Price check
““Gardner’s Art Through the Ages’’ (10th ed.), the art-history student’s bible, is priced to move at $72.67
eFollett.com
The top-selling book costs $77.33, but the $58 used price better suits a student’s wallet
Bigwords.com
What’s cool
Varsitybooks.com
If you need your organic-chemistry book ASAP, Varsitybooks will overnight it to you, for a fee
eFollett.com
Students of the 585 connected schools can buy books online, then pick up orders at the campus store
Bigwords.com
Two words: free shipping. Plus, if you rent a book you’ll get 40 percent back when you return it. Score!
What’s not
Varsitybooks.com
Only 57 schools’ rosters are available, and, though it discounts up to 40 percent off, there are no used books
eFollett.com
If your school doesn’t have a Follett store, the site’s best features are rendered useless
Bigwords.com
Free shipping = slower service, taking five to eight business days–a stressful wait if you’re a procrastinator
