Textbooks

Textbooks are one of the expensive parts of college. You probably never paid $250 for a book in your life. That is about to change if you're heading into college.

There are a few ways to reduce the cost, get creative!

• Try looking online for your textbooks. Be sure to start looking early. Search using the ISBN number to make sure you get the correct version of the book. Double check your ship to address has been updated on your credit card to make sure your books get delivered on time!
• See if the bookstore has any used books available. Typically a school bookstore will buy back used books for 1/10th the new sell price, and then sell them back to you for 50% of the new price. Yes they are making money for doing basically nothing but used is cheaper than new.
• Talk to other students who have taken the class before. Some professors reuse books semester to semester. You might be able to buy directly from another student at a better rate than the bookstore or internet.
• Use the library!!! Schools usually require that copies of books for courses be maintained in the library reference section.

Your text books are the first step to making your way to graduation... you could be sitting in one of those chairs some day...