I honestly dread buying textbooks, but I have found other cheap alternatives for buying your textbooks. First, you probably heard it before so I'll say it again: DO NOT buy your textbooks for your school's bookstore. Those textbooks are wayy overprice, for no good reason, at all, but to take poor freshmen's money.
1. Use Textbooks Comparison Sites
Bigwords.com, SlugBooks, and TextSurf are only a few of the many comparison sites out there. When using these sites, just kind of map out what other sites offers your book for the lowest price.
Tip: If you can avoid buying New books, please do. Used books are often in great condition and cost so much less than New books.
Renting a book, is totally a cheaper route than buying your books. Also, a good idea to use a comparison site to see where to rent from.
2. Used Textbooks Page for Your School
Often times, your specific school might have a Facebook Page where other student's sell their textbooks, and often for much less. Even if the cost, isn't much less, sometimes you might get lucky to get a textbook where the former students wrote notes in that book that could totally help you out. And if not Facebook, sometimes I do see other student's selling their textbooks via YikYak.
3. Borrow From Your Upperclassmen Friends
Are you in a sorority, fraternity, or just have some upperclassmen friends? Well, you should definitely ask if they have the textbook you are looking for and if they have any advice for that particular class. I am pretty sure your friends, sisters, or brothers will let you borrow their textbooks free of charge.
4. Your School's Library
Little know fact, many of the textbooks and little novels that you need for class can be found at your school's library. You may re-check them out throughout the semester, just don't forget the due date and overdue charges.
5. Online PDFs
I have been oh-so-lucky to get a few of my required books for class on a PDF online. Definitely do a google search with the title of your book along with the word PDF to see if anything comes up. Many of the small novels I needed for English class came up in a PDF online.
Livin' & Stylin'
Sheika
Hebrews 6:19
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