Strategies To Find Cheap College Textbooks

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One of the biggest expenses for students in every semester is the cost of purchasing books. What can we do to aid you guys in getting some inexpensive college textbooks to ease this financial burden?

There are many ways to acquire some books, and here are 12 of the best methods and websites that will help.

Better World Books

If you're inclined to be generous, Better World Books accepts donations of secondhand books to eliminate waste and then sells the books at a reduced price. For every book you buy they will donate an item to someone who is in need. They also offer grants for literacy.

Textbooks.com

This is a bit to be a given. Textbooks.com offer brand-new and used textbooks at a low cost. There is free shipping for orders of more than $25.

There is no shipping fee for purchases made from their brochure. They allow returns for 30 days which is an excellent alternative if you decide to cancel the class.

College.BZ

College Student Textbooks (College.BZ) or College Textbooks offers the most affordable textbooks in PDF format. This site actually has everything! It's the top website to download inexpensive and free college textbooks as well as other videos, ebooks, and even audiobooks. It is possible to search for books completely free, various types of formats (usually PDF or electronic books) categories or subject, author, as well as publisher. This can help in narrowing down the vast quantity of books they offer.

AbeBooks.com

The site offers brand-new as well as used textbooks. It's possible to search for textbooks with free shipping, too. They can save you 50% to 90 percent. Additionally, they provide a description of what an ISBN does for novices to online book searchers.

Chegg.com

Chegg is another well-known website that offers 90% off the price of textbooks when you purchase. They also offer ebooks and the largest rental program. If you need assistance in your study or completing your homework, you can request a quick answer or locate the tutor online (it's free for 30 minutes, but after that, you'll need for a fee of 50 cents per minute, and you could choose to use the tutoring facilities located on campus).

Amazon.com

You've probably heard of Amazon. Their slogan for school textbooks says Rent. Buy. Offer. They can provide up discounts of up to 90% on most textbooks. If you have a Kindle and have a textbook, there are many accessible in the form of ebooks. For hard-copy books you can get the free 2-day shipping option when you sign to Prime Student, which is 50% off the regular Prime.

Knetbooks

Knetbook provides just rentals and guarantees 85 percent off of regular rates. Shipping is free both ways and you can also sign up for updates via text messages to track your shipment and receive advice on when to expect your delivery. You can extend the deadline, as well. You can also receive text messages to marking down the codes periodically.

Borrow Textbooks

If you require an item for the shortest amount of time then look into the library or the campus library. The school libraries may have textbooks in reserve that you are required to borrow from the library. The libraries could also provide ebooks on Overdrive(by Rakuten and the same company as mentioned previously mentioned). Overdrive may be familiar to you if you've ever using the Libby application.

eCampus.com

The site offers a wide range of choices and offers and deals, which means it could be a little complex. However, here's a brief summary. It is possible to purchase inexpensive ebooks or books. If you are looking to lease you books, they offer different rates for periods, quarters, or shorter amounts of time. Delivering is complimentary in depending on whether your books are priced higher than $59. If not, you must pay a simple three dollars plus 99 cents for each book. But there's more! If you sign-up for the eWards program, you'll receive 1 cent for every three points that you accumulate and you'll also receive discounts rate coupons for as little as 5 percent off the first purchase. It's likely to become easier to grasp once you've signed up and the discounts start to grow as you use the service and earn points.

Hope you like the list and are able to find the textbook you need for free or cheaply!

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Thanks, this is actually helpful