Where to buy college textbooks?

[krunchykrome]

Does anybody buy their textbooks online? What are some good/cheap/reliable places to shop for them? I just checked my school's bookstore and for 4 textbooks for this semester, it'll run me close to $600.

 

[Semidevil]

I think half.com is great and the cheapest........all my books always come as ordered....

 

[krunchykrome]

Thanx!

 

[saxophonoia]

Originally posted by: Semidevil
I think half.com is great and the cheapest........all my books always come as ordered....

Agreed. I ordered 2 of my books off of there and saved at least $75. Next semester all of them will be from there.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Amazon's good...I'll have to try half.com though.

 

[krunchykrome]

I just checked half.com and it looks like I can save more than half of what I would pay at the school's bookstore.

 

[saxophonoia]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
I just checked half.com and it looks like I can save more than half of what I would pay at the school's bookstore.

That's the way to go.

 

[Dissipate]

Check the 3rd party new/used deals on Amazon. Just the other day I bought a book on there that was $25 retail but I got it for $3 used from 3rd party.

 

[MDE]

School bookstore = giant ripoff. I'd get them online and then if you want sell them back to your school's bookstore if they have a buyback program. Next quarter, I'm probably getting mine from the school bookstore and using those while I buy new ones online and then returning the school's copies (in brand spankin' new condition of course).

 

[OulOat]

http://www.firstandsecond.com/. Can't beat $5 textbooks. They have gotten a little flakey recently so take your chances

 

[Orsorum]

I prefer Half.ebay.com, although Amazon has worked well too.

Cheers!
Nate

 

[Sukhoi]

amazon.co.uk can be quite cheap sometimes even after shipping. I just got my fluid dynamics book new shipped from there for the price of a used book at the bookstores here.

 

[miniMUNCH]

Also addall.com is good book price search engine...searches numerous new and used book sites for prices.

I get most of my books using addall.com.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Also addall.com is good book price search engine...searches numerous new and used book sites for prices.

I get most of my books using addall.com.

This is the source to use. It will look at all the major bookstores are give you the ones with the cheapest prices. This includes amazon.co.uk and half.com