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CM’s Ultimate Guide to Finding Cheap Textbooks

February 7, 2017 //  by Madison Rutherford//  Leave a Comment

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Also written by Ronnie Cohen.

Long gone are days when teachers passed out ancient, three-pound chemistry books on the first day of class. Say goodbye to the excitement of opening the front cover to see if you know the person who previously “owned” the book, or if there are any weird doodles hidden among the pages. In college, you get to keep those books, but it will cost you your soul and two months rent. At least you get to sell them back…for a quarter of the price. Unless you have an unfortunate professor who forces you to buy the mediocre book he wrote himself (seriously dude, $70 for a glorified syllabus?), check out this arsenal of websites that will leave you with money in your pocket at the end of the semester. Goodbye chemistry, hello Cabo. 

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2. BIGWORDS

Bigwords is a great place to find the cheapest textbooks.
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BIGWORDS is like the Google of textbooks. Plug in a title or ISBN and let the website do all the work. BIGWORDS scans dozens of textbook retailers to find the cheapest option. It claims to be 35-45 percent cheaper than competitors and up to 90 percent cheaper than your campus bookstore. You can also search for coupons, promo codes and other discounts to get the best deal out there.

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*Updated on February 7, 2017 by Ronnie Cohen to include 10 bonus professor-approved tips for finding cheap textbooks.

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About Madison Rutherford

Madison is a senior at San Francisco State University, pursuing a degree in Journalism. College has been her favorite adventure so far. Much like the prolific musician Asher Roth, she’s wondering if she really has to graduate, or if she can just stay here for the rest of her life.

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