Buying textbooks online

BP-TheGuy88
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:44:39 +0000

you do save money. tons of it by buying used books though. for example, there was a textbook i bought for my first stats class sophomore year. it was the 5th edition (the professor let us use 5th or 6th edition). i got it used for like 3 bucks (and it actually turned out to be a brand new edition, pure coincidence). my friend ending up paying like 120 bucks for the 6th edition. there was nothing to be gained from having that edition. if you think you’re not saving money by buying used books (even if you can’t sell the book off) you have no idea what it’s like then to buy textbooks yet.

Saving on textbooks means getting them at cheaper prices than the school sells them. You won’t always be able to sell the textbook. Sometimes you will, but not always. I’ve been lucky enough this past year that I’ve had some people on campus who do some work for some company that buys used books from students. i didn’t get much in return for the books (only like 9 bucks) but then again i didn’t pay much for the books to begin with so i didn’t really care, i just had no room for them.

also i know i said it earlier, but do wait until AT LEAST a month before classes before you even consider buying books. e-mail and verify with the professors. and if you’re going to room with someone, check if you’ll have similar classes. you might save some money if your roommate needs the same textbook and you can both split costs or work something out where you don’t both have to get the same textbook twice.