Though spring is just around the corner, the weather outside is still quite frightful…well, unless you happen to be lucky enough to attend school in Hawaii, southern California or Florida. But don’t worry – we have everything you need to survive the cold and snow this winter. Check out our “winter survival kit” that will help you endure the shortest,

The Academy Awards will be held on February 22nd – which means time is running out to watch all of those films you swore you’d see when nominations were announced last year. While other awards shows have given us all a glimpse into the front-runners for each category, who really cares what a bunch of stuffy old voters think, right?

Recently, Jimmy Fallon excited 90’s kids worldwide when he reunited (most of) the Saved by the Bell cast for a skit parodying the hit television show. In the skit, Jessie gets “so excited,” Slater (with his trademark mullet) shows us some of his famous dance moves, and we find out that Zack has knocked up teen queen Kelly. This mini-reunion

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Whether you’re single and looking, in a relationship, happily on your own, or have some weird undefined thing with the cute guy down the hall, getting ready for February 14th can be kind of daunting. To get you in the Valentine’s Day spirit, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most romantic

Super Bowl Sunday is basically a national holiday in the U.S. Whether you’re a Seattle fan, root for the Patriots or don’t like either team, chances are that you’re already in search of the perfect event for February 1st. No matter what you end up doing on the biggest sports day of the year, we have everything you need to

Buying textbooks in the 21st century is a ridiculously stressful process. In the old days, the only option students had to buy textbooks was to make a trip to the campus bookstore, wait in long lines and pay an exorbitant amount of money for required course materials. Today, not only are campus bookstores not the only option, they’re generally not the

We just added NEEBO to our sites we price compare to get you the cheapest rentals and used textbooks. What the heck is NEEBO you ask?  They are one of the largest suppliers of textbooks in the nation, so if you’ve ever bought a textbook in-store or online, odds are they got it from Neebo. In one way or another

    We love twitter but lately we have seen so many students “suffering” like model Chrissy Teigen at the Golden Globes, because they are spending way too much on their textbooks. If only she knew that students could use BIGWORDS.COM to find used textbooks or to rent textbooks. It’s okay Chrissy, we’re trying to save them all, we just need a little help spreading

All hail our IT nerds who updated our BIGWORDS.com Smart Phone App with these awesome new features! - Price Comparison page and other issues fixed (NO MORE CRASHES!!!) - Persistent bookbag syncs between site and app - Barcode scanner (now you can enter your college bookstore and scan ALL the books you need and buy them 75% cheaper without even making

If you’re like most Americans, you probably spent the past couple of months eating and drinking too much, and now your pants are feeling a little tight. The pledge to lose weight and get in shape is the most popular New Year’s resolution around, but crowded gyms in January can be enough to make even the most determined person quickly

In case you haven’t noticed, the holidays- along with all the days off they bring – are over  school’s back in session and it will be a while before spring delivers another break. A long, cold, cold while. The only thing less appealing than thinking about classes is thinking about the money you’re about to drop on the books for those

I’ve personally survived 5 college New Year’s Eves in my pursuit of a 4 year degree (don’t judge me, I went to UCF aka “U Can’t Finish”).  In this time span I was able to perfect my NYE kit to be super functional, reliable, and also learned a thing or two about how to survive with my dignity. Take a

New Year’s Eve is one of those annoying holidays where finding something to do is a total hassle, but you don’t really want to sit at home alone. Unfortunately, bars tend to jack up drink prices and charge ridiculous covers, so unless you’re prepared to drop some serious cash, you might be out of luck when it comes to ringing

Traveling during the holidays is a pain in the neck. Plane tickets are more expensive, travel is brutal and airports are crowded with frustrated travelers coping with flight delays and cancellations. It’s enough to make even the biggest holiday enthusiast hunker down at home with enough provisions to last a month.   While we can’t control the traffic and crowds

Christmas is in less than two weeks and if we know you, you are so busy with finals that you have not had even a millisecond to think of good gift ideas. Don’t worry; we have put together a list of amazing gifts for the most difficult, picky, and sometimes annoying people in your life: Family. The Mom You Can’t