Take a look at your school's library, or easily reached libraries (like inter-library loans). Often a copy or two of the textbook may be available to borrow. But be quick about it, as it'll usually be snapped up quickly by someone else in your class...
Even the campus bookstore's used books may not be cheap, but they are an alternative.
Others have already mentioned going through amazon.com (particularly the Marketplace area where people sell their used books) as a good choice. Just be sure that you are getting the edition that you want. Or check with your professor to see if you'll be missing anything if you use one edition back, as that may be cheaper still.
I haven't tried it, but http://www.campusbookswap.com/index.asp looks useful as well.
You may be lucky and there's a free edition available at: http://www.textbookrevolution.org/ or http://www.freeloadpress.com/
You may also want to read: "Textbooks For the 21st Century: A Guide To Free And Low Cost Textbooks" by The State PIRGs. (PDF article) http://www.maketextbooksaffordable.com/n鈥?/a>
for more links.|||I woud suggest GreenTextbooks.org
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|||http://www.dealjuggler.com/buy鈥?/a> is a great place to buy cheap textbooks. Also, check out cheapobuyer.com for cheap textbooks and textbook deals.
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|||how about craigslist and see if you can find someone who wants to sell or better still give them away. if you have the time, i believeyou do not, then there are web sites or you can actauuly buy the books on the net from places like india|||You can check out Amazon books, actually check out the bulletic board at your college because often students sell their books back for way cheaper than the bookstore.
I know for my college, we have this store called "PJ's Books" and i have no idea where this guy gets his stock, but he sells ALL of the books that students need for anything. Like a $100 govt book costs about $35 from this guy- you should check to see if there is a place like that around your college.|||sell yours on amazon after the semesters over too. ive been buying my books and selling them back on amazon after the semester and for about 2 semesters now i've pretty much broken even.|||www.bigwords.com compares college textbooks and you get the lowest price for buying them. They also show you other prices of bookstores.|||search kaaza or limewire...you might be able to download a pdf version that you can just print out at kinkos.|||textbook411|||Sure. I read in the newspaper the other day that professors should let students comparison shop. I got tired of spending $400-$600 for books. So here is what you do:if you need a a tenth edition book, check in bookstores or online at amazon.com or ebay.com to see if there is adifference between the old book and new book, because honestly the only difference between a tenth edition and ninth edition(for example) is perhaps a different cover. Secondly, if you have the ISBN number on the back of your textbook, using that when you order online or call it in, enable you to zero in on the exact edition that you will be using that semester. Just remember that you don't have to shop at your college's bookstore. Try online methods, or other bargain stores to get for cheap. One girl ordered a book that was only six dollars! Great condition.|||online ebooks.com|||i say buy used books. They r cheaper and you can sell them later 4 more than you bought them|||the best way is by using Textbook411.com , it instantly searches all the major online bookstores (over 20) to find you the best price on any book, new or used. you will save a fortune!|||Try Amazon.com or Half.com which is a division of eBay.....there is another site that a lot of people use, but I wouldn't recommend it and that is Alibris.com. Too often you will get either the wrong book or the wrong edition. There are probably others, but the first two are the best. I always tell my students the first day of class if they haven't got their books yet, to get on-line and order them there - its a lot cheaper than the bookstore.|||Try the used books in your schools bookstore.|||Try half.com and Froogle. I bought my college text books online the last two years and have saved at least $150 by doing so.|||I ordered a lot of mine used from Amazon.com. They have a section there to buy them from other students, then you can sell them there when you are done. You can get them way cheap.|||half.com or Amazon.com
or buy from other people at your school that have taken the class before. I save so much money that way.
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