Comments on: A lesson for textbook buyers

By: John

John — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:14:53 +0000

I also bought used textbooks and saved a lot of money thanks to that. I don’t see any sense in buying new, expensive books when we have an opportunity to use somebody’s older ones. This is also a way to protect environment so if you wanna go green you should remember this.

By: Twin XL

Twin XL — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:00:11 +0000

GREAT info! Thanks for posting!!

By: Vera

Vera — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:09 +0000

Yeah. Buy second hand books from your seniors who don’t need them anymore. Then keep them in good condition so you can sell them off easily!

By: Davis Bell

Davis Bell — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:56:40 +0000

I’ve been selling and buying my books at http://www.bookbyte.com for my whole college career. Only once did I ever lose out in selling to them and then only by $1. They rock!

By: Sydney

Sydney — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:07:35 +0000

That is a good idea, although photocopying every page is really a lot of work. I, for one, probably wouldn’t do that because I’m too lazy, but that’s good that others can utilize free resources.

By: vanessa

vanessa — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:59:26 +0000

One thing that you forgot to add which is probably the cheapest is to borrow the books in the library if it exists then photocopy it. I did that for a textbook that was $100 and photocopied it which ended up costing me $30. I returned the book after photocopying it.

By: Tip Diva

Tip Diva — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:15:30 +0000

Another way is to post a message on Facebook aimed towards students at your college to see if students who previously took that class are willing to sell the book to you. Usually, they’re willing to part with the textbook for a fairly reasonable price.

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By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:28:26 +0000

If I had been able to go an edition older with one of my books, I could have had a semester’s worth for under $50. Can’t beat that.

One thing I do though that most other people don’t is to go ahead and buy the books from the school’s bookstore. They usually have the most gracious return policy, and that way I actually have a book for class until the ones that I ordered came in.

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