Here are some of the most popular places for
e-textbooks:
While other sites also sell print versions or have books available for rent, this site is dedicated to e-textbooks. The advantage here is that you know that every book you search here has a digital version available. They also have an iPhone app available to buy and view your e-books from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
You’ll easily be able to see if a digital version of your book is available on this site. They also have e-chapters available which is a great option if know the professor will only assign a couple chapters or if you just need a few pages for reference. It is also a great way to access a book if you aren’t sure yet if you want to take the class so you don’t waste money on the entire e-textbook that you can’t return. The first chapter of most digital books is available for free.
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Kindle Store
If you have the Kindle or the
Kindle DX
, or you're thinking about getting one, you'll have access to over 30,000 textbooks. Just visit the Kindle Store to find your e-textbooks.
This is an online library with 76,000 digital books and 3 million articles. You can browse their content to see if they have what you’re looking for, and get a preview of the book or article. They have free trials available, but to have access to the content you’ll have to have a subscription. You can bookmark, highlight, add notes, read other people’s shared notes, and cite the source and create a bibliography with a click of a button. This would be an excellent resource if you found your required textbooks in their library or if you are working on a research project or thesis.
This website offers many options for buying books, including digital versions. They also rent books, sell new and used books, and have a marketplace where other students sell their own. If a digital version is available, it will list the e-book price along with the other prices.
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