In another attempt to cut costs at college, some students are sharing their textbooks. This option may work for some and may not work for others. You are definitely saving money by lowering your bookstore bill. You may even benefit from seeing what your partner has highlighted and noted. However, you should seriously consider your schedules and your partner’s habits before sharing a textbook.
Reasons not to share a college textbook: [click to continue…]
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Buying textbooks is easily overlooked by a lot of students when preparing for an upcoming semester. Any campus bookstore is packed to the brim during the first week of classes and their supply of the books you need can vanish quickly.
If you’re a college student or will be soon, it’s important to have a strategy in the back of your mind for purchasing the textbooks you’ll need for the upcoming semester. Many students put off getting their books until the last minute or forget until they’re sitting in the first day of class, and all of a sudden need to come up with the hundreds of dollars for books needed to keep pace with the curriculum.
Here are a few tips to make sure you’re buying your textbooks in the easiest and most affordable way: [click to continue…]
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With the advent of popular e-readers such as Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPad, book lovers and publishers alike are changing and shaping the way books and information are accessed by the public. We’ve heard about of the plight of traditional books, magazines, and newspapers for several years, but reports of their death may be greatly exaggerated.
Book publishers and newspaper companies are increasingly tailoring their material to be easily accessible and readable across a host of new media platforms. One feature of this new landscape which has seemed to go unnoticed, however, is the expansion of digital alternatives to paper-and-binding college textbooks. Many of the largest publishing companies are developing or have already developed electronic editions of their most widely used textbooks and offer these editions at a fraction of the cost of the hard copy. Both Apple and Amazon are quickly realizing the potential for selling e-books to college students and are carrying an ever-increasing selection of online textbooks. [click to continue…]
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Finals are over. Hopefully, you got the grade that you wanted. As it comes time to pack up all of your belongings, the heaviest and probably most expensive possession you have is your collection of used textbooks. While some people choose to keep a few of the most valuable textbooks, most students make a decision as to what to do with their used textbooks.
If you chose to buy cheap textbooks or even half priced textbooks at the beginning of the semester, chances are you already saved a lot more money than your classmates. If you are sure that you don’t mind parting ways with that organic chemistry textbook, it may be time to sell your textbooks. Most colleges have several solutions for their students. However, students should try to choose options that will allow them to get some cash for their textbooks. [click to continue…]
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