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What's the real cost?

Here is a comparison of a biology book and a Microecononmics that shows the differences in pricing

 

Buy it New

College bookstore

Amazon.com

Barnesandnoble

Half.com*

Biology (8th Edition) by Neil Campbell (ISBN: 0321543254)

$183.75

$140.40

$140.40

$134.00

Net price if you sell it for half:

$91.88

$70.20

$70.20

$67.00

Microeconomics (11th Edition) by Baumol & Blinder (ISBN: 9780324586220)

$152.95

$108.49

$110.96

$115.00

Net price if you sell it for half:

$76.48

$54.25

$55.48

$57.50

Buy it Used

 

Abebooks.com*

Amazon.com

Craigslist**

Half.com

Biology (8th Edition) by Neil Campbell (ISBN: 0321543254)

 

$140.00

$124.00

$100.00

$124.00

Net price if you sell it for half:

 

$70.00

$62.00

$50.00

$62.00

Microeconomics (11th Edition) by Baumol & Blinder (ISBN: 9780324586220)

 

$83.00

$89.00

$60.00

$93.49

Net price if you sell it for half:

 

$41.50

$44.50

$30.00

$46.75

 

Rent It

 

Coursesmart (E-book only)

Chegg***

Bookrenter***

Biology (8th Edition) by Neil Campbell (ISBN: 0321543254)

 

$73.42

$80.50

$96.20

Microeconomics (11th Edition) by Baumol & Blinder (ISBN: 9780324586220)

$76.49

$61.91

$61.92

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Cheap Textbooks. Try this Super Cheap Textbook Search Engine ™ which will scour the internet for the cheapest price available on any textbook. If you can find a textbook cheaper online - they’ll buy it for you.

Chegg. Chegg is a multi-purpose website and that’s why I’m listing it first. Students can rent textbooks, buy their books, sell them back to the website and they plant a tree for every book you rent. With Chegg, you can save up to 80% on textbooks.

Abebooks. Search by title or enter up to ten textbook ISBNs and you’ll see the lowest-priced textbooks for each ISBN. Add the bundle to your basket for quick checkout. You can start searching right here.

BookRenter.com. Quick delivery, choose between five rental periods and free return shipping. Save up to 75%.

Textbooks.com. Boasts fast and free delivery on orders of $25+. You can even sell your books back for up to 50%.

Alibris. Offers new and used textbooks. Save up to 90%. Offers a very large selection and many hard-to-find titles.

CampusBooks. Offers students the option of searching by subject, in addition to searching by book. You can also sell your books back to the website when you’re finished with them.

Half.com, eBay and Kijiji. eBay probably has more books to buy but Half.com specializes in books, textbooks, music, movies and video games. Search in your area for textbooks (and other stuff) on Kijiji.

BookSwim. “Rent books Netflix-style.” Free delivery, free return postage and no due dates or late fees.

Facebook Marketplace. Log in, go to the Marketplace and type in the title of the book you’re searching for. Shipping rates may be vary, depending on what the seller requests. There are also several textbook applications on Facebook that you might want to check out.

TextSwap. Buy, sell and trade used textbooks. Gives you the option of searching by university.

Bartleby. Free, online books. (Seriously, what’s cheaper than a free book?!)

Cheap College Textbooks. Works like a search engine. Type in what book you’re looking for and it searches several textbook websites for you, comparing prices and showing you the best deal.


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