Comments on: How to Save Money on Textbooks

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:29:15 +0000

Textbook prices are always ridiculously high, but as you mentioned there are ways to save. I have also run into many methods for saving when buying college textbooks and have even bought textbooks for others at very low prices. I think we just have to look around and basically think outside of the box.

By: Jerelyne

Jerelyne — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:46:58 +0000

It’s always helpful to check CL. Especially at the end of the semester when people finish taking a classes and are just trying to get rid of their books. Of course, this is given you know what you will be taking the next semester. It’s been of great use to me!

By: cornerstone university grand rapids

cornerstone university grand rapids — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:20:14 +0000

One has to be really resourceful to cut back expenses.Based on my experience, buying books from students who no longer need it and wanted to sell. I saved a lot just by doing that.About tip #4 the problem with that is sometimes you miss out an important page.List is great,some i haven’t tried before.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:34:13 +0000

It’s true. Renting textbooks is so much cheaper than buying them. This way you can avoid worrying about whether you can make money on selling your books back if at all. If you can’t rent your textbook from the library for free, Chegg.com rents textbooks cheap and is offering free priority shipping until December 31, 2009 and 5% off rentals. Promo Code: CC107501 (5% off good until June 31, 2010)

By: Frances

Frances — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:53:19 +0000

You can also check out http://www.DealOz.com , DealOz compares 200 bookstore prices and free discount coupons too. Their coupons are valid and have saved over $500 on my textbooks.

By: J. Scott Allen

J. Scott Allen — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:38:41 +0000

You can also try using http://www.bigwords.com They are a textbook search engine that searches all the online retailers (including those already mentioned here) and rental sites to find you the best prices. But you can also use them to search for resellers to sell your book to.

By: Blake

Blake — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:36:42 +0000

Sometimes you can actually get a book for free (or the cost to ship it) at a book swap site such as Swaptree, although it takes some forethought, probably before the semester begins, so that may not always be an option. In most cases I usually search book price comparison sites like Compare-Books for an edition prior to the one required for the course. In most cases, it does not matter one bit. Book price comparison sites will actually search across dozens of websites (including half.com, amazon, etc…) and return a list of the lowest prices. Also, having access to a department copier and a library copy of the book has turned out to be the absolute cheapest for me if you can get away with it

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:15:36 +0000

Search some online bookstores from internet. Some online bookstores offer 100% brand new college textbooks with 70% off discount. Wish useful for you.

By: BIGSmoke

BIGSmoke — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:41:45 +0000

It’s smart to actually check out the contents of the textbook in the university library before even bothering to shop around for a textbook. Almost I’d say 6-7 times out of 10 I haven’t needed a book at my university for classes (or only sporadically needed to check it out from the library)

By: Talk Binary

Talk Binary — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:55:00 +0000

I’m taking Bio 2 in the Winter…Is that it?