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Textbook Exchange and Open Source Textbooks for College

Every year, college students spend over $1500 on textbooks. Then professors at the University of Nebraska decided to help college students and try open source textbooks. The open source textbooks are licensed free online and at a cost if students care to order a hard copy. Professors allowed students to use the online version of the textbook for courses and the results were great. Students were glad to save money on college textbooks. With the high cost of college textbooks, professors are helping college students by allowing more and more open source textbooks to be used in their courses. Authors of open source textbooks are not yet compensated, but a different form of revenue stream will occur from the open source textbooks.

 

Flat World Knowledge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are a couple of sources to use for open textbooks. Open source textbooks could be the way to fight high textbook prices and drive down prices. Textbook authors would need more of an incentive to publish textbooks open source in order to create more textbook options for college professors and students. Other colleges are looking into ways to lower college textbook prices and help college students save money.

 

Another option to save money on college textbooks is to use a textbook exchange service to trade college textbooks with other students. Students can trade textbooks and not have to buy a new textbook from the high priced bookstores. A website such as StudentBookTrades.com provides a free service that matches students together and trade textbooks. The site also allows students to search their home campus for textbooks for sale just like a bulletin board.

How to Find the Cheapest Textbooks for College

Many students pay a lot of money for college textbooks. The average price range for college textbooks are from $80 to $100. Students are finding new ways to save money by using other resources available online. Some students have a difficult time paying for college textbooks and often ask their professor for assistance in borrowing a book. While many students ask how they will be paying for textbooks, I can offer you ways to stretch your bottom dollar of up to 90% savings. Here are the ways to keep more cash in your wallet:

 

The one sure way to save money on college textbooks is to buy them off campus and not from the college bookstore. Bookstores have a huge markup on new and used textbooks that the savings is not passed to the student. Campus bookstores also offer a buyback program, but only offer you a small percentage of what you can get for the textbook if you sell it online yourself. It may take a little while longer to get the money back, but you can get more than 3 times the amount by selling it yourself than to a campus bookstore.

 

Buying and selling textbooks from online resources such as Amazon.com and Half.com are a great way to save money. Textbooks are generally bought and sold through other students wanting to save money as well. The great thing is that the savings are passed along to you automatically. The textbooks prices are much cheaper than the campus bookstore. Order textbooks at least a week in advance so the textbook can arrive to you in time for your next course.

 

Use a textbook exchange service to get free college textbooks. Trade college textbooks with your classmates and friends. Go to www.StudentBookTrades.com and use their free service to match you with other college students and trade textbooks. Search your local campus for textbooks and save on shipping costs when ordering textbooks. They also compare textbook prices to find you the best deal at your campus and nationwide