Need to Buy Books?

Need to buy books for the upcoming semester? Don't leave things until the last minute, when you often get stuck paying high prices just so you can get your books on time. Online retailers have some great deals but you'll need to leave a little time for shipping. (After all, those books aren't so cheap anymore when you have to pay $40 for overnight shipping ...)

Just last week I received an email from Barnes & Noble, letting me know that they are offering "fast and free delivery on new textbooks." Before you click "Purchase" at B&N -- or anywhere else, for that matter -- make sure you know all the ins and outs of buying college textbooks online.

Now if only your professors would get their reading lists put together in time ...