Top 10 Places To Buy Used Text Books Online

The biggest problem most college students find themselves presented with each semester is the plight of buying textbooks for their courses. With inflation taking big chunks out of even the heartiest of college funds, why bother purchasing new books? You can save half of the money you would spend on new books for things like, oh, say, uh, food… If you are looking forward to a new school term but not happy about the high cost of books read on to find the top ten places to buy used textbooks online.

1. Abebooks.com - With over 14,000 participants that are selling books for all major subjects, they guarantee that the books are in useable condition and will ship it directly to you. This company also offers 30-day money back guarantees as well. The site has a unique search feature that allows you to enter the name of the book you are searching for and the search engine does the rest.

2. Amazon.com - If you know anything at all about online shopping then you have undoubtedly heard of Amazon.com because it is the number one online shopping site. They too have a huge selection of both new and used college textbooks sold by them, other stores and even other students.

3. Alibris.com - Having over 60mil+ books, both new and used, at great bargain prices. The best thing here is a lot of the items have free or discounted shipping and handling fees.

4. Bilbio.com - Featuring both college textbooks and rare out of print titles this site has over 5500 sellers from around the world. If you are civic minded this is a great choice because they donate a portion of their overall profit to charities that have to do with literacy.

5. Buy.com - The online bookstore on this site has new books at discount prices. There is free shipping and 10% off on more than 900,000 titles.

6. Campusbooks.com - With over 8 million used and new titles to choose from, most of their titles are highly discounted; they can be up to 95% off the listed cover prices. If that is not a reason to shop here their comparison tool is very useful to make certain you are getting the best possible deal.

7. Half.eBay.com - A subsidiary of eBay, it has millions of titles that can be bought for less. Like the eBay itself the site offers seller reviews for your shopping peace of mind.

8. Powells.com - This site is known as the world's largest independent bookseller. They have a huge selection of both new and used textbooks and are renowned for having their pricing below retail.

9. ValoreBooks.com - You can buy or rent textbooks for unheard of prices. Renting books is a somewhat new practice and has its pluses and minuses. It is the best option for those classes that are not within the scope of your major.

10. wecomparebooks.com - is not a book buying site but rather a book price comparison site. This site lets you compare prices on books at over 2 dozen bookstores in order to find the lowest price; if you are looking for cheap textbooks this is the site for you!

College is the time in a young person's life when the rigor of being responsible for oneself finally becomes a reality. The average student spends upwards of $5,000 on textbooks alone. But if you go to one of these sites you will be sure to find what you need for much less.


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