4 Must-Know Tips for Saving Money on Novels and Textbooks
Online
Everyone wants to get the most for their money, especially
when it comes to typically expensive products, like textbooks and new novels.
Whether you’re a student or just a book-lover, the cost of buying books can
definitely set you back a bit if you’re not careful. Fortunately, there are
plenty of ways to reduce or eliminate the cost of your next book purchase by
following several easy tricks online. Read on for the best ways to find books online
at the lowest possible prices, sometimes even for free.
1.
Always search for free copies first.
Before you ever buy a book online, the first thing to do is
look for an available free copy. There are many resources online where students
and readers can download copies of the books they need for free. Usually free
downloads are available for people who already own a Kindle, like Barnes and
Noble’s Free
Nook Books. Users with accounts can browse the wide selection of titles,
from fiction and romance to sci-fi and history, and download books instantly
onto their Kindles. If you aren’t hooked up with a Kindle or a member of a
similar book club, you can still search for other free options by googling the
title along with the word “free.”
2. Do a
Google Shop search for the title.
If you can’t find a free copy online, the next step is to
compare prices of different book vendors. One of the best ways to do this is to
Google the book title in the “shopping” section
of Google search. This will bring up all the copies sold online with quick
price and shipping comparisons. If you need your textbook or novel right away,
choosing the lowest price option here is probably the best way to save time.
3. Join
a book swap site.
When you don’t need a book immediately, but would like to
pick up a copy someday, one of the perfect places to find one is on a book swap
site. If you’re an avid reader, this is also a great way to clear out all the
dated copies of the books you no longer need. Book swap sites typically allow
users to make a membership and either buy books directly from other members or
trade them for their own used books. Trading usually works via a point system,
where, as soon as you give a book away, you will gain points toward selecting a
book for yourself. Cool swap sites are Paperbackswap.com and Bookmooch.com.
4.
Never pay full-price.
With all the book titles available online, there is no
reason to pay full-price for a novel or textbook, especially if it’s been out
for more than six months. Chances are someone will have listed a used copy
online at greatly reduced prices. On top of that, there are tons of sites that
specialize in book wholesale and usually carry the overstock copies of all
sorts of titles. Amazon offers books at all prices, from new full-priced copies
to old used copies. Half.com, a
subsidiary of Ebay, sells books and textbooks, movies and games at huge
discounts. The site also allows users to rent textbooks, which is a huge
money-saver for students. Other textbook rental sites include College Book Renter and Chegg.
By-line:This guest post is contributed by Lauren Bailey.
This is a a guest post. I do accept guest posts only when the guest poster's link is inoffensive. I will not accept links to payday loan sites, gambling sites or porn sites. If you have a money saving tech post, I am willing to review it and post it here if it is suitable. Suitable is totally subjective. BTW I use both Paperbackswap and Bookmooch as well as Books Free Swap . I have found all three very useful.
If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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