Finally! Books at the university book store are at a reasonable price.

[Zanix]

It became apparent that the required texts for a couple classes were actually going to be used.

So I headed over to the bookstore quick for some price checking. Last semister I saved about 70 to 90 bucks per book by getting them from amazon. Prices are dramatically different this semister. I guess the internet has forced the university bookstore to get realistic about their prices.

I got 6 books for ~$100.

 

[Phoenix15]

Originally posted by: Zanix
It became apparent that the required texts for a couple classes were actually going to be used.

So I headed over to the bookstore quick for some price checking. Last semister I saved about 70 to 90 bucks per book by getting them from amazon. Prices are dramatically different this semister. I guess the internet has forced the university bookstore to get realistic about their prices.

I got 6 books for ~$100.

You lucky devil. My wife paid $124 for ONE book this semester. It was the only book she needed though, as the two other courses didn't require a book.

 

[mugs]

That's pretty good... are they all textbooks or are some of them just regular books?

I usually got by with only spending $100-150 a semester by sharing books, buying used books (from students, not the bookstore) and sometimes just not bothering with the book. For many classes I never used the text.

 

[DaShen]

I hated it when the professors would try tell you that the only book allowed was the latest edition, basically requiring you to buy new. I was so dumb.

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: mugs
That's pretty good... are they all textbooks or are some of them just regular books?

Most of them were philosophy 'readers' (edible versions of the really dry full versions), which I guess are the philosophy classes' "textbook". There was a hardcover book in there too, the rest were paperback. (softcover?:confused

I usually got by with only spending $100-150 a semester by sharing books, buying used books (from students, not the bookstore) and sometimes just not bothering with the book. For many classes I never used the text.

Yeah, I've learned that the hard way. Some teachers simply don't use the F'ing book that they are required to have. I never buy the book right off the bat anymore, unless it's a workbook or something similar.

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: DaShen
I hated it when the professors would try tell you that the only book allowed was the latest edition, basically requiring you to buy new. I was so dumb.

That pisses me off too. I saw at the bookstore that a class I had last semister was using a new edition of the book I had, so I wouldn't have been able to return the one I had even if I hadn't destroyed it. (paperback workbook that was already used)

 

[weirdichi]

I usually go in a buy the book right away (usually try to find a used book) and don't open it just yet. Then I go online and try to get it cheaper. If I can get it cheaper, then I return the one I bought at the bookstore. Been doing this so I don't actually get stuck with not having a book if I ever needed it.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Zanix
It became apparent that the required texts for a couple classes were actually going to be used.

So I headed over to the bookstore quick for some price checking. Last semister I saved about 70 to 90 bucks per book by getting them from amazon. Prices are dramatically different this semister. I guess the internet has forced the university bookstore to get realistic about their prices.

I got 6 books for ~$100.

Not me, I've paid ~$400 for 5 books

 

[Anubis]

after sophmore year i just stopped buying books that wernt in my major classes, we hardly ever used them, and if we did you could just get it at the Lib or some some other student

 

[Kelemvor]

I stopped buying books since they hardly ever used the damn things anyway.

Just pitch inand get one for a few people and make copies of homework assignments if needed.

Or cut out the bindings, send the pages through a double sided scanner to make a huge PDF file and Torrent it. I bet you'd have TONS of people donwloading that.

 

[Viperoni]

Just paid $116cad for a textbook

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
I stopped buying books since they hardly ever used the damn things anyway.

Just pitch inand get one for a few people and make copies of homework assignments if needed.

Or cut out the bindings, send the pages through a double sided scanner to make a huge PDF file and Torrent it. I bet you'd have TONS of people donwloading that.

For some reason it seems like you'd be behind bars faster for doing that than passing out copies of Spears' latest album.

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
I stopped buying books since they hardly ever used the damn things anyway.

Just pitch inand get one for a few people and make copies of homework assignments if needed.

Or cut out the bindings, send the pages through a double sided scanner to make a huge PDF file and Torrent it. I bet you'd have TONS of people donwloading that.

For some reason it seems like you'd be behind bars faster for doing that than passing out copies of Spears' latest album.

Back in college, there were a number of classes which required text books published (authored by profs. from the school) explicitly for those classes. For some of the students it was much more cost effective to go this route, but they just shared with classmates, didn't put it on the web.

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: weirdichi
I usually go in a buy the book right away (usually try to find a used book) and don't open it just yet. Then I go online and try to get it cheaper. If I can get it cheaper, then I return the one I bought at the bookstore. Been doing this so I don't actually get stuck with not having a book if I ever needed it.

That's smart thinking, but alot of hasslehof.

When you return them, do they give you the "used book" value back?

 

[Cawchy87]

6 for 100? Damn. More like 6 for 600 for me.

 

[DannyLove]

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: weirdichi
I usually go in a buy the book right away (usually try to find a used book) and don't open it just yet. Then I go online and try to get it cheaper. If I can get it cheaper, then I return the one I bought at the bookstore. Been doing this so I don't actually get stuck with not having a book if I ever needed it.

That's smart thinking, but alot of hasslehof.

When you return them, do they give you the "used book" value back?

They should give you full refund.
@ my school (graduated, thank god), you had until a certain date to return books to get full refund, also, make sure you dont rip through the wrapper.

danny~!

 

[Gibson486]

maybe yoru books wer ejust cheap this semester.....my Noise book cost me $150. I am still waiting for my interntational edition to come in.....


That said, my Linear Systems professor made us a pdf book

 

[Babbles]

I was a science major in school, and they raped us in terms of cost of books. I would be no big deal for me to spend ~$700 for a few books. I would say that for my science ones (chemistry and biology) the average price was ~$100. I have kept my books oriented for my degree because I thought that getting the chump change in selling them just wasn't worth it. I graduated six years ago and I still occasionally pop one open for reference.

 

[weirdichi]

Originally posted by: DannyLove

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: weirdichi
I usually go in a buy the book right away (usually try to find a used book) and don't open it just yet. Then I go online and try to get it cheaper. If I can get it cheaper, then I return the one I bought at the bookstore. Been doing this so I don't actually get stuck with not having a book if I ever needed it.

That's smart thinking, but alot of hasslehof.

When you return them, do they give you the "used book" value back?

They should give you full refund.
@ my school (graduated, thank god), you had until a certain date to return books to get full refund, also, make sure you dont rip through the wrapper.

danny~!

Yeah, they give us till a certain date for full refund if it's in the same condition it was bought at. I just keep it unopened.

 

[EvilYoda]

blasphemy...that's impossible. I blame it on cashier's error...quick, scan the receipt and post on FW for a PM!

 

[Jmman]

Damn, unfortunately most of my textbooks were damn expensive, even on the net. I paid around $500-$600 for 5 books....sucked.....

 

[tfcmasta97]

i had to get $300 of crap for one class... textbook, lab manual and digital 'clicker' to answer questions in labs. sunsabitches they are

 

[EmperorIQ]

I keep about 90% of the books related to my major. Those things are very good for reference. But books for GEs, I typicallly sell them.

 

[BigJ]

I just dropped a cool $400 on 5 books.

 

[RU482]

for my classes, some books were cheaper (by a couple dollars) at the bookstore...some were cheaper online (by about $40-60)

Hell, I'd pay $20 more for the convienience and local shopping feel good value of the bookstore...but damn, $40-60 off on 2 books...hahaha, online I go