How to Get Cheap Medical Books

Textbooks can be a huge expense during medical school.

As of 2010, the average yearly cost of a private medical school is $34,750. This cost will vary greatly depending upon the prestige of the school and other factors. One way to cut costs is to apply for financial aid, or federal or state funding. Textbooks also contribute to the yearly expenses incurred while attending medical school. Purchasing used textbooks can save you some bucks; this task is easy accomplish within a few hours if you know where to look.

Instructions

1. Search online to find companies, such as ecampus.com, that sell used textbooks. Scan the selection online and then arrange for purchase using a major credit card or Paypal. Ecampus offers to buy back books after you are finished with them; they will pay for return shipping and pay with a direct deposit into your account.

   Textbooks.com offers a large collection of textbooks to buy or rent with a 30 day money back guarantee. They also offer digital textbooks with the availability for immediate download upon purchase.

2. Inquire through your university's student life department. Oftentimes social networks are set up in order for students to exchange information about purchasing and selling textbooks. If no such social network exists, consider setting one up yourself through Facebook. This can be a way to generate leads for both purchasing medical textbooks and reselling them later.

3. Place a note on your campus bulletin board. Request your required textbooks through an ad on the bulletin board, offer slightly more than the bookstore will buy them back for making it a win/win situation for both parties. For security reasons, you may consider setting up a special e-mail address for the purposes of obtaining these books. Do not post your address or phone number in public areas of school.

Tips & Warnings

• When possible, browse through the textbook before purchasing it to ensure you are getting the cleanest book possible. This will not only aid you with your studies by avoiding other people's notes, but will help garner the highest possible resell value.

• If a particular book is useful, consider keeping it for use after graduation. This will allow you to build your medical library with books you have become familiar with.

References

• Kay Circle: What is the average cost of Medical school in 2010?
• ecampus
• textbooks.com