Going_VVG textbook_NN1 shopping_NN1 ?_? 
Read_VV0 these_DD2 money-saving_JJ tips_NN2 first_MD College_NN1 students_NN2 can_VM save_VVI hundreds_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 every_AT1 semester_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 shop_VV0 around_RP ,_, experts_NN2 say_VV0 ._. 
Instead_II21 of_II22 buying_VVG new_JJ or_CC even_RR used_VVN ,_, consider_VV0 renting_VVG or_CC borrowing_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ bad_JJ enough_RR to_TO pay_VVI thousands_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 to_TO send_VVI a_AT1 child_NN1 to_II college_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ more_RRR :_: Many_DA2 students_NN2 and_CC parents_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX realize_VVI how_RGQ much_RR they_PPHS2 'll_VM also_RR have_VHI to_TO spend_VVI on_II textbooks_NN2 ._. 
The_AT cost_NN1 of_IO textbooks_NN2 has_VHZ soared_VVN in_II recent_JJ years_NNT2 ,_, and_CC many_DA2 campuses_NN2 now_RT estimate_VV0 that_CST students_NN2 will_VM spend_VVI upward_RG21 of_RG22 $1,500_NNU annually_RR on_II course_NN1 materials_NN2 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 the_AT College_NN1 Board_NN1 ._. 
For_IF The_AT Record_NN1 Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 Times_NNT2 Wednesday_NPD1 ,_, August_NPM1 19_MC ,_, 2009_MC Home_NN1 Edition_NN1 Main_JJ News_NN1 Part_NN1 A_ZZ1 Page_NN1 4_MC National_JJ Desk_NN1 2_MC inches_NNU2 ;_; 69_MC words_NN2 Type_NN1 of_IO Material_NN1 :_: Correction_NN1 Renting_VVG textbooks_NN2 :_: An_AT1 article_NN1 in_II Sunday_NPD1 's_GE Business_NN1 section_NN1 about_II how_RRQ to_TO save_VVI money_NN1 on_II college_NN1 textbooks_NN2 quoted_VVD Jim_NP1 Safka_NP1 ,_, co-founder_NN1 of_IO textbook_NN1 rental_NN1 company_NN1 Chegg.com_NP1 ,_, saying_VVG the_AT company_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX penalize_VVI its_APPGE customers_NN2 for_IF highlighting_VVG or_CC writing_VVG in_II its_APPGE books_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 highlighting_NN1 was_VBDZ considered_VVN of_IO value_NN1 by_II many_DA2 students_NN2 ._. 
Safka_NP1 did_VDD say_VVI that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB Chegg.com_NP1 says_VVZ that_CST in_II fact_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 does_VDZ charge_VVI customers_NN2 who_PNQS write_VV0 in_II the_AT books_NN2 ._. 
For_IF The_AT Record_NN1 Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 Times_NNT2 Sunday_NP1 ,_, August_NPM1 23_MC ,_, 2009_MC Home_NN1 Edition_NN1 Main_JJ News_NN1 Part_NN1 A_ZZ1 Page_NN1 4_MC National_JJ Desk_NN1 2_MC inches_NNU2 ;_; 71_MC words_NN2 Type_NN1 of_IO Material_NN1 :_: Correction_NN1 Renting_VVG textbooks_NN2 :_: An_AT1 article_NN1 in_II the_AT Aug._NPM1 16_MC Business_NN1 section_NN1 about_II how_RRQ to_TO save_VVI money_NN1 on_II college_NN1 textbooks_NN2 quoted_VVD Jim_NP1 Safka_NP1 ,_, co-founder_NN1 of_IO textbook_NN1 rental_NN1 company_NN1 Chegg.com_NP1 ,_, saying_VVG the_AT company_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX penalize_VVI its_APPGE customers_NN2 for_IF highlighting_VVG or_CC writing_VVG in_II its_APPGE books_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 highlighting_NN1 was_VBDZ considered_VVN of_IO value_NN1 by_II many_DA2 students_NN2 ._. 
Safka_NP1 did_VDD say_VVI that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB Chegg.com_NP1 says_VVZ that_CST in_II fact_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 does_VDZ charge_VVI customers_NN2 who_PNQS write_VV0 in_II the_AT books_NN2 ._. 
