Rent Textbooks

CampusGrotto recommends renting textbooks as the best option for saving money on textbooks. Renting is a solid option, as it requires less money upfront for your textbooks. Renting also helps save trees, as more and more textbooks are reused.

Check out Chegg for the best deals on textbook rental.

Buy Textbooks

When it comes to buying your textbooks, don’t buy from your costly college bookstore. Instead, use online textbook sellers like Bookbyte, who can get you a better price on textbooks.

Also check out these resources:
Where to Buy Textbooks
Study: Cheapest Places to buy textbooks
Textbook Coupon Codes

Textbooks in digital form not only cost less, but are easier to carry around. Another benefit: no waiting in lines at the college bookstore. Digital textbooks can be downloaded right from the Internet.

Check out CourseSmart for the biggest selection of eTextbooks.

More:
Where to Download Textbooks
eTextbooks

Odds are, when you complete your classes, you won’t need your textbooks anymore. Selling back textbooks is a great way to recoup some of the costs of overpriced textbooks. Unfortunately, your school’s buyback program doesn’t always offer you top dollar for your books. When it comes to selling, check out our study on which online textbook retailers offer the highest buyback price.

Resources:
Best Places to Sell Textbooks
Textbook Buyback
Where to Buy/Sell/Exchange Textbooks