College tuition is huge these days. One way to save money is
by selling used textbooks at the end of the quarter, and for the Winter-quarter
buy used textbooks or rent them. Here’s the plan…

Log onto ecampus.com. When a student is ready to sell their books
they can look into the buy back program. Buying used textbooks will save a
bundle. If a student doesn’t want to buy a used textbook, he or she can save
more money by renting them. It’s like a pay-as-you go Netflix for books. The
average savings can be as high as 70%. (If a student knows their classes for
the next quarter, plan ahead and order books sooner than later to guarantee getting
what they want.)

Let’s assume the student is a Biology major taking a course
in evolution and needs to purchase Douglas J. Futuyma’s book, Evolution. Ecampus.com will sell the
book for $122.66. The student can buy it used for $86.18 or rent it for $54.29.
By renting the book they’ll have a 44% savings. If the student has an e-book
reader, he or she can purchase any available e-textbook close to a 70% savings
over the list price of the print book.

I know ecampus.com will save students tons of cash during their
college career.

Michael Thal is the author of Goodbye Tchaikovsky.