College Textbooks

[bowfish12]

I thought I remembered seeing a post a while back where to find textbooks cheap or something but I couldn't find it in the search.

Does anyone remember the website or the thread?

I'm going back to school for chemical engineering and im not looking to spend a lot of money on the few core classes I have to take.

Thanks

[KYntucky Warmouth]

I had good luck with amazon.  I bought a $75 on there for $ .03 + $5.99 shipping

[bowfish12]

I had good luck with amazon. I bought a $75 on there for $ .03 + $5.99 shipping

;D  I appreciate it, anyone else?

[RobbyZ5001]

You can rent textbooks

[bowfish12]

Where from?

[Hookemdown.]

Check with your friends. My friends and I trade gen ed books around.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

I think chegg.com is a rental place

[senko_77]

Chegg is where it's at.  You save a ton of money that way.  I usually can get 4 or 5 of the 6 books I need each semester.  They even pay for the shipping to and from you. 

[Tin]

I posted it a while back, it is chegg.com. It can easily save you hundred. I saved 160 on just my bio book.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

As Dan? would say.....Get drunk and wing it.

[The Unabasser]

what about half.com

[bowfish12]

That's what I was looking for the website that rents.

I just didn't want to buy a few books even used books for some of the core classes.

I have about 8 sitting at the house, that the book store wouldn't buy back at the end of the semester b/c the classes were changing books.

[NewAngler]

I have about 8 sitting at the house, that the book store wouldn't buy back at the end of the semester b/c the classes were changing books.

I HATED that.

[Root beer]

I got my calculus book for 20 bucks from an authorize seller from Barnes and Nobles. Go there website, textbook, authorize seller, you can find some cheap.

I'm try Chegg this semester. I got a $200 business statistic book that I don't wanna pay for.

[RobbyZ5001]

Robby's guide to saving money on textbooks.

After five years of college I figured out what works best for me. Attend class for a week or two and find out what classes you REALLY need to buy the textbooks for. I have found that the majority of your classes that have a required text book never gets opened. The majority of the powerpoints put up by the teachers are straight out of the book anyway. The classes you should get your books for are Math and your major related classes, because you will most likely use again in the future. This is just what I can think of off hand.

If you do need a book check out your schools classifieds on the internet. Facebook has a good classified section. Half.com is a great source, but make sure you know prices brand new first, because its not the best price everytime. Chegg.com may be beneficial sometimes, but when I looked up my books I might as well have bought them brand new.

[Dan:]

Robby's guide to saving money on textbooks.

After five years of college I figured out what works best for me. Attend class for a week or two and find out what classes you REALLY need to buy the textbooks for. I have found that the majority of your classes that have a required text book never gets opened. The majority of the powerpoints put up by the teachers are straight out of the book anyway. The classes you should get your books for are Math and your major related classes, because you will most likely use again in the future. This is just what I can think of off hand.

If you do need a book check out your schools classifieds on the internet. Facebook has a good classified section. Half.com is a great source, but make sure you know prices brand new first, because its not the best price everytime. Chegg.com may be beneficial sometimes, but when I looked up my books I might as well have bought them brand new.

x2 on the waiting a week or two. There were a couple occasions where the teacher wanted us to buy a book that was over $50. I looked through the syllabus and found out that we were only going to read about 50 pages of the book and I decided that wasn't worth it. Sure, I didn't have the book to read, but honestly I probably wouldn't have read most of it anyway. (Don't worry, you can still get good grades with this method MOST of the time as long as you are a good note taker and go to class).

Also, check out your school's library. There were a few books that I found at the library and checked out in the first week of the semester and renewed it multiple times so I had the book for the whole semester. Inter-Library Loan is another good option. If you see on your syllabus that the professor wants you to read an entire book in a week or so, just get it through ILL, read it, and return it when you are done. It's completely free and nowadays you can usually do it through the library's website without even leaving your dorm room or apartment.

As long as you are willing to plan ahead, do some research, and maybe take some extraordinarily good notes, then you can save a TON of money on books and still be able to do well in the class. 

[Root beer]

Robby speaks the truth. I shelled out 150 bucks for a biology book and the professor gave us lecture summary and powerpoints.....I never used the book, not once...My accounting class the same way, but I used the book to do some practice in the book so I can know how to do the procedure for a test. I also never used a book for economic II, but it was same book I had for economic I and I couldn't sell it back.

