Hot Freebie Alert! Amazon is offering a full year of Amazon Prime ($79 value) to college students. To get this freebie you will need a valid .edu e-mail address and specify college, year and major. Oh how I wish I was still in college!
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Amazon had given me a free 3-month Prime membership with the purchase of the diaper deal a few weeks ago, but I signed up for this super quick with my husband’s school account! Now instead of my Prime expiring in October, it expires 7/12/2011! This comes in super handy, especially around Christmas-time!
What a fabulous find! If only I were still in college, I would have definitely taken advantage of this. You get discounts on shipping and access to Amazon’s Textbook store as well as their marketplace for thousands of used textbooks. As a student I was always reaching deep into my pockets to purchase textbooks, so I think that making used textbooks available online is a great way to help students out. Making sure that the edition is correct is a whole other story!
I graduated from college in 2007 and I almost always used Amazon for my textbooks. Here are my tips. 1. Actually go to your school bookstore and right down the ISBN numbers (unless they are provided on the school’s website). You want to make sure you are getting the exact book you need. I also would always right down the prices. I’d recommend doing this probably 2 weeks before classes start if possible to give you time to do research and to receive the books. 2. Pay attention to any “packages” that you might be getting sold. USUALLY this means the instructor requires you to have the DVD/CD-Rom, lab manual or other materials that are bundled with the book. These can be hard/harder to find used but not impossible. 3. You can search by the ISBN number in Amazon. This is the only way to make sure you are getting the right book. 4. Check out the new/used items being sold by users and other venders through Amazon. They may or may not be cheaper. Take into account their shipping charges. Amazon prime is GREAT for having free 2 day shipping (normally costs $79/yr – but this free deal for students is AWESOME). 5. Read the condition if you are buying from an outside vender. I was always impressed by the quality of the ones I bought but it can vary greatly. 6. Make sure you have an address where packages can be received. When I was in college TECHNICALLY I had a PO Box but they could accept packages. I learned that mail addressed to my college’s address and ATTN: My name would still allow packages to be shipped from places that wouldn’t allow a po box. If you have a common name make sure you use your middle initial or full name or possibly your student ID in your shipping address on Amazon to save you from losing packages. 7. DON’T open any plastic wrapped books until you need to (hopefully after the first class or maybe longer). You may be able to return unneeded/unopened books for a refund. 8. At the end of the semester list your books on amazon for sale. THis can take some time and patience but I sold many of my books on their after I no longer needed them. I did usually have to wait until close to the next semster’s start date but it was worth the hassle of hauling them around. Make sure if you list them you keep them “with” you if you go back “home” for breaks. If they sell you have a limited time to ship. I always was able to put my books on amazon for more than our bookstore was offering for buyback but the prices were still a good deal for buyers. I kept my books in pretty good shape but did highlight and things like that. Make sure you read Amazon’s seller info carefully as they do take out fees. Still for me it always worked in my favor.