As an incoming freshmen, buying books was foreign territory. So like any other inexperienced and under educated new college student, I ran straight to the school's bookstore. My books totaled to be over $500. Yes, ridiculous. I even had to buy a $200 book for Biology.
Anyways, the good stuff, the alternatives. First of all, ask ask ask! Plenty of upper level students have taken these courses, and some of them may still have the books. You can ask to borrow them or ask to pay them a few bucks to rent them. It beats spending hundreds of dollars on books that you're not even gonna get half the price for when it is time to sell them back.
Next, find the book titles and look for them on Ebay.com or Bookholders.com. You can even find some books that ring in at $80 at the bookstore for as cheap as a penny at Bookholders.com.
Another option is to ask on your school's Facebook page to see if other students have a book you need and are selling it for cheaper than the bookstore.
Sometimes you have to buy a book from the school bookstore, but it doesn't hurt to try and save a penny here and there.
Good luck with purchasing your books this semester and save some money!
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