Finding Cheap Textbooks

College kids are back on campus and this week they’ll begin their search for those pricey textbooks.

 

The average college student can spend $900 annually on textbooks. That’s a lot of money out of their wallets or more importantly out of their parent’s wallets.

 

But thanks to the Internet, you no longer have to buy your books at the campus bookstore and it can save you a lot of money.

 

To begin your textbook search, check out BestBookBuys.com.

It’s a comparison shopping site that searches the Internet for dozens of textbook sites and thousands of independent sellers.

 

Another option for college kids is switching from a hardbound book to an electronic one. CourseSmart.com sells legal subscriptions to digital copies of textbooks and other course materials.

 

If you do buy books online, make sure to compare the prices.

Use the sites listed below.

Bigwords.com

CheapestTextbooks.com

CafeScribe.com

Booksprice.com

Half.com

 

Have you heard of textbook rentals? The sites listed below let students pay as little as a third of a book’s price to borrow it for a set period – usually a semester.

Chegg.com

BookRenter.com

CampusBookRentals

 

Also keep in mind the same sites selling used textbooks will more than likely buy your books back at the end of the semester.