How to Find Cheap Textbooks

Textbooks can cost a lot of money, but you don't have to pay a lot. Take some time to look around and you're bound to find some good deals.

	Steps:
1.	Find out as early as possible which textbooks you'll need for your classes.

2.	Ask older friends who may have taken the class in recent years if they've kept the old textbook or books.

3.	Look for used textbooks at your campus bookstore. They should be clearly marked "Used."

4.	Check out other bookstores with used collections and scour them for the books you need.

5.	Visit used-book Web sites and buy from them.

6.	Be patient, and don't expect to find all your books in one place. That's the nature of bargain hunting.


	Tips:
	Start looking early. It can take some time to find the best deal.

	The Web is a great resource for cheap books; the proliferation of online used-book sites has made finding inexpensive textbooks much easier than it used to be.


	Tips from eHow Users:
	Timing is everything by Evil_Mage_Ra The key here is finding out, as fast as possible, what courses you're taking the next term and finding out what books they'll require. Sometimes, a fellow student will be selling that book at a greatly reduced price, but don't count on it. The best thing to do is to set up accounts on Amazon.com and eBay and do a quick search there. Failing that, hit your campus bookstore as soon as they start selling textbooks for the new term and grab a used copy. Failing that too, you're pretty much out of luck. Shell out your hard-earned cash for a $100 behemoth of a text.


	Don't forget the ISBN by Sidris There are numerous sites online where you can search for textbooks. Even if your searches are less than satisfactory, often the site will return the book's ISBN. Just plug the number into Google and, if anyone is offering it online, you'll find it. Such searches have saved me a fortune. To view search results about textbook , click here

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