| It's the first week of your college semester. You've | | | | university likely stocks most of the books you need. |
| just paid off your tuition, housing and food plan. If you're | | | | Don't step foot in the bookstore. |
| lucky, you might have a couple dollars left for gas. | | | | College bookstores usually sell textbooks at face |
| That's when you get it: the required materials list from | | | | value, if not for a slightly lower used price. Face value |
| your professors, fresh from the copier. The last thing | | | | for a quality textbook can be anywhere from $50 to |
| you need. | | | | $200. Multiply that by the nine or ten books you will |
| As any seasoned college student will tell you, this evil | | | | need and - you get the idea. |
| list of textbooks is never a joy to receive. If you're | | | | When shopping for textbooks, your best bet is to shop |
| extremely fortunate, you may only need to grab a | | | | online. On sites like Amazon and Half.com, you can find |
| couple of textbooks in a semester. More than likely, | | | | textbooks for much cheaper than face value. Buying |
| you're not extremely fortunate. | | | | them used from an independent seller will usually get |
| For an average semester at college, you will be asked | | | | you the best price. |
| to buy a good handful of overpriced, uninteresting | | | | Before your semester begins, try e-mailing your |
| tomes of knowledge. College textbooks come in all | | | | professors and asking for the reading list early. This |
| shapes and sizes, but are mostly long and boring. You | | | | way, you will have some time to shop around online |
| would think that the more boring a textbook gets, the | | | | and get your books mailed to you. Doing this, you can |
| lower the price would be. Sadly, the opposite is true. | | | | avoid the headache of shopping at the college |
| Truth is, most students will pay hundreds of dollars in a | | | | bookstore and handing them the last of your savings |
| semester for just a few books. Some will have | | | | account. |
| semesters where the textbook bill crosses into | | | | At the end of each semester, be sure to sell the |
| four-digit territory. Many graduates will tell you - get | | | | textbooks you no longer want. You can resell them |
| familiar with the fast food dollar menu. You're going to | | | | using online sites, or the bookstore will buy them off |
| be ordering off it a lot. | | | | you. Either way, selling your books is a great way to |
| Since these textbooks are not going to buy | | | | make back some much-needed dough. After all, that |
| themselves, it is important that you know where to get | | | | next semester is right around the corner. And with it |
| them for the best price. The bookstore at your | | | | comes a whole new list of textbooks to buy. |