<p>Bookstore? Amazon? Chegg? Others? </p>
<p>I used to get my textbooks from the bookstore, but now I get them online either through Amazon or Chegg for a much cheaper price than at the college bookstore. </p>
<p>If you've also purchased your textbooks online, what are some of the best deals you found? I found the book needed for my International Relations class selling for $0.01 on Amazon. Seller ratings are 97-98% positive and book is in very good condition.</p>
<p>Either borrow them from friends or buy them off Amazon.
I got one for this past semester for $2 on Amazon and it was in great condition.</p>
<p>Avoid Chegg at ALL COSTS. RENTING IS STRAIGHT UP LOSING MONEY - THE DUMBEST THING YOU CAN EVER DO!</p>
<p>BUY, preferably used, through local listings, local booksales, campus marketplaces, friends, Amazon, AbeBooks (good for international editions), ebay, half.com, etc. Then… you sell for up to 80-110% of what you paid, based on condition.</p>
<p>I usually use valorebooks. com to buy used. I used Chegg once for a summer class(a 3 week class while chegg has a 30 day any reason return policy. =D )</p>
<p>The Bookstore on campus…though I sold them back online, made more money back that way.</p>
<p>I used to buy my books from the bookstore, but then I found out that I could buy books from older students or online and I could save a bucket load of money.</p>
<p>I tend to go on amazon. The nice thing is… You can sell your books back on amazon and they’ll be listed for several months (3-6 I think, can’t remember) for free.</p>
<p>I’ve definitely made a profit off of buying books for cheaper than I sell them back.</p>
<p>The bookstore probably cost 2-3 times as much as being thrifty and getting offline/from old students. I still remember freshman year spending like $600 on books. I only spent like $100-$200 this year. =D</p>
<p>One thing that I’ve found with selling back books on amazon is if you’re willing to do speedy shipping, some people will pay an arm and a leg for it just because they need the book ASAP.</p>
<p>I just buy my books from the bookstore cuz I’m lazy, also the school gives me money for books anyways. I also take a lot of obscure courses and I can sometimes only find the books at the school bookstore or from one certain place.</p>
<p>Just remember to sell them back lol. I can never remember.</p>
<p>I go to the hood to get my books. A lot cheaper there.</p>
<p>Lol i just download mine.</p>
<p>I definitely screwed up this year. I let my mom buy my math and chemistry textbooks, the only 2 books i used all year, and she bought them both brand new out of the bookstore, while i could have bought an older version or international version online and saved like 60-100 each.</p>
<p>However, I found that the best thing to do is to buy earlier versions if you can. I got my history textbook last quarter for $15 and this quarter’s for $4 on amazon, both were a version or 2 behind the current one and exactly the same. </p>
<p>I also try to download like novels in ebook or pdf format whenever I can, or if I would save barely anything in the bookstore.</p>
<p>Avoid renting at all costs.</p>
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<p>Serious win.</p>
<p>(There are a few other similar sites- this one just happens to be the one I’ve got bookmarked)</p>
<p>I buy all my books from amazon. Amazon student prime makes it even easier! As much as I believe that renting is a ripoff, it has been worth it for my 6 week winter and summer intersessions because they’re cheaper when you rent for less days (but keep away from rent sites for semesters).</p>
<p>Amazon ftw!!!</p>
<p>craigslist or amazon</p>
<p>i first search for my books on google (append “torrent” to the end of your book title… 
)</p>
<p>failing that, i go straight to amazon!</p>
<p>Do any of you know how to compare editions online before you buy the books?</p>
<p>I rented 2 of my books because that was the cheapest option. But I mostly buy my books at amazon. The bookstore is a ripoff and I only buy my books there if they are really obscure. Also, if you could use your friends’ books or buy it from them for cheaper, do it.</p>
<p>International editions ftw! All of my books cost less than $35 and I can sell them for more on Amazon at the end of the semester. Sometimes when the international edition doesn’t differ from American ones I can even sell them back to the campus bookstore.</p>
<p>Half.com or Amazon.</p>
<p>I borrow all my books from the library. So I spent less than 50 bucks this past year on books.</p>
<p>Usually the current edition of the book that the class uses is on reserve at the library, so I would borrow an older edition of the book(math/science books, same materials even though they are diff versions, the equations and concepts don’t change), and cope with that. For HW problems, I would just use the current book in the library for like 2 hrs and return it.</p>
<p>Not bad. Saves me more than 500 bucks</p>