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College students can find discount prices on new and used textbooks at FreeStudentDiscounts.com.  We can help you save money on this semesters textbooks as well as on fiction and nonfiction books, newspapers, magazine subscriptions, and more.  FreeStudentDiscounts.com does not sell books, but rather we provide convenient resources for you to make your purchase from the merchant of your choice.

Best Sources for Cheap Textbooks:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com 
Textbooks.com

 

 4 Tips for Saving Money on Textbooks
Student spend $900 per year on average for textbooks, which is nearly 20% of the tuition and fees at a four year public institution according to the February 2007 report by The Student Public Interest Research Groups. This, combined with the rising gap between tuition and financial aid, leaves college student struggling to make ends meet. Now, more than ever, college student need to find way to save on textbook costs. 

Textbooks are so expensive due to the way the industry operates. The textbook industry is an oligopoly comprised of just five major publishing houses. The purchasers of textbooks (students) aren’t the purchasing decision makers (the professors). Students are a captive audience that are required to buy whatever textbook that is assigned for their course.   

1. Cut out the middle man. 
Your best bet is to purchase your textbooks from a student that took the same course last semester.  Just remember to check that the textbook is the same edition.  Textbook publishers often come out with new editions to keep students buying new textbooks.  If it's the same textbook and edition, simply set a purchase price somewhere between what the bookstore will buy it for and what they sell it for.  That way you both will get a great deal.

2. Buy Used 
The major publishing houses change the edition on the textbooks on a regular basis which keeps students buying new textbooks. However, most faculty thinks new editions are often unnecessary. Some professor will permit student to use the old edition of the textbook.  

“I allow students to use older versions of the text book as there are generally few significant changes from one edition to the next. This semester copies of the old edition were being sold for $5 +S&H on Amazon.com. I went out of my way to email this to the class before the semester started, many of them followed through.”  
Professor Daniel Douglas - Northeastern University 

3.  Buy Online 
Many students figure out after their freshman year that buying and selling textbooks at the school bookstore should be your last resort.  There are so many better alternatives to finding deals on textbooks. Buying textbooks at the university bookstore can be a horrible experience. The prices are too expensive, and the lines to purchase books can keep you standing around for hours. The best sources for used textbooks on the internet are Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, and Textbooks.com.

4.  Rent
A new option available to students to save on textbooks is renting.  Instead of buying textbooks, you can rent them.  At BookRenter.com you can Save 75% on your college textbooks - learn more!  They offer five different rental periods.  Renting textbooks is easy.   You just print a label, slap it on your box, and drop it at any UPS office or drop box.  If you decide that you want to keep the book, you can even buy it.  






   
 

FreeStudentDiscounts.com is your best resource for information on cheap textbooks.