Total cost at the university bookstore: $754.67 vs. Total cost online: $324.75

[Turkish]

Me > Bookstore.

That's all.

 

[Ameesh]

:beer:

 

[waggy]

where did you get them?

 

[ggavinmoss]

Now you can spend the difference on a Thai lady-boy. :shocked:

-geoff

 

[pyonir]

I got asked to leave the bookstore at my college campus, and never to come back. I went on a tirade.

Online is the way to go.

 

[Schadenfroh]

seriously, where did you get them?

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: pyonir
I got asked to leave the bookstore at my college campus, and never to come back. I went on a tirade.

Online is the way to go.

Hence your sig right?

 

[Ketteringo]

And dont forget to sell them to kids a grade below you in a year for as much as you paid for them!

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: pyonir
I got asked to leave the bookstore at my college campus, and never to come back. I went on a tirade.

Online is the way to go.

Hence your sig right?

lol...i was ready to cash that check in man....believe me. I was furious.

 

[PoPPeR]

study guide for microecon... bookstore = $32 + tax used. Half.com = $6 + $2 shipping

speech book... bookstore = $60 + tax half.com = $35 + $2 shipping new

history book... bookstore = $75 + tax used half.com = $15 + $2 shipping used

yes I definitely think half.com > bookstore

hell, even if I was paranoid about buying from half.com, I could buy them all at barnes and not get charged any tax.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
study guide for microecon... bookstore = $32 + tax used. Half.com = $6 + $2 shipping

speech book... bookstore = $60 + tax half.com = $35 + $2 shipping new

history book... bookstore = $75 + tax used half.com = $15 + $2 shipping used

yes I definitely think half.com > bookstore

hell, even if I was paranoid about buying from half.com, I could buy them all at barnes and not get charged any tax.

OR AMAZON.COM!!!!111oneBBQ

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
study guide for microecon... bookstore = $32 + tax used. Half.com = $6 + $2 shipping

speech book... bookstore = $60 + tax half.com = $35 + $2 shipping new

history book... bookstore = $75 + tax used half.com = $15 + $2 shipping used

yes I definitely think half.com > bookstore

hell, even if I was paranoid about buying from half.com, I could buy them all at barnes and not get charged any tax.

OR AMAZON.COM!!!!111oneBBQ

nice plug for amazon Ameesh. Trying to maintain job security

 

[Kyteland]

You aren't supporting you university clubs/activities by paying a little extra at your school sponsored book store? :|:|



Serves 'em right!

 

[TerryMathews]

The one (and only one) advantage to buying at your local bookstore is that you can return for full refund within first week of class.

I buy there when I'm unsure I'll actually need said textbook. I've had a couple of classes where the whole textbook was available online.

 

[gflores]

Man, today I saw my university book store selling the Bible for $40! That's ridiculous!

 

[z0mb13]

half.com > all

if u buy books at ur school bookstore, might as well bend over..

 

[Turkish]

I bought 3 from Amazon.com and 3 from Half.com, found 2 on eBay with less than 2 hours left, so a total of 5 from eBay INC and 3 from Amazon

 

[erikistired]

my wife bought all her books from amazon her last 2 semesters in school. save a ton of cash that i was happy to spend on hookers and beer. good times were had by all.

 

[rh71]

there's a site out there that is a books-for-sale site for the SUNY (ny schools) system (i think it was limited to that)... anyone know it ? Some kind of books exchange. Quite professional too...

EDIT>>> good ole Trillian logs... (damn I have messages from 2002 in there)... http://www.sunyexchange.com/

 

[mugs]

Jebus, how many classes are you taking? The most I ever had was $400 worth of books from the bookstore, but I borrowed, shared, and bought used enough to average about $100 a semester.

 

[brtspears2]

Amazon rules. Bought a $130 used systems anaylsis and design book for $22.

 

[EvilYoda]

I'll have to deal with that whole situation in about 2 weeks.....yaaaaaay, it's been over a year since the whole eBay/half/amazon/addall scramble.

 

[GreasyBurger]

Can you sell back books you bought online to the school after the semester ends?

 

[rh71]

man what did UPS / Fedex do without the Internet sales/trading all those years back ?!?! I wonder how their profits have risen.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: mugs
Jebus, how many classes are you taking? The most I ever had was $400 worth of books from the bookstore, but I borrowed, shared, and bought used enough to average about $100 a semester.

6 total, but some classes require 2+ books and some require none.

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