Richard Dunn Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I'm about to drop two bills on my spanish book alone. Luckily i sit next to my friend in math and she shares her book, but I still have to spend 35$ on a serial number for the online part required for homework. This new company is making everyone at my school buy new books, there aren't any used copies to buy from last year. gay gay gay Any of yall have any luck finding cheaper prices for yours online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOO1 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 file the serial numbers off the textbooks. And watch out for the hall monitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris The Butcher Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Ebay Half.com The textbook gig is a scam. Such a fuckin' rip-off. Then when you go to sell them back they are either not buying them back or will only give you a small percentage. I always waited a week or two to see if you really needed the text. I've taken some classes where we never once cracked open the "required texts" or needed to; everything was based on the lectures and everything discussed in class. Another alternative, which is slightly ghetto fabulous, (but cheaper, so who fuckin' cares): See if they have the text at the schools library and just "rent" it for the semester, or just photocopy the pages you need from someone as you go along. $200 vs. $20 in copies from Kinkos, or totally for free is you have access to a copy machine. You can always get a job at the bookstore (or get friendly with someone who already works there) and get it the old fashioned way....steal it. Also, try looking for torrents of PDF's online. You never know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 xerox that shit nigga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 There was a site I went to, allowed me to sell my books back to them for a decent price too. However, I can't remember it, so I'm of no help to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Dunn Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 The school I'm at now isn't too bad about giving your money back at the end of the semester. I'm just pissed that people can charge you 200$ for a fucking book and get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 goooood fucking thread. fuck books. i buy mine at amazon. usually delivers well. decent shipping, decent prices. don't mess with textbook-specific retailers or sites (varsitybooks.com) or college/university bookstores unless you can't avoid it. what you gain from it being several steps away is lost in price many, many times. what gooch said about waiting to buy books is entirely true. also, make friends with upperclassmen in your major. they are often willing to sell you books for good prices cause they know they'll get raped by buyback places as well. i took a bio class where you had to buy the pages for the book, but there wasn't a binding, so you had to buy a binder for it too, and then of course you couldn't sell em back. if you can steal books... do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I stopped buying any textbooks my sophomore year in college. I'd occassionally buy course packets if the prof put one together with all the readings from various books, but that was about it. You can find a lot of full textbooks, or ones with a missing page or two every 10-20 pages on google books, and you can also find torrents or downloads for a lot of them. I had classes that expected me to buy like 4+ books, yet we'd only read selected chapters from them. Fuck that, i wasn't trying to spend an extra 500-1000 on top of my tuition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 if you are in the states, look into this when you do your taxes: http://www.nasfaa.org/redesign/taxbenefitsguide.html you may be eligible for some money back. you can claim your books, transportation, etc... it's worth looking into, and that's potentially money back for you to spend on whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetPeep Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 You can always get the five finger discount at the university bookstore. They are always packed the first week of class. There is no way those kids working there can keep track of everyone. Amazon.com and half.com are pretty reliable as well. Don't buy your textbooks for full price. That's for suckers aka freshmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iloveboxcars Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 yeah man. my russian textbook this year is $bananas.95 im only taking 2 classes though, russian and furniture making.. luckily you dont need a text book for furniture making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 i will forever have the music from that dali film burned into my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 yeah man. my russian textbook this year is $bananas.95 im only taking 2 classes though, russian and furniture making.. luckily you dont need a text book for furniture making. i bet your parents are proud your using their money well. (kidding bruh) i took the most retarded classes and ironically i learned more int hem then i did in any other course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
423894 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 whe I was in college I paid a girl taking book binding to take apart all my text books, scan them, and put them back together. I returned them claiming they were the wrong books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smacky636 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Ebay Half.com The textbook gig is a scam. Such a fuckin' rip-off. Then when you go to sell them back they are either not buying them back or will only give you a small percentage. I always waited a week or two to see if you really needed the text. I've taken some classes where we never once cracked open the "required texts" or needed to; everything was based on the lectures and everything discussed in class. THIS^^^ Another alternative, which is slightly ghetto fabulous, (but cheaper, so who fuckin' cares): See if they have the text at the schools library and just "rent" it for the semester, or just photocopy the pages you need from someone as you go along. $200 vs. $20 in copies from Kinkos, or totally for free is you have access to a copy machine. You can always get a job at the bookstore (or get friendly with someone who already works there) and get it the old fashioned way....steal it. Also, try looking for torrents of PDF's online. You never know! or just photocopy the pages you need from someone as you go along. or do it at work and not pay for a thing and get paid making copies of your books for school. did it for 2 semesters save like 2G... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smacky636 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 if you're gonna rack dont forget those misc. sensors all throughout the books on random pages, just an upside down flick through the pages doesn't get em all out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 or just photocopy the pages you need from someone as you go along. or do it at work and not pay for a thing and get paid making copies of your books for school. did it for 2 semesters save like 2G... or totally for free is you have access to a copy machine. or totally for free is you have access to a copy machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 but in all seriousness i need my books by tuesday i think... and i cant find my books anywhere on the internet, except for the schools website. this sucks ass. ive already spent like 600 on classes alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 make friends with someone in class, photocopy their book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Chegg.com or dont buy them and pay attention in class. That's what I do and if i needed to read something I can usually borrow the book from a friend or the school library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 shit tthats a great idea if i cant come up with the money ill probly end up taking alot of notes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 but in all seriousness i need my books by tuesday i think... and i cant find my books anywhere on the internet, except for the schools website. this sucks ass. ive already spent like 600 on classes alone. like i said, wait it out a week or two till class starts. worst case, copy any important shit from someone in class to hold you over. what texts do you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smacky636 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 or totally for free is you have access to a copy machine. or totally for free is you have access to a copy machine. Bueller, my bad long day at work... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetPeep Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Do not share your textbooks with anyone. Its such an inconvenience. Get your own. I once bought a $140 textbook on Amazon.com for $7.00. Where there is a will, there is a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 abebooks.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 ive spent between thousands on textbooks alone the past few years of school. ive only gotten back like less than a 1/5 of that though when selling them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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