Bargain Books

"Cause I done read fo' libraries worth of books I got some knowledge y'all need to get up on maybe." -UGK

Free Downloads: This is the first and best consolidator of free e-books, with more than 100,000 titles. Its specialty is classics but it also offers fun texts like a history of women in the fine arts or a book on dinosaurs. Audio books and DVDs are available.

Bargains: The stores are great and you get great deals, minus the hassle of rummaging through tables of unsorted books (which can be fun, too, sometimes).

Browsing: Scanning this site is as much fun as meandering in a dusty neighborhood bookstore. It champions quirkier books like graphic novels and science fiction.

Sampling: The site emails you short excerpts from books at no charge so you can decide whether you want to buy them or just check them out at the local library (which we don't use nearly as often as we should).

Textbooks: Unlike many other sites for textbooks, this one has a stellar privacy policy and customer service record. You can save big over campus bookstore prices. There is also a buyback program, which, if you have ever stood in line at campus for a buyback, you'll appreciate this service.

Happy reading...and saving!