STOP - Don't buy your textbooks from the school bookstore

Our school holds back financial aid disbursements until 2-3 weeks after school starts. You get a line of credit at the bookstore to use, so it makes buying books elsewhere prohibitive. Especially if you are unemployed/don't have the cash on hand/credit card to buy them. I certainly can't wait that long to get my books! I'll hold back some as a "book allowance" for next semester though!