A textbook exchange is the selling or trading of

textbook A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions, but also of learners ( ...

s used from a previous college semester to students needing that textbook for the current semester. It is primarily aimed to fight the rising cost of college books.New York Times: Sometimes, It's Not the Tuition. It's the Textbooks
/ref> Exchanges may be made at the

college bookstore Bookselling is the commercial trading of books, which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, book people, bookmen, or bookwomen. History The foundi ...

or through a website.

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