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Sold a Textbook

July 13th, 2016 at 12:10 pm

I received notification that my daughter's textbook that we listed on Half.com has sold. We will net $36 on the sale. I don't know off hand how much we spent on it. At least double. This was one of those cases where renting wasn't an option.

And we have discovered that renting isn't always the most economical. She rented a music book this past semester for about $14. Turns out the same book will be needed for the next music class. She could have bought the book for just an extra $0.18! This is a case where I didn't have access to that information or knowledge and she didn't read the receipt, let alone consider the option. We are all learning as we go through this college process!

We are starting to buy more things for her dorm. She is rooming alone this year, so we are buying rugs, and a microwave that her roommate brought last year. Overall, I think it is still less expensive than year one. Smile

Posted in Spending, Family, Snowflakes | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Sold a Textbook”

  1. crazyliblady Says:
    July 13th, 2016 at 01:38 pm 1468417123
    1468417123

    I work at a university and when I have talked to students, some of them say they forego using the university bookstore and either rent or buy from amazon. One told me there is even free shipping for students. Our university is also starting to go more towards open educational resources.

  2. littlegopher Says:
    July 13th, 2016 at 05:37 pm 1468431423
    1468431423

    We aways do a quick search through several avenues once we have the isbn - the college bookstore, Chegg, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. We check on costs for new, used and rental. I was happy to find with one daughter taking courses this summer that the book was accessible through the college's digital access learning portal, so could be read online. I will suggest keeping good track of what came from where and when it's due back - we're often getting books from several places. I have two attending college once again, but even with one student it can get a bit crazy. All in the pursuit of keeping those book costs down!

  3. creditcardfree Says:
    July 13th, 2016 at 06:41 pm 1468435275
    1468435275

    Yes, we have checked a few places when we go to order. Her university bookstore has actually always been the lowest price! But I expect that to be different each semester, depending on the book and availability of what we can find online.

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