http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2009/05/summer-preparations-for-your-college-student%e2%80%99s-transition-to-freshman-year/ Information for the parents of college students Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:27:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2009/05/summer-preparations-for-your-college-student%e2%80%99s-transition-to-freshman-year/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Vicki Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:56:30 +0000 http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/?p=395#comment-589 You're right that the source of the textbooks can make a big difference in price. Thanks for the reminder to be aware of options for purchasing textbooks. There are many different kinds of sources. We have a post about buying/renting textbooks (in which we mention Bigwords). Check our post "Textbooks: Tools of the Trade - Part 2". Students can also think about whether/how to sell books back after the semester. You’re right that the source of the textbooks can make a big difference in price. Thanks for the reminder to be aware of options for purchasing textbooks. There are many different kinds of sources. We have a post about buying/renting textbooks (in which we mention Bigwords). Check our post “Textbooks: Tools of the Trade – Part 2″. Students can also think about whether/how to sell books back after the semester.

]]> http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2009/05/summer-preparations-for-your-college-student%e2%80%99s-transition-to-freshman-year/comment-page-1/#comment-588 J. Scott Allen Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:45:40 +0000 http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/?p=395#comment-588 Also once you figure out "who" will pay for your textbooks it would be good to know where to get them for the best prices. I always use http://www.bigwords.com They are a textbook search engine that searches all the online retailers and rental sites to find you the best prices. Also once you figure out “who” will pay for your textbooks it would be good to know where to get them for the best prices. I always use http://www.bigwords.com They are a textbook search engine that searches all the online retailers and rental sites to find you the best prices.

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