[daycart1]

Yeah, one problem is that popular texts come out with mostly bogus "new" editions to disrupt the used book market.

And many campus textbook stores jack up the price over list. It is probably a good idea to check online stores for the most expensive textbooks--they might be considerably cheaper that way...

 

[YamiTenshi]

In undergrad the most I ever paid per quarter was $600, I thought that was a lot...

This semster $800 (and not all new books!), and that's only because I'm borrowing some old books from my roommate, otherwise it be over $1000.

 

[Teerawit]

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Originally Posted by YamiTenshi In undergrad the most I ever paid per quarter was $600, I thought that was a lot... This semster $800 (and not all new books!), and that's only because I'm borrowing some old books from my roommate, otherwise it be over $1000.

Wow what's the tax in Cali? 200% or something?

yikes!!

 

[D-EJ915]

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Originally Posted by Teerawit Wow what's the tax in Cali? 200% or something? yikes!!

like 7.5 or 8.5 or something down in NC here, but my books were bought on the NO TAX DAY

 

[patrox89]

i go to private highschool so i have to pay for my books as well. normally i go the first day the bookstore is open to get my books, so i can get any used books if there are any. my sophmore year i only spent $200 on books, this year, my junior year, i spent about $400.

last year my french text was sprial bound as wel and by the end of the year it the front cover was hanging on by one thread. publishers are greedy. i complained to about 5 different people at my school, and this year there is a new french text book. maybe i wasnt the only one complaining.

 

[purk]

Have you guys check out www.bestbookbuys.com? I had great success in buying textbooks back in college. They have used/new and capable of comparing price b/w online sites.

 

[mrarroyo]

$600 to $700 for books! My tuition and fees were $650 for a quarter back in 1977. And they say times don't change

 

[tyrion]

My 2 kids books for their private school (7th and 10th grades) were over $1,000. I saved some money using bookfinder4u

 

[crazyfrenchman27]

I like half.com or buying used.

Saves you a lot of money.

-Matt

 

[YamiTenshi]

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Originally Posted by Teerawit Wow what's the tax in Cali? 200% or something? yikes!!

Tax is 8.25%. So that's about $60 in just tax. I could have bought another book with that money!

Anyway I consider myself lucky that my roommate let me borrow her old books. Borrowed (free) books are better then used (discounted) books.

 

[saturnine]

$480 here. And I only use 3/5 of them.

 

[averydonovan]

I cheated. I bought all my books either used or otherwise cheaply online, with only one book (also used) being purchased locally. Most expensive book was like $40 IIRC. I don't think I paid more than $200 or $250 total for all my books. All I know is that Amazon, Half.com, and Big Dog Textbooks are my friends. The Auraria Campus Bookstore is good for getting the ISBN numbers and that's about it.

 

[fante7]

Speaking of textbooks, I always get a good laugh out of this one. It's a good book to keep on the coffee table to confuse unsuspecting victims.

A Course in Arithmetic

 

[Jose Perez]

$405 for 3 books this semester, and one of them was only $60

Luckily this is my last semester...for my undergraduate that is...now lets see how bad I get screwed when I go to grad school

 

[[AK]Zip]

4 books - $385. I am really getting tired of this one semester after another.

-Alex-