How to Find Used Textbooks With the ISBN Numbers

The price of used textbooks can help alleviate high costs to a student seeking higher education. The resources to find used textbooks online, however, can be very time-consuming and leave you without the books you need. The first thing you should become familiar with when researching a book is the ISBN. The ISBN is the International Standard Book Number, assigned as a numeric book identifier. These numbers range from 10 to 13 digits and help identify a book.

Things You'll Need

  • Internet connection
  • ISBN(s)
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Instructions

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      To easily search for an ISBN, turn a textbook to the back cover. There will be a bar code with many numbers. The ISBN will be published to the right. It consists of a series of numbers separated by dashes. Once you identify the ISBN of a book, then you can proceed to find used books.

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      If you do not know the ISBN of the textbook you need:

      Click on your web browser to open to your home page.
      Type http://www.directtextbook.com in your address bar.
      In the new window, type in the name of the book title.
      Write down the ISBN for textbook.
      Check prices for the textbook.
      Close the browser window.

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      If you have the ISBN:

      Open your web browser.
      Type in http://finderscheapers.com.
      Enter the ISBN into the search bar.
      Review prices for cheapest comparison of purchase.

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