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THESE DAYS IT CAN COST A SMALL FORTUNE TO GO TO COLLEGE. AND WHILE MOST PEOPLE TEND TO FOCUS ON THE BIG NUMBERS...TUITION AND HOUSING... OTHER EXPENSES, LIKE TEXTBOOKS, CAN MAKE OR BREAK A STUDENT'S BUDGET.
SCOTT HANSON GIVES YOU A HEADS UP! ON THE LATEST BOOK BUYING TRENDS THAT COULD SAVE YOU BIG BUCKS.

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KEY @: 01 Christina Fitch, College Student
"I feel like that college textbooks are pretty expensive, especially when you only use them for one semester."

TRACK ONE Length: 06
COLLEGE STUDENT CHRISTINA FITCH COULD ONLY AFFORD HER TEXTBOOKS- THIS SEMESTER- BY PUTTING THEM ON HER CREDIT CARD.

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Key @: 13 Christina Fitch, College Senior
"I am still paying off the interest, and still paying off the books themselves."

TRACK TWO Length: 05
YOU MAY NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT TEXTBOOKS WHEN CONSIDERING THE COST OF COLLEGE, BUT THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE

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KEY @: 22 Seppy Basili, College Budget Expert
"College textbooks certainly are costing around a thousand dollars a year for students. But depending on your major, it can cost upwards of fifteen hundred dollars. "

TRACK THREE Length: 08
SEPPY (SEP-ee) BASILI (BAH-silly) IS THE AUTHOR OF BROKE!: A COLLEGE STUDENT'S GUIDE TO GETTING BY ON LESS. HE SAYS THERE ARE WAYS TO BUY BOOKS FOR A BARGAIN...

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KEY @: :40 Seppy Basili, College Budget Expert
"The online market place is completely shaking up the way students buy textbooks. "

TRACK FOUR Length: 13
BASILI SAYS WEBSITES LIKE AMAZON, VARSITY BOOKS AND E-BAY'S HALF DOT COM CAN BE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE. ALL THREE OFFER NEW AND USED BOOKS... AND EVEN AFTER SHIPPING AND HANDLING THEY OFTEN COST LESS THAN ON CAMPUS BOOKSTORES.

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Key @: 58 Seppy Basili, College Budget Expert
SOURCE: According to author Seppy Basili, students can save 20 - 25 percent on books purchased online. His research included ascertaining the prices of books sold at on campus bookstores and then comparing these prices with sites selling textbooks.
"...They can buy their textbooks for 20-25 percent less."

TRACK FIVE Length: 11
AND BASILI SAYS AT LEAST ONE WEBSITE, SAFARIX
(sah-FAR-ee-x )DOT COM, ALLOWS STUDENTS TO RENT DIGITAL VERSIONS OF THEIR TEXTBOOKS.... FOR THE LENGTH OF THE COURSE...AT A SAVINGS OF UP TO 50 PERCENT....
BUT ...

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Key @: 1:13 Seppy Basili, College Budget Expert
"...not every student can read on line, it may not be as easy to get through pages and pages, but it's an option you might want to consider. "

STAND-UP CLOSE
EXPERTS SAY BEFORE HUNTING FOR BOOK BARGAINS, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK WITH PROFESSORS. THERE MAY BE SEVERAL EDITIONS AVAILABLE... WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. FOR HEADS UP, I'M SCOTT HANSON.

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WHEN SEARCHING FOR DEALS KEEP IN MIND IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO DELIVER BOOKS ORDERED OFF THE INTERNET. LEAVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME.

SOURCES

Seppy Basili
212-453-7571

Mr. Basili is an author and vice president of learning and assessment at Kaplan, a national test prep company.