<p>I have a list of my c;lasses...should i buy my books online NOW thru Barnes and Noble...or I heard that it's better to wait til after the first class to find outr what the professor wants-- or to see if there's anyone you can share a book with?</p>
<p>I'd rather get it over with and buy everything now, but if I can save some $$$....</p>
<p>I try to email professors before classes start to see what books to buy and buy them via half.com</p>
<p>Sometimes I’ve waited for classes to start and even then still used half.com and did without my own textbook for a while. If I absolutely needed one for an assignment I used the reserve copy at the library.</p>
<p>If I bought from the bookstore it would have cost me about $500 this semester. Instead it cost me about $200.</p>
<p>You can also look for the used books at the college bookstore. You have to be careful though. My first college had used textbooks that were in terrible shape. Covers were worn out and pages were ripped. My second school had used textbooks that were like brand new. I think I normally saved around 40% off the brand new prices.</p>
<p>You can rent them from cheggs.com or buy them from half.com for way cheaper than most bookstores offer.</p>
<p>if you buy them new from the college store, you’ll get about half the price back if you sell them back at the end of the semester.
if you buy them used, you’re not gonna get any money back; you’re better off selling them to students who are taking the class next semester (:</p>
<p>i never understood why people rent textbooks. I DID, however, think about starting a textbook renting business.</p>
<p>Basically renting textbooks is like saying “here, Cheggs.com, take my $60”.</p>
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<p>I think its beneficial for certain books, such as books that are brand new and have a high cost. For instance I rented a text book when I would have had to pay full price otherwise. I figured it out that I probably would have lost more money selling back the book myself than just renting from chegg.</p>
<p>^^ agreed, although it depends on the course/book you need.</p>
<p>If I buy a book for 100$ and sell it back for 40$, I lose 60$.
If I rent it for 60$ or under, it’s a better deal (:</p>