Where are the best places online to buy college textbooks for cheap?
HyphyShavon asked:
I just started the semester and it turns out I need a lot more books than expected and through my school’s bookstore it’s costing way too much, so I was just wondering what are good places online to find the books I need for cheap.
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I just started the semester and it turns out I need a lot more books than expected and through my school’s bookstore it’s costing way too much, so I was just wondering what are good places online to find the books I need for cheap.
February 15th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Actually buying from amazon, textbook.com or your school bookstore is very expensive. Check out At this site you can actually just rent textbooks for the semester. And, they are very quick with shipping. Also, they send you packaging materials so that when you are finished with the book you can ship it back for free. deekny98
February 18th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Half.com is a good place for textbook, you can also look on amazon that where I got my books when I was in college. Also try to find the paperback edition they are a lot cheaper then hardcover. I also used to find math and science books from India and China they are much much cheaper even with shipping.
You can also go to your school library and borrow the book they will usually have a copy. Although it will be very hard for you to keep it out for the whole semester. Alex A
February 18th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
I always use They are a textbook search engine that searches all the online textbook retailers (including amazon, half, ebay etc) and rental sites (including chegg, bookrenter etc) to find you the best prices. You can even use them at the end of the semester to search for resellers to sell your books to. J. Scott
February 21st, 2010 at 9:32 pm
There are a lot of options out there when you are searching for cheap college textbooks. This article explores all the alternatives to buying new:
It discusses ways like sharing, borrowing, renting and more.. worth a read as it may help you to save money on your books this semester. Carrie
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:25 am
Chegg.com is the best. I’ve used them the past two semesters
You can save up to 60-75%, and for every book you rent, you plant a tree.
If you use the promo code CC119149, you can save another 5%! Hannah
February 24th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Chegg.com is the best place. It’s a rental site. It’s cheaper than buying, it’s easier, and they ship fast. Also they plant a tree for every book they sell and right now they are also donating money to Haiti when they sell a book.
You can use this code: cc101135 to SAVE and EXTRA 11% off your rental. getschooled
February 26th, 2010 at 3:49 am
I would suggest using GreenTextbooks.org
Save Money, Save The Planet
GreenTextbooks.org specializes in the recycling of textbooks, DVDs, CDs. Buying used textbooks not only saves you money, but cuts down on greenhouse gases caused by the manufacturing of new textbooks.
With GreenTextbooks.org you’re not only saving trees, you are saving some green. Eco