Nursing books can be costly. If you are an average college student, then paying $100+ per book can be difficult. Take a look at the following advice for getting your nursing books for less.

Don’t Buy Books Too Early

Try to avoid the temptation to buy your books Prior to talking to the class instructor, or have your syllabus in hand. If you get your nursing books too early changes might be made to the course, and while most college bookstores will exchange for reasons such as this, itsjust easier to get the correct book first.

Purchase Books Online

There are many websites out there that sell both used and new nursing textbooks. You can even rent your nursing textbooks from some of these websites. Check out Chegg, Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Chegg even plants a tree every time you rent books from them! The easiest and most dependable way of locating and buying the correct nursing textbooks is to use the ISBN. This ensures you buy the right edition.

If you are buying a used book, make sure that you read all information pertaining to its condition. These details will disclose things such as software that comes with the book or the fact it contains notes or highlighting placed there by the previous owner.

Post a “Want List”

Posting a wanted list on bulletin boards at your nursing school, or on websites such as Craigslist, is a great way to get used nursing textbooks. Sites like Craigslist usually don’t charge to list items for sale in most categories so this is a great way to look for used nursing textbooks.

You also have the choice of placing a small ad in your local newspaper or putting up “wanted” posters in your local convenience store, with manager permission. You never know who might have the book that you are searching for.

Consider a Trade of Either Goods or Services

Trading for books is done all the time. Say you have a small appliance, or have certain skills someone else can make use of, you could get your textbook or books cheaper that way.

The same holds true for any service that you might be willing to offer. There is nothing wrong with organizing someone’s closets, doing their taxes or any number of other things in exchange for good used nursing textbooks.

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