawschool.westlaw.com and students can highlight the study aids online, and even take notes next to the text.
Subscriptions are offered for periods of three, six or 12 months.
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