[mwbrown]

Amazon can be really good just gotta make sure your gettin the right book

[central.PA.bass]

I agree with robby... I can honestly tell you I may have picked up and actually read one or 2 of my textbooks in Undergrad...   Study the powerpoints and the notes that you take in class...  most teachers use the books as a reference...  if you pay attention and take good notes in class you will only need to reference the textbooks instead of read them because you didn't pay attention or take good enough notes in class...  do it right the first time that way when studying, it is all review for you..

also, whenever I bought the texts, I got them from half.com....  if you have an ebay and a paypal account you are good to go..  you will save yourself lots of money by using half.com rather than your student bookstore.. they are nothing but scams (ie. selling you a book for 200 bucks and not buying them back at the end of the semester)

[drmnbig]

I always use Half.com.  By the time you resell them when you are done you don't end up paying very much for them.  I've got 10 books listed on half.com right now.  If you need any check out trustgrrl4328 and buy from there.  hint hint 

[LCpointerKILLA]

Robby's guide to saving money on textbooks.

After five years of college I figured out what works best for me. Attend class for a week or two and find out what classes you REALLY need to buy the textbooks for. I have found that the majority of your classes that have a required text book never gets opened. The majority of the powerpoints put up by the teachers are straight out of the book anyway. The classes you should get your books for are Math and your major related classes, because you will most likely use again in the future. This is just what I can think of off hand.

If you do need a book check out your schools classifieds on the internet. Facebook has a good classified section. Half.com is a great source, but make sure you know prices brand new first, because its not the best price everytime. Chegg.com may be beneficial sometimes, but when I looked up my books I might as well have bought them brand new.

No offense, but, we know. Common (slacker) knowledge.

Just make sure not to ever buy a binder addition because you can't sell them back. They are some new phenomenon ripping everyone off.

[RobbyZ5001]

Robby's guide to saving money on textbooks.

After five years of college I figured out what works best for me. Attend class for a week or two and find out what classes you REALLY need to buy the textbooks for. I have found that the majority of your classes that have a required text book never gets opened. The majority of the powerpoints put up by the teachers are straight out of the book anyway. The classes you should get your books for are Math and your major related classes, because you will most likely use again in the future. This is just what I can think of off hand.

If you do need a book check out your schools classifieds on the internet. Facebook has a good classified section. Half.com is a great source, but make sure you know prices brand new first, because its not the best price everytime. Chegg.com may be beneficial sometimes, but when I looked up my books I might as well have bought them brand new.

No offense, but, we know. Common (slacker) knowledge.

Just make sure not to ever buy a binder addition because you can't sell them back. They are some new phenomenon ripping everyone off.

Not really sure how you perceive what I have written as common "slacker" knowledge. Maybe you have some better advice since your the overachieving genius. I love it when people use the "no offense" if you think it would be offensive why even post the comment? Just looking to spice things up? Clown...

[Tin]

Ya, he has the hair. Just give him a squeaky nose and some face paint and he is ready to go...

[Dan:]

Robby's guide to saving money on textbooks.

After five years of college I figured out what works best for me. Attend class for a week or two and find out what classes you REALLY need to buy the textbooks for. I have found that the majority of your classes that have a required text book never gets opened. The majority of the powerpoints put up by the teachers are straight out of the book anyway. The classes you should get your books for are Math and your major related classes, because you will most likely use again in the future. This is just what I can think of off hand.

If you do need a book check out your schools classifieds on the internet. Facebook has a good classified section. Half.com is a great source, but make sure you know prices brand new first, because its not the best price everytime. Chegg.com may be beneficial sometimes, but when I looked up my books I might as well have bought them brand new.

No offense, but, we know. Common (slacker) knowledge.

Just make sure not to ever buy a binder addition because you can't sell them back. They are some new phenomenon ripping everyone off.

Who's we? There are plenty of guys on the board who are freshman or high school seniors who have no idea how to take advantage of those tips, especially if they don't have older siblings who went to college.

If you already knew about it, great, but the thread wasn't intended just for you.

[LCpointerKILLA]

Robby's guide to saving money on textbooks.

After five years of college I figured out what works best for me. Attend class for a week or two and find out what classes you REALLY need to buy the textbooks for. I have found that the majority of your classes that have a required text book never gets opened. The majority of the powerpoints put up by the teachers are straight out of the book anyway. The classes you should get your books for are Math and your major related classes, because you will most likely use again in the future. This is just what I can think of off hand.

If you do need a book check out your schools classifieds on the internet. Facebook has a good classified section. Half.com is a great source, but make sure you know prices brand new first, because its not the best price everytime. Chegg.com may be beneficial sometimes, but when I looked up my books I might as well have bought them brand new.

No offense, but, we know. Common (slacker) knowledge.

Just make sure not to ever buy a binder addition because you can't sell them back. They are some new phenomenon ripping everyone off.

Not really sure how you perceive what I have written as common "slacker" knowledge. Maybe you have some better advice since your the overachieving genius. I love it when people use the "no offense" if you think it would be offensive why even post the comment? Just looking to spice things up? Clown...

Dude I really did mean no offense.