Where to Buy Textbooks
Where to Buy Textbooks
| Business | Location | New? | Used? | Notes |
| MIT Coop | Kendall Square | Yes | Check early | The official store for MIT textbooks; offers a small rebate for Coop members; http://mit.bkstore.com/ |
| Quantum Books | 4 Cambridge Center (near Kendall Square) | Yes | Yes | Mostly math and technical books, prices comparable to the Coop’s after rebate, introducing new buyback option; prices are listed online: http://www.quantumbooks.com/ |
| Alpha Phi Omega Book Exchange | APO Office (W20-415) and various | No | Yes | Usually happens during the first week of the fall and spring terms; for dates and locations, see the APO Web site: http://web/apo/www/bookexchange.shtml |
| MIT412 | http://www.mit412.com/ | No | Yes | |
| CampusBeacon | http://www.campusbeacon.com/ | No | Yes | |
| BookX | http://bookx.mit.edu/ | No | Yes | Uses MIT Certificates |
| Bigwords | http://www.bigwords.com/ | Yes | Yes | Compares prices at multiple sites |
| Yahoo! Shopping | http://shopping.yahoo.com/ | Yes | Yes | Compares prices at multiple sites |
| Amazon.com | http://www.amazon.com/ | Yes | Yes | |
| eBay | http://www.ebay.com/ | No | Yes | |
| Half.com | http://www.half.com/ | No | Yes |
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