textbook prices.

[shboom.]

i bought textbooks from my school already, but i'm thinking about returning them and "renting" them from chegg.com because i'd save about $300. has anyone used this site? how do you all manage textbook costs and where do you get them? i've always just used the bookstore and i'm sort of nervous about getting them online.

[AbbeyCarbs]

im a freshmen so ive never really done this before, but i bought all of mine from amazon and half.com, and they were much cheaper than the bookstore and not in bad condition

[deFobbed14yrs]

frosh as well. but my professor sent us a package deal thats seems pretty nice, still gonna try half.com though

[fishguts182]

i bought textbooks from my school already, but i'm thinking about returning them and "renting" them from chegg.com because i'd save about $300. has anyone used this site? how do you all manage textbook costs and where do you get them? i've always just used the bookstore and i'm sort of nervous about getting them online.

I have used chegg.com and its a trustworthy online bookstore. Just make sure you get the ISBN numbers to make sure you get the right edition of the book.

[xfantabulousx]

im a freshmen so ive never really done this before, but i bought all of mine from amazon and half.com, and they were much cheaper than the bookstore and not in bad condition

Same here. I ended up saving around $300 doing it this way and I can also sell my books back and save a little more.

[shboom.]

I have used chegg.com and its a trustworthy online bookstore. Just make sure you get the ISBN numbers to make sure you get the right edition of the book.

awesome! thanks!

[Greg.Kushlan]

Just steal backpacks until you get what you need, and then sell the others you don't need.

[fortythieves]

I found the best prices from textbooks.com. But usually there was a few dollars difference between that and half.com after shipping [which was free from textbooks.com]
I also bought one off a friend for less than half of the original price.
I thought of renting but at the end of the semester I would have nothing to sell back for more than what renting would have saved.

[shboom.]

I found the best prices from textbooks.com. But usually there was a few dollars difference between that and half.com after shipping [which was free from textbooks.com]
I also bought one off a friend for less than half of the original price.
I thought of renting but at the end of the semester I would have nothing to sell back for more than what renting would have saved.

maybe it's different at my school - i would've paid about $550 for all the books i needed, and only gotten back maybe $200 or so. my bookstore is a cheap bastard like that. so...if i just pay the $200 to rent the books, i'm only out $200. i won't have anything to sell back but i won't be out $300 or whatever when all is said and done.

[robat19]

I get mine on amazon or ebay. I got my macro econ book that would have cost me $120 at school for $9 on ebay. I wouldn't rent books just because I like to know they're mine and I can keep one if I want to. I'd do ebooks over renting.

[fortythieves]

maybe it's different at my school - i would've paid about $550 for all the books i needed, and only gotten back maybe $200 or so. my bookstore is a cheap bastard like that. so...if i just pay the $200 to rent the books, i'm only out $200. i won't have anything to sell back but i won't be out $300 or whatever when all is said and done.
I'm pretty sure there are places online that guarantee at least half of what you paid for them in the beginning. I'm not sure how well they hold up that guarantee though...
That kind of sucks though.

[shboom.]

I'm pretty sure there are places online that guarantee at least half of what you paid for them in the beginning. I'm not sure how well they hold up that guarantee though...
That kind of sucks though.

i think the system is...the buyback value can be UP TO half of the price they'd sell the book for in used condition. so if you buy a $175 brand new book, but the used edition is worth $115 or something, you get up to half of that. or maybe it's 55%. like that makes a big difference...ha.

[fortythieves]

i think the system is...the buyback value can be UP TO half of the price they'd sell the book for in used condition. so if you buy a $175 brand new book, but the used edition is worth $115 or something, you get up to half of that. or maybe it's 55%. like that makes a big difference...ha.
Could be. I'll find out at the end of the semester whether or not I've been jipped and just learn from there I guess...
by graduation I'll know how to find all the best deals hah

[shboom.]

haha yeah.


so...i returned the books yesterday, and i'm waiting on my money to hit the bank so i can rent these...any idea how long that's gonna take? lol.

[Neo Cassady]

I never bought textbooks online, but if they guarantee the used ones are in "like new" condition, and it saves you money, I say go for it. Books are one of the most outrageous expenses when it comes to college. I remember spending upwards of $600 for a semester's worth.

[xxemo_kittyxx]

I heard textbook prices overseas are ridiculous. Here you can get licensed non-us editions for like $20-30 each.