Posted: 1/20/2011 10:46:43 AM EDT
| What is the arfcom approved method of getting text books for class? I'm an engineering major at Texas A&M, and my books for this semester retail at over $1000 new from the bookstore. Obviously, I'll buy used when possible, but it is still going to cost a lot. Does anyone have any experience renting textbooks? And what about getting rid of my old books that I don't need anymore? I've got several in perfect condition, but the bookstore won't give me hardly anything for them. |
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What is the arfcom approved method of getting text books for class? I'm an engineering major at Texas A&M, and my books for this semester retail at over $1000 new from the bookstore. Obviously, I'll buy used when possible, but it is still going to cost a lot. Does anyone have any experience renting textbooks? And what about getting rid of my old books that I don't need anymore? I've got several in perfect condition, but the bookstore won't give me hardly anything for them. The school library should have a copy of all text books on file. Go check them out there for free. Many people do not know about this, so you can usually keep rechecking it out the whole semester. As far as selling them, try amazon or craiglist. |
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I just went through this exact problem after my intersession Psych textbook that I bought USED for $150 is not being bought back anymore. I didn't even crack the fucking thing open because the tests were all from the lecture notes. I'm buying online from now on. |
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What is the arfcom approved method of getting text books for class? I'm an engineering major at Texas A&M, and my books for this semester retail at over $1000 new from the bookstore. Obviously, I'll buy used when possible, but it is still going to cost a lot. Does anyone have any experience renting textbooks? And what about getting rid of my old books that I don't need anymore? I've got several in perfect condition, but the bookstore won't give me hardly anything for them. The school library should have a copy of all text books on file. Go check them out there for free. Many people do not know about this, so you can usually keep rechecking it out the whole semester. As far as selling them, try amazon or craiglist. That's a great idea that has never crossed my mind. I'll look into that for sure. |
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If you can find a way around buying those books, more power to you. Good luck, though, the text book industry and the schools that are mostly complicit with their little scam go FAR out of their way to keep you in the book store.
I have a book case full of books that cost hundreds of dollars in 2003, and were worthless in 2005. New editions every 2 years, with mostly the same content. No one will buy an "old edition" though. Check amazon. I had a few professors that made their own text books for class. It was printed at the local copy shot, and costs about 40 bucks for a 4-500 page volume. No resale value, but no more 500 dollar books either. I am sure if that became too common the academic industrial complex would put a stop to it. |
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What is the arfcom approved method of getting text books for class? I'm an engineering major at Texas A&M, and my books for this semester retail at over $1000 new from the bookstore. Obviously, I'll buy used when possible, but it is still going to cost a lot. Does anyone have any experience renting textbooks? And what about getting rid of my old books that I don't need anymore? I've got several in perfect condition, but the bookstore won't give me hardly anything for them. The school library should have a copy of all text books on file. Go check them out there for free. Many people do not know about this, so you can usually keep rechecking it out the whole semester. As far as selling them, try amazon or craiglist. That's a great idea that has never crossed my mind. I'll look into that for sure. My school put a "hold" on all course material, so you could not leave the library with it. |
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International editions. You can thanks me later. Use campusbooks to search for the books you need. Rarely will your bookstore be even close to competitive. http://www.campusbooks.com/ |