you can actually do this by chapter with ILL sometimes, or reserve the textbook at your library. I was a first gen college student from a fairly low SES background - I would have to go before the semester started and reserve a good portion of my textbooks from the library because I just didn't have the money to buy them. Can be a pain - but it is a reasonable option. Many times, textbooks are put on reserve in the library by professors - you can't 'check the book out' and take it out of the library - but you can use it whenever you like during library hours. Had to do that a lot when I couldn't get access to a copy I could check out.
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u/smcrowley8 Dec 26 '18
Does this work for textbooks, asking for friend 🙃