Another Option: Getting Friends and Family to Pay for Your Textbooks

By Megan Johnson on August 18, 2017

It’s time to go back to school! Though you are more than excited about moving into your new apartment, taking new courses, and reconnecting with your college buddies, there remains one aspect of college you could do without: paying for textbooks. But, before you reluctantly empty your entire bank account to pay for these books, consider this: what if there was a way for your family and friends to help you pay for your books?

Well, according to a recent press release, this is now a viable route to pursue!

The only pay-as-you-go weekly textbook rental provider, iFlipd, recently announced a new partnership with GoFundMe, the world’s largest social fundraising platform. According to the press release, this partnership will help students raise money from family, friends, and community organizations to help pay for their textbooks, with all contributions going straight to their textbook costs.

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Sound too good to be true? GoFundMe and iFlipd are working to make it more efficient for you to rake up the money you need for school!

“Many students have a network of family and friends who are ready to help them out with expenses like textbooks,” said Rob Solomon, GoFundMe CEO, in the release. “With this new partnership with iFlipd, we’re excited to make it easier and faster for college students to get the financial support they need.”

The process is simple, according to the release. Here’s how to get started:

1. Create a free iFlipd account
2. Set up your GoFundMe account
3. Share your story, invite family and friends to help fund your textbooks
4. Apply the funds directly through iFlipd to rent and pay for textbooks

iFlipd allows you to pay for only the time you need through weekly rentals. You receive instant access to the books you need in print and eBook format, and you can return the books at any time while earning reward points each time. The allows you to break up the traditional costs of textbooks, only paying for the time when you actually need the books.

“Paying for college is hard enough and many students can use some help,” said Kati Radziwon, iFlipd CEO and founder. “Our pay-as-you-go textbook solution provides a flexible experience at an affordable price.”

GoFundMe is the world’s largest social fundraising platform with over $4 billion raised so far. Find them on TwitterFacebook, and Instagram.

“GoFundMe is the number one fundraiser for textbook costs to date and our partnership with them extends our simple and flexible payment process to a wider and needed audience,” Radziwon said.

With such a simple signup process, there’s no reason not to give this a try! Good luck raising that much-needed textbook cash.

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