There are so many websites where you can buy your textbooks. Amazon operates as a normal online retailer but when searching for your desired book, a marketplace option comes up. That means if there is second hand edition of the book available you can buy it direct from the seller via Amazon. In contrast to eBay the books are fixed price but it can still be a viable way of saving you money.

There are also comparison websites (findprice.co.uk , find-book.co.uk, bookdepository.co.uk and bookbrain.co.uk) which you can use to help find the lowest cost of the book on the internet. Again, remember the cost of postage will increase the overall cost of the book.

Bigwords.com is an American website for buying academic books - it will search all online book sellers comparing the different costs allowing you to choose the book with the cheapest shipping costs.