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Posted 4 months ago Take the time to search the internet for college books you need. You could be surprised how much you can save by doing a little work on your own and not assuming the on campus book store is the only place to get your textbooks. |
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| Posted 4 months ago Very true i actually saved like 15 to 20 books buying some books somewhere else instead of on campus might not seen much but over thing youll still saved and can buy food or something else |
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| Posted 4 months ago first semester i didnt know this and just bought it at the bookstore with my 15% off thinking that its a great deal... psh yeah i spent like 300+ on books (damn science and math textbooks) second semester when i was trying to sell my books online, i found a website for uc berkeley students to sell and buy from students and the prices were less than half the bookstore price! (a lot of the time bookstores offer liek crazy prices for buy backs (less than half) especially when new edition of books are coming up but a lot of the time the professors dont care if u have the old edition of the txtbook and soemtimes u dont even use ur text book! i bought my organic chem book for 10 dollars on half.com and a molecular set on the student website (comegetused.com) for 20 when they were selling at the store for 50+! i saved so much money.. i literally spent liek around 100 dollars that semester and u get ur money back when u sell it back! :)
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| Posted 4 months ago chegg.com allows you to "borrow books" for a VERY cheap price at least 75% of what you would normally pay. Its great! |
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| Posted 4 months ago Bookmarking this post! I've also heard that you can rent books for super cheap but have never tried it. Thanks for the tips. |
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| Posted 3 months ago Hey guys, I used this site similar to fast web to win some money, and books. Basically you just search the internet as you normally would, only you are awarded money in 1,2,5, and 10 dollar increments. Once you obtain enough money you can purchase books, electronics, movies, instruments, etc... If anyone wants to give it a try its
Good luck, Josh
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| Posted 3 months ago Amazon.com...I have found to sometimes have even better prices on books than half.com |
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| Posted 3 months ago Amazon---especially if you buy them used from the "little" vendors. I have been buying my daughter's high school books this way. (Our high school has you buy your own copies of novels the honors classes are reading---money is tight all around) |
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| Posted 3 months ago Oh yeah, and then there is Free---depending on the books, you can read them in the college's library, too you know. Also, I read quite a few of my assignments in the college bookstore, back in the day. Sitting on the floor. |
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