Students have no idea how much money they are losing by selling their textbooks back to the bookstore or to even those places that offer buyback services around your college. They give you nothing! NOTHING! Do you think that $15 for that book you had purchased for $120 is a good deal since you’re never going to use it again? Think again! Do me a favor. Pull out your old college textbooks albeit old or new. Turn it over and look at the number below the barcode. This is the ISBN number and it is what you are going to need to look it up on Amazon. Check out the lowest used price it is going for. I bet you if this is a textbook that you just used for class, people are selling the book on Amazon for at least 3-4x what the bookstore wants to give you for it. The reason that this is the case is because you are skipping the middle man, the bookstore. You are essentially giving it to the next student that has that class. That student is also getting a much better deal than buying it from their bookstore. It’s a win, win situation!

Selling your textbooks on the Internet or Amazon is particular is a very easy process. Do you notice the “Sell yours here” button next to your book on Amazon? All you have to do is click that to go through the process. Also, while you are on that page check out the sales rank. A sales rank in Amazon will give you a clue on how quickly your book will sell. It’s not a definite answer, but from my past experience selling thousands of books, if the rank is under 100,000, it WILL sell within a few days. It’s not guaranteed money like you get at the bookstore, but is as close to guaranteed as it gets. Do you think you are the only one in the world that has that class or needs that book? No way! There are millions of other college students or prospective college students out there that want that book too!

Do yourself a favor and take the money that you deserve. Don’t sell your book back to the bookstore anymore and collect the proper value of that book that cost you way too much to begin with!

A college textbook purchase can set you back hundreds of dollars. You’ll learn 1 great place to look to avoid buying textbooks altogether. You may not know it, but you can often get textbooks for free. Learn this technique for saving money in college, and use it over and over again.

How to Take A Class - But Not Buy A Textbook

So many classes have expensive textbooks, and you probably want to save money for having fun, and maybe even eating while you go to college. Take a look at this strategy for to skip the bookstore and still get access to the books you need to pass.

The Study Lab

When I took an economics class as an undergrad, we had a lab to go to study for the class. A teaching assistant was there to answer any questions, with his own book. The lab had some great hours, but was often unoccupied. Those poor TA’s have hardly any company unless a test or big assignment comes up. You can be his or her very best student!

Simply go to the lab and use the book and ask questions, just like you should as an interested student. Let the lab assistant help you, and use their book while in the lab. Just think - you can skip the textbook in a class like this.

Bonus: You finished your assignment, and you avoided a college textbook purchase, but be sure your class actually has a study lab, a TA, and a book before you try this one. This strategy will even beat the prices at a used textbook sale. ]]> http://books4exchange.ca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=15 http://books4exchange.ca/blog/?p=13 http://books4exchange.ca/blog/?p=13#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:35:00 +0000 admin http://books4exchange.ca/blog/?p=13 Since the cost of education continues to rise, fewer parents have enough resources to financially support their children’s college education. More and more students have to find part time jobs or other alternative solutions in order to cut off their educational expenses. One of the most cost-effective ways found is purchasing used textbooks.

Textbooks are very essential when enrolled in higher-education classes. A student must be equipped with a textbook to fully participate in class discussions and activities. Knowing that each class studies not just a single subject, purchasing textbooks can be expensive. Many students now choose to buy used textbooks that serve the same purpose as new textbooks - only cheaper.

Students can really benefit and get considerable savings from buying used textbooks instead of getting the brand new ones.. The textbook purchasing cost may be cut down to around 50% when used textbooks are preferred. In this way, getting lower grades and frustration can be avoided.

Aside from the big savings, the student can somehow recover from the expense because he can even sell the book again after the school year, provided that it is still in good condition. If they no longer need the textbook as reference, he may sell it to another student and they will both benefit from it.

Moreover, students can be spared from having to wait for restocking when there are out of stock books in campus bookstores. They just have to buy used ones, as long as they are found in good condition beforehand.