Tanya J. Tyler College students can earn high marks in book-buying this semester by logging onto one of the many new Internet sites that specialize in textbooks. While many students prefer to visit the campus bookstore and flip through the pages of a text before buying, more and more students are buying textbooks online. All the major online textbook retailers offer the convenience of buying textbooks anytime, morning or night.
Most sites accept major credit cards for payment, encrypting the information as it is transmitted.
Look around the different sites to make sure you're getting the best bargain before you buy. You can even rent books you need. The company offers free shipping, and when you return a book at the end of the semester, you'll get back 40 percent of its full new or used price. Used books are 25 percent off. However, it does not sell used books, nor does it have a book buy-back program.