Textbooks in the Press
AbeBooks is a major online marketplace for new and used textbooks listing books from thousands of booksellers. By creating a secure and easy-to-search database and maintaining high standards, AbeBooks has established a dynamic online marketplace for books, and a community that booklovers return to, again and again. As a student it is daunting to pay for tuition and textbooks, but AbeBooks helps students save on textbooks and spend on life. Students can save up to 50% off the list price by buying used textbooks.
Here is what the media says about buying used textbooks at AbeBooks.
“Students are estimated to spend between $700 and $1000 annually on textbooks, according to an Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. But students don't have to shoulder all that cost. Check out AbeBooks.com, an online book site where you can get used books below bookstore prices.”
- CNN – July 2007
“You can save soooo much getting your books on AbeBooks.com used. And when you're done with them don't sell them to your college bookstore, they will give you a fraction of what you can get for your books if you sold them back online”
- TheYoungTurks.com August, 2008
“Popular websites among students include Abebooks.com which offers significant savings on used textbooks.”
- The Daily Sun Dial – August, 2008
“AbeBooks.com offers great prices on used textbooks.”
- Macleans Magazine – September 2008
“In our research prior to redesigning our new Web site, we were (pleasantly) surprised to find that searching Abebooks.com offers a full 50% greater savings.”
- Brown Daily Herald – September, 2008
“Money saving tip: Hunt around on AbeBooks.co.uk for a cheap second-hand textbook.”
-The Motley Fool – September, 2008
“You could also save cash buying the textbooks from second and third-year students or using websites such as AbeBooks.co.uk.”
- The Times of London – September, 2008
“If you’re ordering online, I prefer AbeBooks, It has millions of books and specializes in textbooks.”
- Trent Arthur – September, 2008
“The most popular site is AbeBooks.com, where they list a lot of books at half or less what other online retailers list them for.”
- SlashGear – August 13, 2007
“Marissa D’Amato of Boca Raton used to spend over $100 on each college textbook. But for summer classes, she only spent $12.50 and bought five textbooks. Like many cash-conscious college students, D’Amato has turned to the Internet to buy cheaper textbooks. She found most of her books for a $1 on AbeBooks.com.”
- Boca Raton News – July 13, 2007
“AbeBooks.com is also a great site for used textbooks, with books up to 50% off the cover price.”
- Winnipeg Sun – September 4, 2007
“Save on textbooks by shopping on sites with used books like www.abebooks.com... A quick check shows Molecular biology of Cells sells new at Barnes and Noble for $120, but used for $105 at AbeBooks (Some customers save up to 50%).”
- South Florida Sun Sentinel, August 2006
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