Comments on: Get Cheap College Textbooks Online with CourseSmart.com

By: Roland

Roland — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:55:59 +0000

Great post DR – not something a lot of new students would consider. I’m more inclined to actually have the textbook in front of me (fewer distractions that way) and found that at http://www.collegebookrenter.com/ you can rent your text books as well as buy or sell for either credit or cash.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:19:33 +0000

I think coursesmart’s product doesn’t live up to the hype. They have incredible hang times and is far from efficient. Moreover, as many others have mentioned here earlier, you are not buying anything. You’re simply paying for access to a book for a limited amount of time. I used coursesmart for a summer class and for week during the regular semester and found it to be a waist of time. A lot of time. I will never use them again. Moreover, their customer service is atrocious. When I got on their “live chat” to ask them about hang times, I was simply told it’s working, must be on my end. Kind of hard to swallow when I’m running off my school’s LAN everyday.

By: DR

DR — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:35:48 +0000

Cary, I suspect the ebook would be the cheaper alternative, but it could vary from one textbook to the next. You also have to consider how much you could sell the book back for.

By: cary

cary — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:06:15 +0000

would i save more money buying the ebook or buying books online without it?

By: Rita Morris

Rita Morris — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:15:48 +0000

I am currently using Coursesmart for most of my text book needs. Although there are some that are not available through their services. I have found them convenient and affordable. I am a bibliophile, so my home almost every nook and cranny in my house if filled with books. I have run out of space, so hence this is a great option. My step daughter is currently taking classes also, she is now in her own place but she knows how to accesses my texts, so that even if her required reading is not the same as mine, she can use them as supplemental research material, if we shared a traditional book this would not be such an easy option.

By: DR

DR — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:46:05 +0000

Hey bubba, just because you have a different point of few, don’t assume Coursesmart gave me anything. I think it’s a great idea, and they didn’t pay me a dime. Your opinions here are welcomed, but your false accusations are not.

By: bubba

bubba — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:41:10 +0000

What everyone here fails to mention is that you are not buying anything from CourseSmart – you are purchasing a subscription in order to access the book; let the subscription lapse and you lose access to the book.

Hmmm, I wonder what coursesmart gave Dougroller to leave that salient point out?

By: Debater

Debater — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:58:50 +0000

How much is the average cost of an e-book?

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:28:40 +0000

I like that eBooks are cheaper and eco-friendly, but they aren’t useful for some subjects or classes. I use http://www.campusbooks.com because they have eBooks, used books, and rentals all on one site so I can pick the format that makes sense based on the class I am taking. They also do buyback. I like doing everything on one site.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:22:41 +0000

I save money by buying my textbooks online, maybe one day I’ll do ebooks but for now I prefer to actually have my textbooks, use http://www.cheapesttextbooks.com they are really good.