With each passing year the books you require to be able to study at college get more expensive.
The cost of course textbooks is one of the biggest expenses you will incur by attending college and can cost around $800 per year. This cost is also permanently on the rise by about 6% a year. Textbooks are a necessity for most college courses and, at times, seem impossible to afford but there are ways to save lots of money buying your textbooks by shopping smart.
The quickest way to save money is to borrow the books your require instead of buying them outright. If you cannot afford to buy the books you require the university library will usually have a stock of their required course books for students to use whilst on the premises. So of course many of the savvier students will have figured this out already and finding the book you need on a regular basis can be somewhat of a hassle.
If you plan ahead and set different times and days to go to the library and check for the books you need you might stumble upon a time that suits you when there are books available. Of course a safe bet is during the weekend and late in the evening as not many students will want to study during these times, so many of the resources that you might need would be free.
If you are stuck for ideas why not try talking to the professor teaching the course. They will often have gathered a huge stock of books from various sources over the years and it may be a good idea to see if you can borrow a particular book that you need. This can pay off another way, you will be able to find out if you will need to book throughout the entire course or if there are only a few chapters that you need to read. With this extra knowledge you can borrow a book from the library or another student and read the passages that are required without the need to purchase the entire book.