The_AT expense_NN1 is_VBZ likely_JJ to_TO hit_VVI particularly_RR hard_RR those_DD2 attending_VVG low-cost_JJ community_NN1 colleges_NN2 ,_, where_CS the_AT collective_JJ cost_NN1 of_IO textbooks_NN2 often_RR exceeds_VVZ tuition_NN1 ._. 
At_II Pasadena_NP1 City_NN1 College_NN1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, annual_JJ tuition_NN1 and_CC fees_NN2 run_VV0 $652_NNU ,_, but_CCB the_AT estimated_JJ cost_NN1 for_IF books_NN2 and_CC supplies_NN2 is_VBZ $1,638_NNU ._. 
"_" The_AT textbook_NN1 market_NN1 is_VBZ broken_VVN ,_, "_" said_VVD Nicole_NP1 Allen_NP1 ,_, textbooks_NN2 advocate_VV0 for_IF the_AT Student_NN1 Public_NN1 Interest_NN1 Research_NN1 Group_NN1 in_II Boston_NP1 ._. 
"_" The_AT fundamental_JJ problem_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST professors_NN2 assign_VV0 the_AT books_NN2 ,_, often_RR without_IW any_DD knowledge_NN1 about_II pricing_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT the_AT ultimate_JJ customers_NN2 of_IO the_AT books_NN2 have_VH0 little_DA1 choice_NN1 about_II whether_CSW they_PPHS2 should_VM buy_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 said_VVD ,_, there_EX are_VBR a_AT1 vast_JJ array_NN1 of_IO textbook_NN1 buying_NN1 options_NN2 that_CST can_VM dramatically_RR cut_VVI the_AT cost_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB taking_VVG advantage_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 takes_VVZ time_NNT1 and_CC requires_VVZ organizational_JJ skills_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC even_RR at_II cut_NN1 rates_NN2 ,_, buying_VVG school_NN1 books_NN2 still_RR is_VBZ n't_XX cheap_JJ ._. 
"_" You_PPY can_VM save_VVI hundreds_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 every_AT1 semester_NN1 ,_, "_" Allen_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" The_AT key_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO shop_VVI around_RP ._. "_" 
How_RRQ can_VM you_PPY cut_VVI your_APPGE book_NN1 costs_VVZ ?_? 
Start_VV0 with_IW your_APPGE instructors_NN2 ,_, Allen_NP1 suggested_VVD ._. 
If_CS they_PPHS2 've_VH0 already_RR issued_VVN book_NN1 lists_NN2 ,_, get_VV0 the_AT so-called_JJ ISBN_NN1 numbers_NN2 for_IF each_DD1 book_NN1 ._. 
(_( These_DD2 are_VBR like_II Social_JJ Security_NN1 numbers_NN2 for_IF books_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ allow_VV0 you_PPY to_TO make_VVI apples-to-apples_NN2 comparisons_NN2 while_CS shopping_VVG ._. )_) 
Also_RR find_VV0 out_RP whether_CSW the_AT text_NN1 can_VM be_VBI purchased_VVN in_II soft_JJ cover_NN1 or_CC whether_CSW you_PPY can_VM buy_VVI a_AT1 previous_JJ edition_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS some_DD older_JJR editions_NN2 are_VBR too_RG outdated_JJ to_TO use_VVI ,_, others_NN2 are_VBR nearly_RR identical_JJ to_II the_AT current_JJ editions_NN2 even_CS21 though_CS22 some_DD pages_NN2 may_VM have_VHI been_VBN moved_VVN or_CC updated_VVD ,_, Allen_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
If_CS your_APPGE instructor_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN using_VVG the_AT same_DA book_NN1 for_IF some_DD time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 or_CC she_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO advise_VVI you_PPY about_II whether_CSW the_AT changes_NN2 are_VBR significant_JJ ._. 
If_CS the_AT changes_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX earth-shattering_JJ ,_, you_PPY can_VM buy_VVI an_AT1 older_JJR edition_NN1 and_CC borrow_VVI a_AT1 book_NN1 from_II a_AT1 well-heeled_JJ friend_NN1 when_RRQ necessary_JJ or_CC study_NN1 with_IW that_DD1 person_NN1 ._. 
How_RGQ much_DA1 can_VM that_DD1 save_VVI ?_? 
