While some students are rescheduling courses at the last minute, others will be filing into lines at local bookstores to purchase textbooks.

However, buying textbooks at a bookstore each semester could become a thing of the past.

Kenneth Williams, a 23-year-old student at Ohio Northern University, is trying to change the normal buy-and-sell routine.

To combat the high selling prices, low buy back prices and overall hassle of purchasing textbooks, Williams created a Web site, which allows students to search and post ads for textbooks.

Williams said the concept came to him in class one day after having a hassle selling his own used textbooks.

"Just being your average college student, I wanted to find a way to find the books I needed," he said.

Williams said the Web site, www.collegecampusconnection.com, was created more than a year and a half ago to service more than 170 students at Ohio Northern University. After a series of revisions last year, the new Web site has been in service since late August.

Although no Penn State students have registered for the Web site, it is available for many colleges across the country, including all Penn State Commonwealth Campuses, Williams said.

Williams said books are not purchased on the Web site. It connects students who want to buy and sell books with other students so they can meet on campus and exchange books.

"If students can trade books with each other, it's a benefit," he said. "My site is a medium to connect the students."

Williams said the site currently has 25 books posted and 41 users from other colleges around the country.

Norm Brown, manager of the Student Book Store, 330 E. College Ave., said he is not worried about losing business because of Web sites like Williams'.

"Our buy back in December was the biggest it's ever been," Brown said.

Brown said the mass of used inventory in the store will keep students turning to neighborhood bookstores.

"The key for us is that if we have it used, we are comparable with others out there," he said.

Thomas Fankhauser, assistant general manager of the Penn State Bookstore, said he thinks most students will still come to the bookstore.

He also warned those who choose to buy books from other students and Web sites.

"I would caution people to make sure [the books] are for their classes," Fankhauser said.

He added that the advantage of going to the bookstore is students will know they are getting the correct course customized material.

"Ninety percent of the books you need are in stock," Fankhauser said.

George Conway (junior-marketing) said he does not trust textbook Web sites enough to use them.

"You get your cash here and don't have to wait," he said. "It's too new. ... I don't trust it."

Erin Taylor (freshman-business management and health policy and administration) said she would use the College Campus Connection Web site to buy and sell books.

She said that since she uses her computer often, it would be convenient for her to search online.