Where is best site to buy textbooks online?

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Im pretty sure this question has been asked already in the past so apologize to everyone.
Yeah, so I need to buy some books, anyone know any good, cheap and reliable/trustworthy online sites to buy textbooks from?
Thanks in advance

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Superflyjsc said:
Im pretty sure this question has been asked already in the past so apologize to everyone.
Yeah, so I need to buy some books, anyone know any good, cheap and reliable/trustworthy online sites to buy textbooks from?
Thanks in advance


Shop around:

Half.com
walmart.com
Amazon.com (duh)
campusi.com


walmart.com is suprisingly good, especially if you can search by the ISBN number.
 
You might try the UK site for amazon.com or some others. With the exchange rate you can get some books pretty cheap. :D
 
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My experience has been that certain sites are cheaper for some books, but more expensive for others...I don't think there's any one "best site". I've always done well going to www.froogle.com and entering the name of the book I'm looking for. You'll get a list of sites that are selling the book (and how much they're charging for it) so it makes it very easy to instantly compare prices between different sites.
 
I buy them through Amazon. Find the listing of the textbook you want to get and click on the used book section. Some of the listing in that section are in fact book sellers that can sell you books brand new cheaper than amazon.
 
Superflyjsc said:
Im pretty sure this question has been asked already in the past so apologize to everyone.
Yeah, so I need to buy some books, anyone know any good, cheap and reliable/trustworthy online sites to buy textbooks from?
Thanks in advance

The following sites will compare prices for you.

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