If_CS you_PPY were_VBDR to_TO buy_VVI the_AT 2008_MC edition_NN1 of_IO "_" Lehninger_NP1 Principles_NN2 of_IO Biochemistry_NP1 ,_, "_" you_PPY would_VM probably_RR pay_VVI the_AT $216_NNU retail_JJ price_NN1 at_II your_APPGE campus_NN1 bookstore_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS you_PPY could_VM get_VVI by_RP with_IW the_AT 2004_MC edition_NN1 ,_, you_PPY could_VM nab_VVI a_AT1 copy_NN1 for_IF less_DAR than_CSN $20_NNU at_II online_JJ retailer_NN1 Half.com_NP1 ._. 
If_CS the_AT new_JJ edition_NN1 is_VBZ too_RG different_JJ from_II the_AT old_JJ one_PN1 to_TO make_VVI this_DD1 a_AT1 viable_JJ option_NN1 ,_, find_VV0 out_RP whether_CSW there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 paperback_NN1 ._. 
The_AT biochemistry_NN1 tome_NN1 's_GE 2008_MC hardback_NN1 edition_NN1 sells_VVZ for_IF $193.63_NNU at_II Amazon.com_NP1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT soft_JJ cover_NN1 version_NN1 retails_VVZ for_IF less_DAR than_CSN $60_NNU ._. 
No_AT dice_NN ?_? 
Your_APPGE next_MD step_NN1 would_VM be_VBI to_TO determine_VVI whether_CSW you_PPY intend_VV0 to_TO keep_VVI the_AT book_NN1 or_CC sell_VV0 it_PPH1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT semester_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX plan_VVI on_II saving_VVG your_APPGE books_NN2 ,_, renting_VVG might_VM be_VBI a_AT1 good_JJ financial_JJ move_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 fledgling_JJ company_NN1 called_VVN Chegg.com_NP1 offers_VVZ a_AT1 vast_JJ selection_NN1 of_IO textbooks_NN2 available_JJ for_IF 125-day_JJ rental_NN1 for_IF about_RG a_AT1 quarter_NN1 of_IO the_AT retail_JJ price_NN1 ._. 
Chegg_VV0 officials_NN2 say_VV0 they_PPHS2 can_VM ship_VVI books_NN2 to_II you_PPY in_II less_DAR than_CSN three_MC days_NNT2 ,_, so_RR delivery_NN1 times_NNT2 should_VM n't_XX hamper_VVI anyone_PN1 who_PNQS thinks_VVZ even_RR slightly_RR ahead_RL ._. 
When_CS you_PPY 're_VBR done_VDN with_IW the_AT class_NN1 ,_, you_PPY send_VV0 the_AT book_NN1 back_NN1 ,_, postage_NN1 paid_VVD --_JJ much_RR like_II renting_VVG movies_NN2 through_II Netflix_NP1 ._. 
The_AT savings_NN2 vary_VV0 from_II book_NN1 to_II book_NN1 ._. 
"_" Exploring_VVG Psychology_NN1 "_" costs_VVZ $86_NNU at_II Amazon_NP1 but_CCB $28_NNU to_TO rent_VVI ,_, while_CS two_MC popular_JJ biology_NN1 books_NN2 are_VBR about_RG half_DB the_AT price_NN1 to_TO rent_VVI compared_VVN with_IW buying_NN1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 listing_NN1 of_IO Chegg_NP1 's_GE most_RGT commonly_RR rented_VVN texts_NN2 ._. 
When_CS spot-checking_JJ Allen_NP1 's_GE list_NN1 of_IO "_" obscenely_RR expensive_JJ "_" texts_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 discovered_VVD that_DD1 "_" Calculus_NN1 :_: Early_JJ Transcendentals_NP1 ,_, "_" by_II James_NP1 Stewart_NP1 ,_, would_VM cost_VVI $214_NNU to_TO buy_VVI but_CCB just_RR under_RG $60_NNU ,_, including_II shipping_NN1 ,_, to_TO rent_VVI ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT penalty_NN1 for_IF highlighting_VVG or_CC writing_VVG in_II the_AT rented_JJ book_NN1 (_( assuming_VVG you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX attempting_VVG to_TO ruin_VVI it_PPH1 )_) ,_, said_VVD Jim_NP1 Safka_NP1 ,_, Chegg_NP1 's_GE co-founder_NN1 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, "_" many_DA2 students_NN2 consider_VV0 the_AT highlighting_NN1 a_AT1 value_NN1 added_VVN ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
