PLease can anyone help, I start my Social work degree in Sept and have a beefy reading list with over 30 books on it! and unless i take out a loan, i doubt ill be reading many!!
I know i have the libary but id like to own some too, any ideas other than charity shops all ready on that!!
Thank you
2007-08-18 02:34:18 · 13 answers · asked by lydia w 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
go to half.com its a cheap way to buy and sell books!
2007-08-18 18:43:22 · answer #1 · answered by chelsangel2488 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Second Hand Social Work Books
2016-12-17 12:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Q 1.) Yes I do buy secondhand books. Q 2.) As someone who has actually read Fantasy Lover (as well as all of Sherrilyn Kenyons books), this book is NOT suitable for a 13 year old no matter how mature. It is HIGHLY graphic and doesn't "imply" anything. I also work in a bookstore and the lowest age I would recommend this to is a 16 year old. Even then they would have to be highly mature and already reading similar books because I'd hate to recommend something they weren't ready for. I hope I helped ^_^
2016-03-12 23:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't get too hung up this list of books just yet. When you start your course, the tutors will tell you what to buy and when. This way you can spread the cost.
I got some of mine from students that had completed their course or didn't need them for other reasons.
If you do hear - and ask about - there will be a stampede of others trying to get in there first.
The campus bookshop will sell what you need and second hand ones.
The Guardian newspaper gave me a discount pack for all my books in freshers week. Amazon would be another good source.
2007-08-18 06:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by charterman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of online used text book sellers and my students report this is usually the cheapest way to get books. Also buying texts directly from students who took the course last year can be cheaper. Used text book through your schools book store is the most expensive...obviously new is the most expensive.
Other strategies. Group buying. Form a club with 1 or 2 people and buy the books and share them. Borrow a book and photocopy it (time consuming but if you get $.03 coping it is actually cost effective. I've had a student use her digital camera and photograph a book. Scanning is also an option if you have access to a scanner.
DA
2007-08-18 06:52:01 · answer #5 · answered by Dr_Adventure 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ask at your uni. They may know someone local to you who has completed their course already, or they may allow you to put a notice on their noticeboard.
Do a yahoo search for the titles you want. You will get a list of possible bookshops, among other suggestions
Amazon.com shows lists of secondhand as well as new, and the stores where they are available. You may be lucky enough to find a store near you, where you could collect the books via a bus journey.
Do an ebay search for the titles.
I have got books from alibris, but the postage to Europe made them expensive.
There is always the library (or uni library) but there is usually a waiting list for the very book you want.
Or simply put an ad in the local paper.
Good luck with your course.
2007-08-18 03:14:17 · answer #6 · answered by bluebell 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Google Books Shops Hay on Wye
2007-08-18 02:44:50 · answer #7 · answered by Christine H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why not place an ad on Gumtree or another community site. There maybe people wishing to clear out their shelves and be gald to pass the books on for a smallswap or fee.
2007-08-18 03:34:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ebay and amazon are quite good for second hand books, also try your uni, students who have taken that course/module previously may be selling the books at a cheaper price as they are of no use to them any longer. Good luck!
2007-08-18 02:44:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We've had success both selling and buying several books on www.half.com. It's run by Ebay, I have no idea why they have a separate site but it is good
2007-08-18 13:35:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Powell's Bookstore.
2007-08-18 08:39:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