<p>I second all of the above information. Every college is different, so in my experience I have found that all my classes with textbooks assigned, with maybe one or two exceptions, have used the it in some manner. If you are particulary worried about spending money on textbooks, you could try: 1) renting them from a short period of time, 2) borrowing them from a friend, or 3) checking them out from your college’s library.</p>