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10 Ways to Save Money on College Textbooks

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As students head back to college in the coming weeks, they’ll have to purchase textbooks for their classes – and books these days are not cheap.  Students spend thousands of dollars on textbooks for college.  Luckily, there are ways to reduce the cost of textbooks – and even ways to have the book on your iPad or Kindle, so you don’t have to carry 30 pounds of books around campus.

1. Ebooks on the Kindle:  Amazon.com is now offering e-textbooks for the Kindle with the “Kindle Textbook Renter.”  You can save 80% by renting e-textbooks on Amazon.com.  Plus, you don’t have to carry around a heavy load of books around campus!

2.  Textbooks for the iPad:  Download the Textbooks app for the iPad, which is a free app with over 100,000 textbooks.

3.  Find the Cheapest Textbook Retailers:  Use HelpSaveMyDollars.com’s free Textbook Search Engine, which compares prices from over 50 different retailers, including textbook rental retailers.

4.  Skip the School Bookstore:  Don’t buy books at your school’s bookstore, as they are typically overpriced.

5.  Buy Used Textbooks:  I saved nearly $200 by purchasing used textbooks last year!  Check out eBay’s Half.com to search for used books.

6.  Rent Textbooks:  Once the class is over, you don’t need the textbook anymore.  Visit BookRenter.com to rent textbooks.  Instead of buying a $100 book, you could rent it for $30-$40.

7.  Trade Books with Other Students:  You may not need your biology book from last semester, but plenty of other students may need it!  Use TextSwap.com to trade books with other students.

8.  Sell Your Textbooks:  At the end of the semester, sell your textbooks online to recover part of the costs from buying the book.

9.  iPhone/Smartphone Apps: Download the Yowza!! iPhone app to search for mobile coupons on your phone (no need to print them out!).

10.  International Editions:  You can save over 70% by purchasing the international version of a textbook.  Visit Textbooksrus.com to search for international editions of books.

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