| Used textbooks have been the rage on college | | | | There are many places to find used textbooks and |
| campuses for many years. With new book prices | | | | sometimes your best bet is online stores. However, |
| skyrocketing the average student can't afford to | | | | before you go online, check the price of the used |
| buy new textbooks. New textbooks cost students | | | | textbook in your bookstore. That way you will have |
| between $120 and $250 per class depending on the | | | | something to compare when you go online. Online |
| class and if a student is in Nursing or other science | | | | purchases can take up to two weeks and they will |
| fields, they can plan to pay more. | | | | come from different locations. You will want to make |
| When approaching the used book market students | | | | sure that you have enough time to get them and |
| must understand some of the issues that are | | | | study for your first test. |
| present when they purchase. First and foremost it is | | | | Online purchases will also come with shipping and |
| important to make sure that the used book is the | | | | handling charge. Make sure you factor that into the |
| same edition that your professor wants. There are | | | | price that you want to pay. You can find hundreds of |
| many books available that are older editions and they | | | | bookstores online that sell used textbooks by doing a |
| will not be the same as the one on your syllabus. In | | | | search for discounted used textbooks online or "used |
| some cases, the older edition won't have as much | | | | textbooks online." You can also try "cheap textbooks |
| information in it as the newer edition that is required | | | | online." Any of these will bring up several places. It is |
| for your class. So, checking the edition before you | | | | a good idea to do comparison shopping on three or |
| buy is the most advisable. | | | | four of these. |
| Depending on where you purchase a used text book | | | | Most bookstores will ask you to put in the ISBN |
| you can get a great deal or an okay deal. In most | | | | number which is the coded number on the back of |
| cases though book sellers will want to give you the | | | | every book. By using this number, you can be sure |
| best deal possible. Another thing to look for though is | | | | that you have the exact book that your syllabus |
| the condition that the book is in. Do you want a | | | | requires. This also helps you to save time because |
| book that someone else has battered around or do | | | | you won't have to worry that you have the wrong |
| you want something in mint condition? This depends | | | | one. |
| on you and your taste. Some books will be slightly | | | | Used books can be a great purchase and will save a |
| tattered or have highlighting in them while others will | | | | student both time and money. |
| look like they have never been used. | | | | |