| Aside from the humongous tuition fees, room and | | | | deals with exactly the same subject matter. |
| board, food, transportation allowance and other | | | | Try going from one bookstore to another, as they also |
| expenses, another thing that you or your parents need | | | | offer different prices. |
| to worry when you go to college are books. | | | | Some books have the same title but have different |
| You can never truly experience the feel of being a | | | | editions. For example, a fifth edition of an Engineering |
| student pursuing a college degree without getting deep | | | | book which has five editions basically have the same |
| into those college textbooks. | | | | content in all the other four lower editions. |
| As you go through your first and second year in | | | | If there is not much variation to the content, you can |
| college, you would have to deal with purchasing books | | | | use the older edition, which should come at a cheaper |
| in Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, History, | | | | price and it should be as good as the newer version |
| Humanities, Science and Social Sciences, the list goes | | | | which comes at a premium price. |
| on and on. | | | | 2. Browse through the different web sites online to find |
| During your third year onwards, you need to get those | | | | the same book title at a lower price. |
| thicker volumes for your major subjects like | | | | There are several web sites who cater to the needs |
| Accounting, Architecture, Engineering, Business and | | | | of college students. They do the searching for you and |
| Finance, Computer Science, Education or Psychology. | | | | help you look for textbooks, both old and new, which |
| There are even more volumes that need to be | | | | you can purchase at a lesser price. |
| purchased for those taking up law and medicine. | | | | 3. Sell your old books. |
| If you add the cost of your college books to the | | | | If you have already gone through a subject and you |
| skyrocketing amount of your tuition fees and other | | | | do not need a particular book anymore, you can sell it |
| expenses, you might feel as if you will not get over | | | | or personally trade it with somebody in exchange of |
| your debt with your student loan, or you will not get to | | | | another book that you would need in the future. |
| finish your college degree with all the expenses that | | | | 4. Get back to the basics. Ask around. |
| you would have to shoulder. | | | | Ask your friends if they have older brothers or sisters |
| The solution is to look for a book of the same title. It | | | | who can lend you the books that they used in college. |
| can be new or used but one that you can purchase at | | | | Your neighbors who are now working probably have |
| a cheaper price. | | | | some textbooks stored somewhere. Ask them if you |
| Here are some great ways on how you can minimize | | | | can buy the books at a discounted price, they might |
| your college books expenses: | | | | even give it to you for free. |
| 1. Compare prices. | | | | The most important thing is to be resourceful. Your |
| If you need a book for, say, Psychology, there are | | | | textbooks in will be your guide to help you through |
| thousands of titles and authors to choose from. If your | | | | your college education and remember that you need |
| college professor is not particular with the author, there | | | | to have them no matter what the cost because they |
| are cheaper books that come at a lower price which | | | | are your investments for the future. |