1st year college student

Nanner25
Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:32:57 +0000

Yes! I was just thinking about this yesterday. Every semester, some freshman tells me that they bought all of their books brand new at the book store and it cost them their life savings and first born child. Don’t do this!

First, wait until the first day of class to find out what text books you will and wont need. Some times professors send out emails before hand and they’re usually accurate so you can use those too. Second, if it says “optional”, don’t buy it. Get it later in the semester if it turns out you want it. Lastly, you need to check out bookrenter and chegg. Both are great websites to RENT your books from. What I do is compare prices on bookrenter, chegg, amazon and ebay before deciding which to buy from. It takes a little extra time but it’s definitely worth it. Also, amazon has textbook buy backs and it will tell you how much you can get for it at the end of the semester. Sometimes it’s cheaper to buy it there and sell it back at the end of the semester. Your campus bookstore probably does buy backs too.

On a related note, I think you can get special deals on amazon if you tell them you’re a college student. I got free two day shipping for six months from one deal

Good luck!