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Listen

There are a few posts going around tumblr that have hundreds of thousands of notes and talk about torrents that you can go to for textbooks.

My advice?

Don’t.

Those are illegal.

I hate to be the stick in the mud here, but yeah, those are illegal.

And seeing as how a lot of you will be logged onto your college server and they can see any website that you go on, I wouldn’t recommend it. You might have your internet privileges revoked. Or face disciplinary actions. Is it worth it?

Besides, a ton of those websites are filled with viruses.

So, you may have saved a few hundred dollars on a textbook but now you need to buy a new computer and are facing consequences from the school.

I know that textbooks are outrageously expensive. And I hate it. But it’s not worth the trouble to try and illegally obtain them.

So, what would I recommend?

• Talk to your professor. They might have a few extra textbooks for you to use.

• Go to your college library. I worked in the library at my old college for a year and we had an entire shelf of textbooks that students could rent for two hours.

• Put up a bulletin board where students can sell their old books and see if someone’s selling the book that you need.

• Ask your professor if you can get the an older edition of a book. They’re usually a lot cheaper.

Here are five LEGAL websites that I would recommend:

• amazon.com – Not only do they rent books, they also sell used books. I’ve found some really great deals before.

• textbookrush.com – Again, they sell used books. I once got a $300 book for $35.

• chegg.com – I know a lot of students who use this.

• bookbyte.com – I also know a lot of students who use this.

• bigwords.com – This website compares prices for books.

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Also, see if you can rent the textbooks through the school!  Sometimes, renting that way was cheaper than buying them on Amazon.