Tips To Get Best Deals For Student Books

An increasing number of students purchases new and used books from online textbook stores these days

. Business reports and specific studies confirm this, much to the annoyance of officials in university bookstores. Until a few years ago, they had the near monopoly of selling textbooks to students.

As the number of consumers increases, it is likely that the number of online stores will multiply. That is exactly what has been happening on the online bookselling front as well. While are many genuine operators, there are some fraudulent operators as well, who spoil the name of all businesses in this sector.

The following are some tips for students to get an understanding of the price variations among online stores that sell books.

Be Patient

Many people have the notion that purchasing from the Internet is a matter of a few clicks. However, the best deals await those who are patient enough to wait. There is no uniform pricing pattern among online stores, thus prices vary considerably. It is better to understand how online bookstores work to get the best out of them.

How Online Bookstores Work

Online stores provide both new and used textbooks. These websites get new books directly from the publishers. Most publishers do not sell directly to the public. They operate through a chain of retail stores. Online stores bulk purchase textbooks from publishers and sell them in a similar way as other retail stores. In many cases, new textbooks cost lesser in online stores than in retail stores, because the operational cost of online stores is far less than that of retail stores.

For used books, online stores practice a variety of methods. Some have tie-ups with large retailers that sell used textbooks. Almost all online stores have the option of purchasing from the students, that is, a student can sell his used textbooks to these websites at a reasonable price. The price depends on the physical quality of the book and its demand. If it is a rare book, which is in good demand, and the book is in good shape, a student is likely to get a higher price than that expected. This policy of purchasing from students helps online stores maintain a rich stock of textbooks.

How Price Varies

This means that a book that is abundantly available in a particular online store may be scarcely available in another store. The online store where the book is available in large numbers may be prepared to sell the textbook at a considerably lower rate than other stores. As a result, the traditional concepts of demand and supply may not work in the same manner in online stores as in retail outlets. In other words, to get the best deals for used textbooks, a student should be prepared to spend some time visiting various online stores and compare prices.

Beware Of Fraud

It must be stated here that one should not go for price alone. Always remember the saying: if it is too good to be true, then it probably is. A website that promises to sell books at an unreasonably low price probably may not have any intention to ship the book to your address. Use your commonsense and think twice before giving the credit card details.

by: Lula Bauer

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