Resources to Save College Books

Q. What are the ways for me to save on college textbook expenses?

A. The College Board estimates each year a college student spends around $1,200 on textbooks.  Here are some good ways to save on college textbook expenses:

Shop around
BigWords.com: compare all the textbook stores all at once

Rent Textbooks
Chegg.com
eCampus.com
Bookbyte.com
BookRenter.com
CampusBookRentals.com

Download Textbooks
OpenStaxCollegecom: free download books in PDF format

Buy Second Hand Textbooks
Amazon: save up to 90%
Barnesandnoble.com
Half.com
AbeBooks.com
CengageBrain.com

Sell Used Textbooks
Valorbooks.com: a guide to sell used textbooks
Amazon: a few books to guide you how to profit from selling textbooks