The Cost of Textbooks

Five tips for getting good cheap college textbooks
1) Don’t buy them until you need them
Hold on to your cash – you don’t have much, or you wouldn’t be reading this. There are several reasons to wait: The bookstore makes mistakes on the booklist; your professor doesn’t get around to using it; and your money is better off in your pocket than invested in a book you won’t get to for 4 months.
2) Buy your college books online
There’s a reason more students are buying books online – it’s cheaper! Don’t tie yourself to a particular website – use a website with a good search engine to find the lowest priced textbooks, like discountcampusbooks.com.
3) The campus bookstore is not your friend
Campus bookstores and publishers work together to keep you buying your books on campus. They create custom books and special bundles with ISBNs (International Standard Book Numbers) that you can’t find on the net. Often these are slimmed down versions of a standard textbook, or contain web access codes you may not need. HOT TIP – If you go to the publisher’s website, you can search for the ISBN and find out what the components are. Then get the book online, and use your friend’s access code.
4) Buy an older edition
Some college textbooks are now priced over $200. Is it worth a few minutes of effort to save $195? If you go to a big internet bookseller’s or publisher’s website, you can look at the table of contents for most textbooks. HOT TIP – Compare the latest edition with the previous - If the chapters are the same, buy the old edition. *Note – I compare editions at my campus bookstore; sometimes there are NO changes.
5) Consider e-textbooks and rentals
Usually, the rental is a better deal. E-textbooks haven’t been priced too competitively until lately. HOT TIP – if the cost of a real book minus what you get for buyback is equal to or less that an e-textbook, get the real one. Real books are still more convenient. You can compare e-textbooks and textbook rental prices at bookbot.com.
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