Where to buy the cheapest textbooks

[MrMatt]

I'm starting grad school this autumn and was wondering who generally has the cheapest textbooks online? Is it still Amazon under the used section?

 

[Crono]

Half.com or Amazon marketplace

 

[bolomite]

also try addall

 

[artikk]

like suggested -addall or bigwords. I reccomend the former for less ads/more time efficient wise

 

[Mo0o]

I usually just use amazon.com for the convenient of being able to buy it all in one place. Although teh cheapest would be to buy books directly from upperclassmen that dont need their anymore.

 

[Baked]

Group buy, make copies, return book?

 

[ModerateRepZero]

also keep in mind that some college publishers are going to RENT books out (ie cengage publishing)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08...cation/14textbook.html

 

[BoomerD]

Be careful if you opt for international versions. They're NOT always as "exactly the same" as they claim to be. I've seen a couple that had questions/quizzes on different pages, or had different questions/quizzes, some were in metric instead of standard US measurements, stuff like that. Sure, you MAY get a refund...but it'll take time.

When I had books I didn't want to keep, I sold them to other students at a tremendous discount. Saved them a lot of money, made a bit for me.

 

[waffleironhead]

if you do not need to keep the book, you could rent it

chegg.com

 

[octopus41092]

I usually buy my textbooks from A1books.com