Looking for textbooks?

The price tags on books can lead to some serious sticker shock. The U.S. Government Accountability Office reports that college textbook prices have increased at twice the rate of inflation. Yikes!

But don’t decide to give up heat or food or recreation just to save enough to purchase all of your books for the semester. The following tips can give you some ideas for beating the system this semester.

Beat the crowds. This is still a great time to look for books at the book store in the Student center. For simplicity, it can’t be beat, it is the simplest and fastest route for finding the books you need, but it also can be the most expensive. Right now, early in the semester, there are still stacks of used copies of the books you need that can be head for pretty cheap, all things considered. And sometimes, believe it or not, if the book is rather obscure, the physical bookstore can still be the cheapest option.