Comments on: How to Save Money on Textbooks http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/ Personal Finance, Bargains/Deals and My Misc Ramblings Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:22:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: freeschooltextbooks.com http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-513 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:16:43 +0000 http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-513 Sell them after the class has finished. I've been in a masters program for few years now and always shop around online for the best price, then sell them after the class. I always break even and sometimes make a small profit. Its not hard to recoup the cost of the book and your shipping costs. Sell them after the class has finished. I’ve been in a masters program for few years now and always shop around online for the best price, then sell them after the class. I always break even and sometimes make a small profit. Its not hard to recoup the cost of the book and your shipping costs.

]]> by:   Frugal College Tips  by FILAM Personal Finance http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-500 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:55:17 +0000 http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-500 [...] Shop Around for textbooks - for a college students, books can be really expensive. Freshmen spend an average of $900 on books. Unfortunately, the university bookstore is where they sell the most expensive textbooks. Nowadays, there are a lot of  ways that you can save money on textbooks. Please go to my previous post regarding “How to save money on textbooks.” [...] […] Shop Around for textbooks - for a college students, books can be really expensive. Freshmen spend an average of $900 on books. Unfortunately, the university bookstore is where they sell the most expensive textbooks. Nowadays, there are a lot of  ways that you can save money on textbooks. Please go to my previous post regarding “How to save money on textbooks.” […]

]]> by: sitetricks.com | Carnival of Student Finance #5 http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-148 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:54:39 +0000 http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-148 [...] KRG presents How to Save Money on Textbooks posted at FIL-AM WORDS. Few years before the Web age, most students bought their textbooks at the university bookstore and paid a premium price. To save money on books, students can either purchase a used book from a fellow student who previously took the class, or at the university bookstore. [...] […] KRG presents How to Save Money on Textbooks posted at FIL-AM WORDS. Few years before the Web age, most students bought their textbooks at the university bookstore and paid a premium price. To save money on books, students can either purchase a used book from a fellow student who previously took the class, or at the university bookstore. […]

]]> by: studentaides.com | Carnival of Student Finance #5 http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-146 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:56:58 +0000 http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-146 [...] KRG presents How to Save Money on Textbooks posted at FIL-AM WORDS. Few years before the Web age, most students bought their textbooks at the university bookstore and paid a premium price. To save money on books, students can either purchase a used book from a fellow student who previously took the class, or at the university bookstore. [...] […] KRG presents How to Save Money on Textbooks posted at FIL-AM WORDS. Few years before the Web age, most students bought their textbooks at the university bookstore and paid a premium price. To save money on books, students can either purchase a used book from a fellow student who previously took the class, or at the university bookstore. […]

]]> by: Bob Jones http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-79 Thu, 31 May 2007 05:39:04 +0000 http://www.filamwords.com/how-to-save-money-on-textbooks/#comment-79 The Internet is great but watch for the location your book is being shipped from. Media mail takes weeks to cross the country. I like the tool at Cheap Textbooks where I can connect to all the big textbook sellers by ISBN. Cheap Textbooks is different than textbook price comparison robots by giving 1 click access to your book at all the big textbook sellers "live" with the current inventory and pricing. No outdated data feeds or robot reports. Huge advantage for used textbook shopping. The Internet is great but watch for the location your book is being shipped from. Media mail takes weeks to cross the country.
I like the tool at Cheap Textbooks where I can connect to all the big textbook sellers by ISBN.

Cheap Textbooks is different than textbook price comparison robots by giving 1 click access to your book at all the big textbook sellers “live” with the current inventory and pricing.
No outdated data feeds or robot reports.

Huge advantage for used textbook shopping.

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