Coursebooks are for university. Ebay is proving difficult, as no books that I'm lokking for are for sale.
2007-01-31 00:14:53 · 17 answers · asked by Yog 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
ask the lectures what the core books are... dont buy everyone on the list.... if there are people you get on long with have you tried splitting the list between you...
however, i get all my educational books for my degree from:
Amazon Market place (these are from people like you and i struggling and selling books on) there are a range of prices and conditions. some may books that a slightly creased and the publisher will not allow them sell them full price.
also try Blackwells they have a seconds policy.. you pick books up 20 -40% cheaper but also if you have books that your sure you don't need and are in conditions you can trade them in. ... then get a discount on any new books.... dont think they give you cash back...
i trade law in for politics.... politics for communications etc etc
look at your 3rd year notice board... some students on your course in their final year maybe selling job lot!!
good look
2007-01-31 19:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by tink 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazon has good referral sites. Check the used bookstores in the college town--not the stores that specialize in textbooks but the ones that sell and trade used books of all sorts. Often textbooks are cheaper there because they do not price to the specialized market but are trying to sell all kinds of books. Used book buyers roam college campuses offering to buy back desk copies from professors, but often they will not take outdated editions. However, many outdated editions are only insignificantly different than succeeding editions. Ask your professor if he has an old book the used textbook buyer refused.
2016-03-28 22:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one thing you can try is to pop into the common room/canteen/general hanging around area in your university department and check out the noticeboard. Often people who have finished the course or moved up a year will be selling them pretty cheap.
One tip is actually to wait until a couple of weeks into the course to buy books, cos sometimes you don't need all the ones on the list. You'll use some books loads (worth buying) and others to just dip in and out of (better borrowing those from the library). The university library will always have the course books on reference only as well as to borrow so you can always look at them in the library.
Best of luck with your studies.
2007-01-31 08:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by saliser 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Veterans Administration buys mine and they use Barnes & Noble. I have to provide the information every semester and when I search the prices (on at least 10 sites), B & N is almost always the cheapest. Of course eBay can be, if they have your book, and if they can mail it in time for your classes to begin, but a government entitiy is not going to use eBay.
I have had to buy some texts for other reasons, and B & N has a used text book section and they are in great shape. I have never regretted using them.
2007-01-31 00:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by Barefoot Chick 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try Waterstones. They 3 books for the price 2 on certain types of books. Also if you take your NUS Card along, you can get a discount on the books.
The staff will also help you find the books as well. They were really helpful when I was trying to find the books I needed for my Open University Course.
2007-01-31 00:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always found that the university book shop in Cardiff was the cheapest for me because they sell second hand books for the course. Ok they have been used but sometimes previous owners right notes and highlight the most important parts.
2007-01-31 07:59:07 · answer #6 · answered by Fuzzy Donna 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try Amazon.co.uk or better still Academic Book Trade
http://www.academicbooktrade.co.uk/
which is the site I often use.
Good luck and I know the feeling about trying to get cheap course books!!
2007-01-31 06:19:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try www.abebooks.co.uk (or abebooks.com if you're in the US).
I've managed to find loads of otherwise difficult to get hold of texts.
2007-01-31 00:19:50 · answer #8 · answered by Cleast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my books from abebooks.com they normally have international copies which are much cheaper than the ones sold in UK
2007-01-31 11:55:36 · answer #9 · answered by frozenfire58 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
www.half.com
or
there are book exchange websites that you could try - you list books you want to get rid of, rack up credit then get books you want instead. all you do is pay for postage
http://www.bookswap.com/bookswap/index.cfm?
http://www.readitswapit.co.uk
http://www.paperbackswap.com/
2007-01-31 10:26:55 · answer #10 · answered by britishlol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