Textbooks

     I'm so happy to be home after a hard week of studying for finals and I can't wait to begin my winter break!  I especially love this time off for get ready for the coming semester, and one thing I look forward to is buying my textbooks. 
     There are few options when it comes to obtaining textbooks. You can either buy or rent your books and there are many websites that cater to college textbooks. The easiest and fastest way to get all your textbooks without any problems and without time delay is by ordering through the school bookstore.  They have reasonable prices and you can choose on the order form whether you would like used or new books.  Buying used books can save you a ton of money, but it's always nice to have the option of buying new. 
      Usually, I tend to shop on several different textbook websites to try and get the best price possible for my books.  I use

• amazon.com
• textbooks.com
• campusbooks.com

     Sometimes I am faced with using an expensive book for one of my classes that I am not willing to buy.  When this happens, I find that renting usually affords me the best price and I don't have to worry about trying to sell my book after! I just mail it back! Here are the renting websites I use

• collegebookrenter.com
• campusbookrentals.com
• chegg.com

     At the end of a semester, I LOVE selling my books back to the campus store.  Unfortunately, sometimes a book will be worth $0.00, so I always end up donating the book to charity after.  Conveniently, there is a huge cardboard box always located outside the store to collect used books and they are then donated to a great charity!  My friend Megan always sells her books back on amazon.com by using the student textbook buy back offer.  This is a great opportunity to make some money (an amazon credit) which can be used to pay for next semesters books!
     I hope you have a great week and always feel free to contact me, tweet me, or formspring me!

Kayley