It’s that time a year again (and I don’t mean finals), as classes come to an end it’s time to start thinking about next semester. Naturally that means the $600 you’ll have to spend on textbooks solely because your professor is the author and the four stupid excerpts that he throws on the test to ensure you bought the book. While I might not be able to help you with some of those obscure texts, there is a cheaper and easier way to pile up on all those paperbacks. Most people resort to the old discount websites (which isn’t a bad choice) but let’s face it, the time it takes to search eBay/Half.com for the $5 well-used copy is not always worth the $2 you save and a week of not having it in class due to transit. So, here is my suggestion: Bookyards.com.
For all of you who do not mind reading online texts, or have realized that your school has a very loosely enforced printing limit, Bookyards.com is a leading destination for online texts. Their current collection boosts:
- 15,735 books
- 39,224 external web links
- 4,197 news & blogs links
- 384 videos
- 221 Ebook links
- Hundreds of references to online libraries (800,000 Ebooks)
Their goal is to become “The Library to the World,” and continue to frequently update their collection of books and educational materials. My suggestion: before paying for any books see which ones they offer and take your college/university on that semester print quota most students don’t realize they have.
