i have used addall for 3 years, that's 8 semesters including 2 summer sessions... I have prolly saved close to $500 already compared to the campus book store(s).
Does AddAll search oversea stores automatically?? All I got were Amazon.ca and Amazon.de. They're cheaper alright but not significanly...
It's a great website, started using it 2 years ago. But found better deal to save money...not buy 'em textbooks at all. Grades haven't suffered so its all good...haven't bought a textbook in a year now haha
Wow...I didn't know about this sight. I've looked through Half.com before but was unable to find the stuff I needed. This looks like a good site though. I was even able to find some of the books I need for my music classes!
Another good place to try for text books is CampusI.com. Their search engine will even search half.com and they give you coupons codes that they use to calculate your lowest price. Sites like AddAll and CampusI really can save you a ton of money.
I have used the following and been pleased with their thoroughness. They do not seem to be biased or secretly owned by a bookseller to bias the results.
BOOKHQ.COM searches for new & used books across multiple stores in the US, UK, Canada and Germany. S&H and taxes are calculated with availability info provided. International S/H is calculated where appropriate. The US APO/FPO zipcode is used in s/h calculations.
isbn.nu searches nine typical bookstores.
PriceScan Books
A coworker asked me why do I use all the different price searches for the same book, even though most of them turn in the same results. I told him that sometimes, the online bookseller will sell the same book at a different price depending on the website you jumped from. I demonstrated this before to myself with a set of different prices for a anime graphic novel which was sold by the same online vendor BAMM.COM (owned by Wal-Mart) and had never forgot the lesson at Wal-Mart. Also, it is possible that a book price comparison website is quietly biased or owned by a bookseller. An example is shown below (for PriceFarmer.com):
www.pricefarmer.com has a distinct bias towards selling books for BooksAMillion.com (BAMM is owned by Wal-Mart) in the past. In more recent times, pricefarmer has been a little more fair about allowing prices lower than that at BAMM to be listed ahead of BAMM's price.
BOOKHQ.COM searches for new & used books across multiple stores in the US, UK, Canada and Germany. S&H and taxes are calculated with availability info provided. International S/H is calculated where appropriate. The US APO/FPO zipcode is used in s/h calculations.
isbn.nu searches nine typical bookstores.
PriceScan Books
A coworker asked me why do I use all the different price searches for the same book, even though most of them turn in the same results. I told him that sometimes, the online bookseller will sell the same book at a different price depending on the website you jumped from. I demonstrated this before to myself with a set of different prices for a anime graphic novel which was sold by the same online vendor BAMM.COM (owned by Wal-Mart) and had never forgot the lesson at Wal-Mart. Also, it is possible that a book price comparison website is quietly biased or owned by a bookseller. An example is shown below (for PriceFarmer.com):
www.pricefarmer.com has a distinct bias towards selling books for BooksAMillion.com (BAMM is owned by Wal-Mart) in the past. In more recent times, pricefarmer has been a little more fair about allowing prices lower than that at BAMM to be listed ahead of BAMM's price.
Originally posted by: TheMariner
Originally posted by: Spac3d
Wow, that is a sweet feature! I don't think my school has that or I would order all of my books right now
Spac3d
I go to Iowa State University. There are two bookstores, one owned by the university and a private one. The system used at the one owned by the university does not give the isbn but the private one does. Oh wait it isnt an ISBN its a "book code" which is the same. I don't other students know its there though...
Anyone who has boughten from an overseas vendor, how long did it take you to recieve them? Days, weeks, monthes, years, ever...?
I go to ISU too. I hate both the book stores since they are both rip-offs. I'm gonna try to order all my books online this year or used from other people so I can save money. Last year I spent about $600 on books and hopefully I can cut that in half this year.
I just got an email today from Barnes and Noble. 10 off 99. add that to free shipping for 2 or more and you can have a pretty good deal if you need US versions of some books.
my school really screwed me up
i'm taking economic class they require 3 books, i found one(~$11) but the other two can't find it on any webiste, both costs about $200
i'm taking economic class they require 3 books, i found one(~$11) but the other two can't find it on any webiste, both costs about $200
I just ordered two of my books from amazon.co.uk last Tuesday. Even with priority mail costing upwards of 25$, I still save 60 or so bucks when compared to bookstores here in the states. Unfortunatly, it took them a real long time to ship the damn things. Shipped on Sat. by DHL so I hope I get my books by tommorow, but until they get here its a great excuse to slack off and be lazy about homework.
alkemyst
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addall kicks @$$...keep in mind too that it will list DVD's and movies also.
If you look at the margins on most items you can buy at the low price and sell at the high price with this tool alone and make fairly good profits.
Everyone I know contacts me to save them money, I average 50-60% on just about anything I buy with many things found on close-outs at about the 10-30% mark
Of course Anand's site helps alot to learn this info.
If you look at the margins on most items you can buy at the low price and sell at the high price with this tool alone and make fairly good profits.
Everyone I know contacts me to save them money, I average 50-60% on just about anything I buy with many things found on close-outs at about the 10-30% mark
Of course Anand's site helps alot to learn this info.
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
- 83,769
- 19
- 81
addall kicks @$$...keep in mind too that it will list DVD's and movies also.
If you look at the margins on most items you can buy at the low price and sell at the high price with this tool alone and make fairly good profits.
Everyone I know contacts me to save them money, I average 50-60% on just about anything I buy with many things found on close-outs at about the 10-30% mark Of course Anand's site helps alot to learn this info.
If you look at the margins on most items you can buy at the low price and sell at the high price with this tool alone and make fairly good profits.
Everyone I know contacts me to save them money, I average 50-60% on just about anything I buy with many things found on close-outs at about the 10-30% mark
Of course Anand's site helps alot to learn this info.TRENDING THREADS
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