college :(

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

anyone have any freshmen book that they want too get rid of cause this ***** they are **** expensive and i am nearly broke.

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[Heresy 10+ year member]

anyone have any freshmen book that they want too get rid of cause this ***** they are **** expensive and i am nearly broke.

Go online and you can save nearly 50% on most textbooks. The bastards at the bookstore loved charging $120 for a new electronics book that came with a CD; I got the same book in used but almost brand new condition for $46 including the CD from Amazon. Also, there are international editions that are paperback instead of hardback which cost 30%-40% less usually with all the same material. Check out the selection:

http://www.amazon.com

http://www.half.com

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

If you are uber-poor, there are many less than ethical things to do. Buy the books at the bookstore then copy the pages and chapters you need at kinko's. When you are finished, return the book for a full refund. If you have slightly more money, just copy the problem sets then buy the previous edition for about $5 from one of the above websites. Out of my three years of college textbook experience, the publishers usually change nothing but about 10-20% of the problem sets and none of the actual text (sometimes they even include the same textual errors through multiple editions).

The whole textbook market is a racket. It is designed to screw you out of money for a book they know you need and can't get anywhere else. The editions are changed every year or two because the publishers make money only on new books which leaves you with a $5 piece of kindling if you are stuck with a previous edition and can't sell your book back. This is the best lesson in ****-you econimics.

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

Some classes you can get by without even buying the books. I always wait at least 2 weeks before buying my books. Certain classes it cant be avoided in.

 

[Dj-torn 10+ year member]

http://www.campusbooks.com/default.asp

 

[DIPayton 10+ year member]

just drop out and avoid all costs. That is what I want to do after seeing how much I have to pay for books and that is the least of my cost problems.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

the publishers usually change nothing but about 10-20% of the problem sets and none of the actual text (sometimes they even include the same textual errors through multiple editions).

I would be able to confirm this.........but I never actually opened any of my college textbooks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif

But, yeah....as Heresy said, pick them up online. Usually saved 50%-75% of the cost. I would have done it this way.....but I didn't have to pay for my own books, so I didn't really care.

 

[alove_85 10+ year member]

or if you cant even afford that at the moment, just charge them to your financial aid (if available). I know it costs more but if you absolutely cant come up with the money then that is an option.