<p>So is that ALL the books I need to get for all my classes? What a neat and convenient tool to have on myUCLA site. My other question: Is it RELIABLE? is that the official books we need for all our classes? I have to dish out $500 for all my books this fall. How much do you guys have to pay?</p>
<p>It's generally reliable. </p>
<p>Sometimes professors will tell you that you need a reader on the first day. Just depends. And sometimes professors lag in publishing the list. I still don't have books listed for 2 classes. But if all of your classes are listed, it should be pretty reliable. </p>
<p>And yo- DON'T buy from the UCLA site if you can help it. Half.com/Amazon are your new best friends. It'll probably be much less than $500.</p>
<p>yeah i cant believe how many people dont know to use half.com..ive never bought books at ucla...save hundreds...that is quite a bit of money.</p>
<p>I prefer Amazon over half.com</p>
<p>well, the point is, try to get them anywhere else but UCLA. :D</p>
<p>i just go with whoevers cheaper between half and amazon.</p>
<p>ok i guess im too late for this quarter - how is the quality at half.com?
i'm a little wary about used because of some prior experiences buying used at community college. are you guys fine with it or do you find pages missing and boogers stuck?</p>
<p>I've never had a problem ordering used books online. I don't buy anything that is listed as being in any condition below "good", though. Can still find cheap books in decent condition in the "good" range.</p>
<p>and how do you find out what exact editions you need because some of the things listed on the ucla store one are so different than anything offered on half and amazon. is there a way to get the isbn numbers for the books?</p>
<p>also, for my cosmos and life cluster, one of the things that ucla store makes me buy for textbooks is a custom ucla package for $124. is there any way to find out whats in the package? thanks!</p>
<p>ISBN Trick:
<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/ucla/913546.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.livejournal.com/community/ucla/913546.html</a></p>
<p>For some reason the IE trick doesn't work anymore (at least for me). Here's the easier Firefox method:</p>
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<p>There is a way to get the ISBN. I will outline the steps for Firefox (the best browser to get the ISBNs) and use the textbook for Math 31A (for the first prof. Fattorini) as an example.</p>
<p>The required textbook is Stewart: Calculus 5th Edition w/ CD-ROM.</p>
<p>First, right click and then click on "View Info"</p>
<p>You should see a number of tabs on top, click the one titled "Forms"</p>
<p>In the first box, scroll down and find the field titled "textbookForm" It should be under the "Name" column. Click on in.</p>
<p>In the bottom box, the information should change. Look for "sku_1" under the "Name" column. That should be the first book. Now look under the column "Current Value" in the same row.</p>
<p>The number (sans the last letter) in that column is the ISBN.</p>
<p>For example, for the Stewart book, the field says:</p>
<p>053439339XN</p>
<p>The ISBN is then the numbers excluding the last letter or:</p>
<p>053439339X</p>
<p>You can verify that it's the book by inputting that number in Amazon or Half.com</p>
<p>The method to find the next books is the same. Look for "sku<em>2" or "sku</em>3" etc. depending on the number of books.</p>
<p>Verify the edition no. and ISBN when you are purchasing the book just to be sure.</p>
<p>Folks, is it wise for me to buy a book of older edition? I can save much more money doing that.. what say you?</p>
<p>What are "custom ed" books? (I have one and it has different ISBN# from its Amazon counterpart)</p>
<p>Bump.............. :(</p>