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College Textbooks -- When/Where to get them?
Replies: 14 — Last Post July 28 3:18pm by TigressaLynnMae
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Should I get them now, before classes start, so I can get a head start or wait around to get them?

The prices are insane too. Can anyone some reliable places to get textbooks online? My friend was telling me ebay but I'm sure there are other options out there.

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If you buy them used, I wouldn't think the prices would be that steep.

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Amazon.com

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books-a-million

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i never get them before classes start, because usually it ends up that there are some books you don't really need or i end up switching around my classes during drop/add if i dont like some
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Quote: from jennay at 4:17 pm on July 23, 2008
i never get them before classes start, because usually it ends up that there are some books you don't really need or i end up switching around my classes during drop/add if i dont like some

Or the prof changes the textbook last minute...

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amazon/books a million/half price books all good places to look.

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Would you recommend buying the study guides for textbooks?

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Amazon, most def.

If I would've bought two of my books USED at school, it would've been $300. Got them for $140-ish total on Amazon!


I would only recommend study guides for science courses (that you aren't too familiar with)...and MAYBE math courses.

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ya most books r a fucking rip off.. my school has a bookstore on campus so i usually just go there and charge my acct

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half.com

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Quote: from xcutioners at 1:13 pm on July 25, 2008
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This has always worked for me.

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i like to try to get my books online and then the cheaper bookstore but i have to wait because my school updated the books.

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Get them, when the bookstores start to sell them. But don't go opening them/writing in them until your classes/profesors confirm the need of them. That way, you can still return them, and get full refund, at the school/campus bookstore.

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Quote: from Choker at 10:23 pm on July 23, 2008
Would you recommend buying the study guides for textbooks?

Not in my case. They never helped.

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