$625 for 4 college textbooks

[Pinot]

Last semester, I bought books online and saved half of what the bookstore was charging.
This semester, I bought them from the book store and ended up paying an arm and a leg.

 

[Caesar]

 

[ni4ni]

Why not buy online?

 

[BobDaMenkey]

I had to pay about $450 for my 4 books this semester, at the non-school bookstore near my campus.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I buy all of my books online, and used at that.

 

[purbeast0]

after my freshman year in college, i started not buying text books for classes because I realized just how much I didn't need them.

after my freshman year, I probably bought 1 - 2 textbooks per semester. some semesters i didn't buy any books.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Blackouts, paying full price for textbooks -- sounds like it's time for you to cut back on the drinking.

 

[neutralizer]

Ouch, only paid under $150 for my two books and lab manual this semester.

 

[Akhen]

I bought a $80 book for $2 dollars online
and a $100 book for $10

Online is the way to go.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Why wouldn't you buy them online again if you saved that much money in the first place?

 

[darkxshade]

When I was in college, I bought used textbooks early cheap then @ the end of the semester end up selling them for a profit.

 

[hdeck]

i spent ~400ish this semester

 

[Kadarin]

Damn. I remember books being $70-80/ea full price when I was in college. What a scam!

 

[Syrch]

Ive paid closed to a 1000 for four books one semester...i almost cried....wait no i did cry

 

[Baked]

I get my textbooks from amazon market place. Good stuff.

 

[Genx87]

Welcome to one of the biggest scams in this country. I really enjoy it when a professor requires you to use his textbook. Gee, that isnt a conflict of interest is it? Better yet is when said professor releases new versions every semester so his book cant be used again.

Complete and utter scam.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Damn. I remember books being $70-80/ea full price when I was in college. What a scam!

When I was in college new books were $25-55 Damn I'm old

And there was no online, the internet was still a gleem in Al Gores eye

 

[cerebusPu]

if you knew they were cheaper online why didnt you get it online? are you asking for a robbing?

 

[Syringer]

I buy them used from other students.

 

[JDrake]

Why didnt you buy them online??

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

i bout an $80 math book ($120 in bookstore) online and it is 5 weeks into the semester and i don't have it. ebay/half.com is not worth the few bucks you save over amazon

 

[Injury]

The fun part is selling them back and only getting $44, and being told that one can't be sold because they are using a new edition.

 

[jhmoore]

I easily spent $250-300 a semester last year (my freshman year). I did a semester abroad in New Zealand last semester, and not only do the profs say up front that buying the books are optional, but instead of asking you to buy six $40 books for one class to read an average of two chapters out of said book, they have this system whereby the school copies all those chapters, binds them together and sells a "course reader" for an average of $20 USD.

This semester, though, I'm going to try a new tactic--see how good the lectures are, then decide whether or not to buy the book. So far, I've spent less than $180.

 

[BW86]

wow, and I thought $250 was expensive

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
after my freshman year in college, i started not buying text books for classes because I realized just how much I didn't need them.

after my freshman year, I probably bought 1 - 2 textbooks per semester. some semesters i didn't buy any books.

I did the same thing, but I had some professors who required it, as in they'd assign work from it, or would require you to have it in class or they'd boot you out. Sucked big time because that was always the book that was like $150 too.

Just more proof that college is a ripoff.