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ETextbooks (jgw: offering eBooks, digital textbooks, exclusively):  

  • CourseSmart.com is a consortium of major textbook publishers that provides eTextbooks that allow students to highlight and take notes electronically. Printing, however, is limited to just 10 pages at a time.  (jgw: see also the "major textbook publishers' web sites, none of which are listed on this web site.)  c/o NYT100803-article.

Rental Textbooks: 

  • Rent-A-Text.com (www.rent-a-text.com, works with) with 800 (USA) college bookstores. (They claim) renting books for the semester costs about half the purchase price, while online purchases can be picked up in (the) college bookstore. c/o NYT100803-article.
  • Chegg.com (www.chegg.com) has a reputation for being the Netflix of book rental companies. Its used books are known for arriving in a bright orange box, and, more important, in good condition. Shipping starts at $3.99, and return shipping is free.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • (wwwBookRenter.com (www.bookrenter.com) provides free shipping both ways.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • CampusBookRentals.com (www.campusbookrentals.com) provides free shipping both ways. It is simple to use, and the results are easy to compare.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • ECampus.com (www.ecampus.com) rents, sells and buys back textbooks.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • TextBookRentals.com.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • CollegeBookRenter.com.  c/o NYT100803-article.

Book Search Engine Sites: Campusbooks.com (www.campusbooks.com).  c/o NYT100803-article.

  • Bigwords.com.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • Kayak.com.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • Expedia.com.  c/o NYT100803-article.
  • BookFinder.com. It is a meta-search engine that finds the best price on any book.  c/o NYT100803-article-comment; Kaleo Kaneohe, HI, USA; August 4th, 2010


    • Online Book Sellers:   TOP

    • Amazon.com - apparently the most expensive online source.  (jgw: Books are new and used, in paperback, hardbound, and digital media, but the digital version is most likely available just for the Amazon Kindle eReader device.)  c/o NYT100803-article-comment.
    • Amazon.co.uk - possibly a half-priced source that is not in the USA.  (jgw: In the USA order from the UK 1+ month in advance of the start of classes, ship to your home for higher shipping charges than you might pay to Amazon USA.  Books are new and used, in paperback, hardbound, and digital media, but the digital version is most likely available just for the Amazon Kindle eReader device.)  c/o NYT100803-article-comment.
    • BFW eBooks offers eBooks at 50% less than the in-print (hardbound, paperback) price. c/o NYT100803-article-comment; Dan; New Jersey, USA; August 6th, 2010
    • HalfPricedBooks.com offers new and used books, textbooks, gift books, 50% off, discounted...  c/o KQED-FM radio "ad" jw100810