I have a few links that may or may not be helpful to all of you with kids who are in college.
(1) You can rent textbooks for a semester, buy used books cheaply or buy the e-textbooks online at this website:
http://www.chegg.com
When you rent or buy textbooks they, as a free service, give you a 7 day free access to the online e-textbooks until your materials arrive in the mail.
(2) After all the awards, scholarships, grants and financial aid has been applied you are left with a hefty bill for the semester that is due before your child moves in. Don't want to pay it all at once? How about breaking the lump sum into 4 monthly payments? Try this website:
http://www.afford.com
Not sure if this is helpful, but it might be for some of you.
"Knowledge is Power" ~ Francis Bacon ~