This section of our blog lists all our articles relating to textbooks. You’ll find ways to save money and tips on getting the best deals on textbooks.
The average student pays $1,280 a year on textbooks, according to The College Board. But renting your textbooks as opposed to buying them new can help save you hundreds — as well as free up some space on those bookshelves at the end of the semester. Before you get carried away, there are some things […]
Going to school is an exciting time, as it opens you up to a whole host of new, specialized classes. However, each of those classes usually comes with a textbook, and most of the time you’ll have to purchase several of them for each course. This can add up in weight and value over time. […]
Studies show that 3 in 4 college students buy their textbooks used. While you might be tempted to donate your books to a thrift store or secondhand collection, you could earn a little extra spending money if your book is in good condition. Before you start to look for the best place to sell used […]
The average college student in America spends more than $1,200 on materials and books for school every year. Multiply that by four and you’ll be spending close to $5000 over the course of an undergraduate degree on textbooks that you’ll never open again. Thankfully, there are a few ways to bring that cost down to […]
The cost of college textbooks has risen four times faster than the rate of inflation over the past 10 years. On average, college students spend over $1200 on textbooks a year. That’s on top of tuition and other incidental fees. Students need discount textbooks! The cost of new textbooks is so high that many students […]
Renting a textbook means paying a nominal fee to borrow a textbook for a particular time frame. Textbook rentals are usually offered in three time frames; semester, quarter and session. At the end of the textbook rental time frame, the student prints out a shipping label and returns the textbook. Most of the time the […]
An eTextbook, also known as a digital textbook or an online textbook is an electronic version of a published textbook which is projected to dominate the textbook market in the coming years. There are many pros and cons of eTextbooks and publishing companies are currently spending millions of dollars to develop etextbooks that provide students […]
CheapestTextbooks.com is a price comparison textbook search engine. That means our only purpose is to help you find the cheapest place for you to get your textbooks. We do this by scouring the internet, essentially looking at 1000’s of sellers for all possible textbook conditions, which include: used textbooks, new textbooks, rental textbooks and ebooks. […]
The acronym for ISBN is International Standard Book Number. It is a numeric commercial book number that is unique to every book edition. The number is usually found on the back right corner of a book. Generally, if a book was published before 2007, it has a 10 digit ISBN. If a book was published […]
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