Nursing Students Pre-Nursing
Published Aug 8, 2018
chichimel
38 Posts
I am a pre-nursing student and I just wanted to know does anyone have any idea on where I can purchase nursing textbooks for a reasonable price or even rent the textbooks. I am at a huge financial constraints and can't afford to pay 300 dollars for a book at the moment. Thank you and have a great one.
NICU Guy, BSN, RN
4,161 Posts
There are many websites that offer price comparison for purchase and rental of text books. Here is and example Rent Textbooks Cheap - Price Compare Textbook Rental Sites
chare
4,310 Posts
Google the ISBN for the books you are looking for, the go to the shopping tab.
AnnieNP, MSN, NP
540 Posts
Check Amazon.
bgxyrnf, MSN, RN
1,208 Posts
half.com
ebay.com
amazon.com
chegg.com
valorebooks.com
craigslist.org
Some of the shadier neighborhoods on the web.
If I were an excellent student facing severe financial constraints, I would only buy older editions or international editions and would selectively forego the support materials and 'recommended' texts.
blenderbottle
142 Posts
99.9 % unless book is custom made you do not need lates edition, it would be nice to have latest edition, but it is huge waste of money, difference between editions is 1 or 2 pages. You would really enjoy paying $3.94 instead of $300
Please remember that 90 % of your studying would be from power point. I know 2 girls who went though nursing school without buying a single book , they was barrowing books from library when required to have book in class
Mergirlc, MSN, APRN, NP
730 Posts
From personal experience, I have used Chegg to rent books and have found it to be the best value for the buck.
Somebody else mentioned using older editions and that really does cut down on costs -- especially on Chegg. I'll warn you though, some older editions do have major changes so you might want to check w/ the instructor if the older edition is okay. I had one class where an entire article was missing from the older edition and that was the one the questions were based on. In another class, the chapters were all switched around and a lot of new material added in. I'd say 97% of the time the older editions work fine, but just be forewarned you might get thrown a curveball once in a while.
The prices of books stink!
Good luck!
oops I bradyed again
83 Posts
See if you can get in touch with any students who are getting ready to graduate or recently graduated. I know in my program many students or new grads were willing to sell their books super cheap or even give them away.
FutureNurseInfo
1,093 Posts
Amazon has a renting option. Ebay is the best when it comes to cheap textbooks. However, cheap does not always mean quality. I was fooled into buying cheap textbooks to only find out they were 5 years old and I was supposed to buy the recent edditions.
caliotter3
38,333 Posts
An option that most don't even consider nowadays is going to a public library and checking out the text. You can place an interlibrary loan request if the local branch does not have the book. As long as there are no other pending requests for a book, one can successfully renew a book loan for as long as it is needed.
My granddaughter got a cheap rental book from Chegg one time and the book was falling apart when she received it. Sometimes you get a pristine book for rent and sometimes you get a book that has been through the mill many times and shows it.
Neo Soldier, BSN, RN
416 Posts
Abebooks is a good one too and they have older editions of everything. Unless your school wants you to use a code from a brand new textbook, you can use an older edition. Sometimes, the only difference between an older edition and a newer one is the cover page!