How to find cheap textbooks

College textbooks are a big expense for any college student. The average price of a college textbook is in the high double digits, and students will spend up to a thousand dollars a year on books.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• ISBN, Title and Author of Textbook

1. To find cheap college textbooks online you need to know the textbooks you'll need in advance. Get in touch with your professors and check class web sites and syllabi to find what textbooks are on the required list for purchase.

2. Make sure you know the following details: ISBN, Title and Author. ISBN is the best because its unique for each textbook. Some collge textbooks might have several issues or revisions out there.

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   Use textbooks search engines such as the one on CampusX (listed below) to increase your chances of finding the cheapest book. CampusX also has a free PDF on secret strategies to save money on textbooks online - www.CampusX.com/College-Textbook

Resources

• Free eBook on Cheap Textbooks
• CampusX

[slickdeals]

on 1/19/2009 Going to local store is old theme, long gone. For books go for online shopping used/new books at Amazon or Ebay.

And more better use price comparison website as your tool to buy books. That is smart move....

I love this simple website: http://www.textbookhunting.com
But there are more site like this..

[alienangel555]

on 12/24/2008 Good advice. 5