For most of us, finals are over and the term is complete. Yet, our textbooks still remain. Oh, the possibilities...Every year at about this time, college students are confronted with a stifling dilemma. It's emotional, rational, fiscal and universal all rolled into one. On your desk, in your backpack, or for some of you in your closet or under you bed, you have hundreds of dollars of textbooks that you bought just a few months ago.
And now that the term is over, you have a decision to make. The university buyback window is always open but never consistent. Plus, do you really expect to get prime dollar for your books in this economy?
The Web is full of sites on which you can sell your books to the highest bidder. As many of you know, however, that takes a lot of time and effort, and many potential buyers are concerned about soon-to-be outdated editions.
You could always keep your books, too. After all, isn't that supposed to be the point of purchasing them in the first place? Do any of you find it funny that universities offer you money to buy back the books they sold you under the name of advanced learning? Cynics might say they are delegitimizing their own product (or endorsement of a product).
But enough with the rationality. I know what most of you would ideally like to do is build a house of textbook and take a Zippo to it. If only you were Johnny Knoxville.
Thus, let the floor be opened up to your opinions on the best way to dispose (or make use of) your old textbooks. Whether you have a hilarious story or a genius tip, both will add some flavor to the discussion. Ask me, and I'll say some of you can keep your textbook and still make money from it. Just submit some of your solutions to Biology-Forums.com!
Let's hear what you got! What's the best way to make use of last semester's textbooks? Post a great tip or awesome story and we might just highlight it here on this blog.
