You college goers!

[thecoolnessrune]

I'm needing to get books soon for the semester start. And I'm wondering what are some good online sources to check for books besides the campus bookstore and the used book postings on the bulletins?

 

[Row1and]

Amazon,
Booksvalore,

Actually it might be easier if you just google the ISBN number!

 

[Anubis]

Amazon and Half.com is where i got mine when i actually purchased them

you REALLY dont need to buy anything other then the big text books for things liek hard sciences, just get everything else for the lib

 

[destrekor]

Amazon
Half.com

The only two places I ever look for books online.

 

[BoomerD]

Craigslist is also often a good place to find textbooks for your local college.

I have 4 different accounting classes this fall. $600+ for the textbooks. (all sold in "packages" with the necessary working papers and such.)

 

[Saint Michael]

Besides Amazon and Half.com I sometimes use Barnes and Noble (website) for new books. They sometimes have lower prices than Amazon and always have faster shipping.

 

[evident]

abebooks
half as well

 

[Brainonska511]

Amazon (used and new), Barnes and Noble (used and new), local university marketplace.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

www.biblio.com
www.textbooksrus.com <- international versions

I try to find the international versions of all my books. Not only are they much much cheaper, but they are the exact same book.

 

[Utterman]

www.addall.com it searches all the book sites to find the cheapest one.

 

[herm0016]

i used half for this semester, saved about $100 on 2 books.

 

[Rockinacoustic]

Usually Amazon for smaller books I need for Philosophy. If you order 4 or more paperbacks often times they give you the cheapest one for free.

For my science courses often my campus bookstore is as cheap/cheaper than Amazon and comes as a package (molecular models or online practice problems for example).

Also, talk to upper-class-men who have already taken the course and see if they still have the text. I am borrowing my Biochem text from my friend and saving ~$160 just from that.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Utterman
www.addall.com it searches all the book sites to find the cheapest one.

:thumbsup:
I recommend this route. Why bother searching on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc., if one site will search all the others for you? Then, you can select the cheapest overall price. Addall also looks at international sellers - I found once that I could buy a physics text from Britain, have it shipped Air Express 3-day (or was it 5 day?), and still save a small fortune. (It was like $140 in the U.S., but $70 or $80 shipped; been quite a few years.)

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
www.biblio.com
www.textbooksrus.com <- international versions

I try to find the international versions of all my books. Not only are they much much cheaper, but they are the exact same book.

What do you do with the international editions when you're done? Half.com doesn't allow listing them, and I think people might be hesitant about buying them in general.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
www.biblio.com
www.textbooksrus.com <- international versions

I try to find the international versions of all my books. Not only are they much much cheaper, but they are the exact same book.

What do you do with the international editions when you're done? Half.com doesn't allow listing them, and I think people might be hesitant about buying them in general.

I've sold them to other students. As long as it's the same book, they tend not to care.

I have often purchased the books for $20-30, and a lot of the books I'm using for classes now I'd prefer to keep.

 

[Imported]

Besides those mentioned above.. sometimes you can get a nice deal at Borders. I get 20-40% off coupons every week from them which can be used on any book from my experience.