How to find cheap textbooks online
As I mentioned in the post on my textbook price comparison yesterday, the Washington Post has a good article on the best places to get cheap textbooks online. It's a piece by the founder of Cheapism.com.
Read the full article for details and warnings, but here are the main ideas:
The best online sites are Chegg.com, Textbooks.com, eCampus.com and BigWords.com
Pay attention to shipping costs
Try to buy as many books as you can from one site to save on shipping.
If you rent, check out the return deadlines, policies regarding writing and highlighting in the books and polices regarding returns for dropped classes.
For Cheapism.com's full guide to the best sites, click here.
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