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Buy Used Textbooks - no shocker here, 80% of textbooks sold each year are used but here are some important details: Make sure the book you are looking at is the correct version or release; use the ISBN to verify. Check out the campus bookstore; they may have the best price plus you can get the ISBN confirmed.
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Check with your professor if an older version is OK. It could be as much as ½ the price. Don't go back more than one edition. Use the index to find the information in your previous edition when the instructors tell the students with the new (expensive) book what pages to read. Order your books early!
Verify the shipping method and "ship from" location. It can take 4-6 working days to arrive if shipped from you side of the continent and up to 14 days for media mail (cheapest but slowest) across the continent. Thanks Jun for this tip
Consider the resale value as you use the book. Textbook care affects its condition and resale value.
Put you book on the market ASAP after finals. Don't jump the gun and list too early; most services require you to ship the book within two days of its sale. Get the best price oon cheap college textbooks by selling it yourself.
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