College textbooks.

CurlieQCarrie · 07-21-2007, 05:40 PM

Textbooks are pretty outrageously priced, as most of you know. I've bought some online before, and I was wondering if anyone else does...? If so, what websites have you found to be the best/cheapest? This fall I found that the bookstore at school charges almost the same prices as Amazon.com, not even includng shipping. I still have plenty of time to get them so I figured I'd see if there are better places to look.

Thanks in advance.

Le Type Français · 07-21-2007, 05:44 PM

Your state doesn't have an association the pays for all of your school expenses if disabled?

Lazlo · 07-21-2007, 05:46 PM

My wife is a student and swears by half.com. Cool thing is, if the edition you buy is still current at the end of the term, you can sell it back on half.com for about what you paid for it.

cheesecake · 07-21-2007, 07:15 PM

Curley~ Are you getting voc rehab funding? If not apply or ask specifically for textbook funding.

CapnGimp · 07-21-2007, 08:30 PM

second that half.com
pay attention to the feedback, some folks ship really fast also
beats waiting

mattblan · 07-21-2007, 09:55 PM

I always order my books online but I use amazon.

gurly2356 · 07-22-2007, 12:32 AM

half.com

-scott- · 07-22-2007, 01:05 AM

Seriously, WAIT to buy books until you know you absolutely need them. You can find ways to get by for a week or two. I learned after dropping > $400 on books a couple semesters & getting minimal use out of those "investments."

Oh, and check out www.bestbookbuys.com

mr_coffee · 07-22-2007, 03:17 PM

Carrie,

When i'm at school I'm on SSDI, get like 600 a month, so disability services will kick in and say hey we will pay for your books! I buy them, then send them the recepit, and they send me a check for that amount.

Its alot of hassel but its worth the $750 a semester!

canuck · 07-22-2007, 08:33 PM

Carrie try abebooks.com I don't know what they have in the way of textbooks but I have some good bargains on hard to find books there.

07-21-2007, 05:40 PM	#1
CurlieQCarrie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,430	College textbooks. Textbooks are pretty outrageously priced, as most of you know. I've bought some online before, and I was wondering if anyone else does...? If so, what websites have you found to be the best/cheapest? This fall I found that the bookstore at school charges almost the same prices as Amazon.com, not even includng shipping. I still have plenty of time to get them so I figured I'd see if there are better places to look. Thanks in advance.

07-21-2007, 07:15 PM	#4
cheesecake Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,522	Curley~ Are you getting voc rehab funding? If not apply or ask specifically for textbook funding. __________________ Every day I wake up is a good one

07-21-2007, 08:30 PM	#5
CapnGimp Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mooresburg,TN USA Posts: 3,128	second that half.com pay attention to the feedback, some folks ship really fast also beats waiting __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/capngimp/ http://tinyurl.com/atfb5mn ^~- GMO education, MUST see

07-22-2007, 12:32 AM	#7
gurly2356 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,560	half.com __________________ Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

07-22-2007, 03:17 PM	#9
mr_coffee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 6,026	Carrie, When i'm at school I'm on SSDI, get like 600 a month, so disability services will kick in and say hey we will pay for your books! I buy them, then send them the recepit, and they send me a check for that amount. Its alot of hassel but its worth the $750 a semester! __________________ Injured:10-16-04 C7/C8, T1 incomplete; For stalkers convenience: Blog: http://www.ordealsonwheels.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/coryssanchez Progress: http://photobucket.com/albums/b290/swooty/ My drawings: http://kanvases.com/sites/corysanchez/home

07-21-2007, 05:44 PM	#2
Le Type Français Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 25,860	Your state doesn't have an association the pays for all of your school expenses if disabled?

07-21-2007, 05:46 PM	#3
Lazlo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,901	My wife is a student and swears by half.com. Cool thing is, if the edition you buy is still current at the end of the term, you can sell it back on half.com for about what you paid for it.

07-21-2007, 09:55 PM	#6
mattblan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: N. California Posts: 1,148	I always order my books online but I use amazon.

07-22-2007, 01:05 AM	#8
-scott- Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 9,543	Seriously, WAIT to buy books until you know you absolutely need them. You can find ways to get by for a week or two. I learned after dropping > $400 on books a couple semesters & getting minimal use out of those "investments." Oh, and check out www.bestbookbuys.com

07-22-2007, 08:33 PM	#10
canuck Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BC Canada Posts: 2,575	Carrie try abebooks.com I don't know what they have in the way of textbooks but I have some good bargains on hard to find books there.

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