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It’s tempting to go all-out with your (or your parents') credit card at the campus bookstore. But when you’re hit with a $600 bill for textbooks, that spring break trip you'd been thinking about to suddently starts to look a lot less attainable. We asked four current undergrads and recent alums for advice. Here are the stories of their book-buying woes and their top tips to spare you textbook headaches and save you money:

Second semester of freshman year had just started, and I was about to get a lump sum of weekend spending money. At least that’s what I thought as I eagerly waited in the book buyback line in the campus store, fingers red from holding a stack of 6 texts. When my turn came to cash in, I wasn’t so lucky. To avoid being disappointed like I was, consider these four tips.

Textbook prices commonly evoke looks of disbelief from incoming college freshmen. $135 for a pre-calculus text and $65 for the supplement? Don’t have $600 to drop on books your first semester? By doing a little research, you can save the equivalent of a year's worth of late-night coffee breaks. 

You already know how expensive college textbooks can be. But buck up, because we have some loopholes for you! There are several ways to access course materials other than through your campus bookstore, and these alternatives often don’t require shelling out hundreds of dollars.