August is coming
to a close and that means college freshman are buying their first books and
packing their college dorm supplies for a brand new semester. Now that I have
graduated and completed school, there are many epiphanies that I wish I would
have had during my 4 years that would have helped me a lot as an English major.
So in order to not let these realizations go to waste, I offer 3 essential must
haves come upcoming English majors.
Number 1:
Audiobooks! Audiobooks! Audiobooks!
Audiobooks are
tools I wish I would have realized and taken advantage of. As an English major,
your teachers will assign at least 3 to 5 books per class. That is super
challenging, especially when you have all of your other homework to complete
from general education classes (which are a waste) to complete. My advice would
be to subscribe to some sort of audiobook service like Audible.com or
Audiobooks.com. This will make your life less stressful and you will be able to
at least keep up with the class…something I failed to do multiple times. Itunes
also offers free audiobooks if you look around. They are usually offered as
podcasts and a chapter is read every episode.
Number 2: Join a
book swapping website.
Do you have a
bunch of books lying around at home that you don’t want anymore and can’t seem
to sell at garage sales? If not, you will son. When selling back novels at the
end of the semester to your school bookstore, your school may not want to offer
much but a pretty penny to buy it back. Stretch your dollars with a book
swapping website. It is really simple. You list your books, someone claims them
and you ship them out. In return, you earn points to put toward other books! It
is a great money saver. Sure you have to pay for shipping but you can trade any
book for any book. You could trade a $5 book and request a $20 book. This is
also a great way to let books live out to their full potential instead of
letting them sit at garage sales or get thrown in the trash. The two best book
swapping websites are Paperbackswap.com (not limited to paperbacks) and
BookMooch.com.
Number 3: Free
E-Books
I have never
been a fan of E-Books, but free speaks to me…and there are a lot of free
E-Books out there for legal download. This is very helpful if you are reading
classic books in your class. You can find free E-Books on iTunes and on the
Goodreads App. Be sure to take advantage of these free offers!
Those are my 3
tips for English majors. English alum, do you agree with my tips? Disagree?
Have more tips to offer? Let me know in the comments!
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