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Big Nath · 02-16-2004, 08:07 PM

OK..

So i went to orientation week today, and i found out how much my fucking textbooks are going to cost for the first semester.

$450 fucking dollars.. And next semester is even worse. And thats just for the compulsary reading. There are a tonne of other little books i need to either buy or borrow from the library.

I wish i had of had 4 weeks warning as to how much they were gunna cost.. I was thinking like $200 max, but boy was i WRONG !!

hehe

Just thought i'd vent in a public forum !!

Big Nath

detoxed · 02-16-2004, 08:09 PM

If you get new ones that they will still use next semester, you can usually sell them back for a decent price at the end of the semester.

Sly_RJ · 02-16-2004, 08:12 PM

Well yeh man, they're like $80 a pop.

Big Nath · 02-16-2004, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by detoxed
If you get new ones that they will still use next semester, you can usually sell them back for a decent price at the end of the semester.

Yeah.. I figured that..

I think thats the way im gunna have to travel.

Big Nath · 02-16-2004, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Sly_RJ
Well yeh man, they're like $80 a pop.

Yeah these ones are like $125, $125, $104.95 and $99.95

GRRR

hehe

IPK · 02-16-2004, 08:23 PM

don't buy the books, you'll never end up reading any of it, just go to class and take good notes

Big Nath · 02-16-2004, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by IPK
don't buy the books, you'll never end up reading any of it, just go to class and take good notes

Nah im gunna ace the course.. I need the books !!

I wanna just go in swinging and nail all the exams/pracs/assignments

So im gunna need em.

Maybe i should beg for the money on gfy hehe

Big Nath

ldinternet · 02-17-2004, 06:02 PM

What are you studying?

Sarah_Jayne · 02-17-2004, 06:05 PM

thank god I am done.

PlayGirl · 02-17-2004, 06:06 PM

looking for some donations? lol

Theo · 02-17-2004, 06:16 PM

take a look at amazon, you can find the majority of books most US universities and colleges use (not sure about australia). I remember i paid $130 for a damn math book and amazon had it for almost 1/3rd of the price.

Another popular alternative is to buy 'em from some other student that just finished the same course.

TaylorM · 02-17-2004, 06:19 PM

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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
thank god I am done.

That's exactly what I was thinking!

GonePhishing · 02-17-2004, 07:27 PM

Dude, you should start up a good book buying, trading and selling racket near campus. Pay a buck or two more for books than the stores are buying them back at, and then sell them for a couple bucks less then they would resell them at. It's still huge money.

JackRoyal · 02-17-2004, 10:36 PM

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Originally posted by GonePhishing
Dude, you should start up a good book buying, trading and selling racket near campus. Pay a buck or two more for books than the stores are buying them back at, and then sell them for a couple bucks less then they would resell them at. It's still huge money.

So then the University would lose out on it's textbook profits and raise tuition...

invertiga · 02-17-2004, 10:39 PM

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Originally posted by Big Nath

Maybe i should beg for the money on gfy hehe

Everyone else is, ask for a fuckin boob job at the same time too!

FiReC · 02-18-2004, 12:31 AM

welcome to college

Biggy2 · 02-18-2004, 12:34 AM

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Originally posted by FiReC
welcome to college

pay 500 dollars for books, sell them back for $75-125 at the end of the semester..

someone else then buys them next semester for $450.

get used to being ass raped.

Biggy2 · 02-18-2004, 12:35 AM

then one day you'll realize a lot of your books you don't even use, because the professor is friends with the guy who wrote it, or gets some sort of kickback for making you buy it

BigFish · 02-18-2004, 12:46 AM

http://www.campusi.com/

GonePhishing · 02-18-2004, 01:34 AM

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So then the University would lose out on it's textbook profits and raise tuition...

A lot of campus book stores aren't owned by the university, there is usually a private bookstore or two that kills students with textbook prices. The school and the private bookstores aren't the losers here, the students are.

unitedpimps jrock · 02-18-2004, 01:58 AM

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Originally posted by Big Nath
OK..

So i went to orientation week today, and i found out how much my fucking textbooks are going to cost for the first semester.

$450 fucking dollars.. And next semester is even worse. And thats just for the compulsary reading. There are a tonne of other little books i need to either buy or borrow from the library.

I wish i had of had 4 weeks warning as to how much they were gunna cost.. I was thinking like $200 max, but boy was i WRONG !!

Big Nath

try picking some used copies of the books off amazon, half, ect...that's what I used to do...save some major change

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