3 Tips to Save on Textbooks

3 Tips to Save on Textbooks

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It is almost time for fall semester which means it is almost time to spend bazillion dollars on books. Exciting right? Wrong. Buying textbooks can be a total pain in the butt. Textbooks are ridiculously expensive and most of the time you don't get your money’s worth. Once in a while you can get away with not buying the book, which is risky business. So what is a college student to do when there's no money to be found? Here are a few tips to ease the financial burden.

1. Begin the Bargain Hunt!

It is not required to buy your books from your campus. Buying books from the school itself is usually the most expensive way to go. Check around on sites like amazon.com, and craigslist.com.com for deals on the book. If you do your research you can find books for much cheaper. Keep in mind the time it takes for the book to be shipped to you so that you can have your book in time for class. Buying your books used can really cut back on coin as well. Check out these sites for great deals on used books; half.com.com abebooks.com. You can also compare prices by using sites like dealoz.com, and addall.com.

2. Get Digital

Downloading books can be a much cheaper alternative buying them from a store. Sites like coursesmart.com or cafescribe.com will show you if your textbook is available in a digital source. You can also participate in the open sourcing movement. You can find free e-texts at sites like googlebooks.com, gutenburg.org, and flatworldknowledge.com. Each one of these sites provides free text books that you can download. You could save a lot of money if you gave it a shot!

3. Sell

When the semester is over you can make some of your money back by selling your book. There are many sites and stores out there that will buy textbooks back from students. Some college campus book stores will even buy books back from students. If you know you won’t be using the book again which you probably won’t be, sell it back!