Skip to main content
eBay

jy03365266
Author information

How to buy a textbook

165 0 Is this guide helpful? Report
 
As a student, one of the most important thing is to buy the textbook at the begin of every semester. This guide will tell you how to buy cheap textbook.  

Buy it from another student

If you happened to know some student who is selling the textbook that you want, you are lucky. In this way, you can buy the textbook without any shipping fee and may check the book before you pay. 

Buy it from campus bookstore

You can also search your textbook in the bookstore on campus. Usually it will have low price there, too. 

Buy international edition books

If you are reluctant to buy used books, a new one may be your choice. Despite the regular US edition, you can also choose the international edition books. It usually has cheaper price with same content.  However, these books are not authorized for sale in USA. 

Buy digital version of books

The digital books cost usually the same as paper version. If you like reading book in traditional way, it's not your choice. If you like carrying books without actual weight and can read it efficiently, you can buy a digital one.  By Sicheng Xiong

Taking class w/o textbook

Sometimes a class has no required textbooks buy some recommended books. In this case, if you are confident to yourself, you can take the class w/o textbook. 

 
 
Related Categories :
Choose a template