What is the best book to buy when studying for the PSAT and SAT that is affordable and is under $25.?

Personally, I think the Princeton Review book is the best for its strategies and its explanations of every problem/question. http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-2008-College-Test-Prep/dp/0375766065/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-1655057-7501456?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184546710&sr=8-3

For practice tests, the Official SAT Study Guide is best because it is published by the College Board (SAT maker). http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide/dp/0874477182/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1655057-7501456?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184546808&sr=1-1

I preferably like Princeton Review’s Study Guide and 11 Practice Tests. The 11 Practice Tests might be over 25 but you can get it cheaper online like www.half.com or www.ebay.com. The Practice Test book of PR is considered harder than any other company’s like Kaplans. The Study Guide is very useful and to the point with alot of pointers. They use these two books in the Princeton Review class which cost 1000 bucks for 2 months and you meet like 2 times a week. You can basically study this by yourself and if you have any problems with math then you can ask someone like a teacher or on www.mathhelpforum.com. the people in that forum are very responsive and intelligent. You will recieve an answer with the work probably within 10 mins. Good luck studying.

I would say Kaplan or Barrow’s, but you can check out study guides for free at your local library. That’s what I did, checked out three books without spending a dime. It’s very useful because in my experience, the paper in the books is not very good to write on anyway, so you might as well just check it out.

Anyway, good luck on the PSAT/SAT!

order a book on half.com. they have loads of books under $1.