Amazon-onomics

A piece of advice for any college student; skip the school bookstore and go online! I needed a copy of "Accounting: Concepts and Applications" for my latest MBA course and nearly choked at the $95.00 used price tag. So, I decided to try Amazon instead. I found it for $68.00, already a relative bargain. I also signed up as an Amazon associate which, earned me a $4.08 commission on the purchase. After completing the course, I was able to resell the book on Amazon for $45.00. Final cost to me: $18.92. The lesson, shop for textbooks online. This semester I was able to purchase $178.25 (school bookstore prices) in books on Amazon for $55.94. I don't think I'll be visiting the school bookstore anytime soon.