<p>Would you guys advise students to purchase textbooks from UCSC's Bay Tree Bookstore or from other students using online shopping (i.e. Amazon)?</p>
<p>Some classes aren't found on the Bay Tree Bookstore website so I have no idea what textbooks and materials are required for them.</p>
<p>[SlugBooks</a> - College Textbook Price Comparisons](<a href=“http://www.slugbooks.com/]SlugBooks”>http://www.slugbooks.com/)</p>
<p>Some classes you’ll have to wait for the teacher to tell you in class.</p>
<p>Use <a href=“http://www.amazon.com.student%5B/url%5D”>www.amazon.com.student</a></p>
<p>It’s cheaper, and you get free 2 days shipping.</p>
<p>So far, I’ve heard advise to never use the bookstore for textbooks, even for reselling them after you’re done with the class. (you hardly get any money back)</p>
<p>It’s pretty much universal of college bookstores to have crazy high prices and crazy low buy-back values. Totally sucks, I know. I always use either amazon.com or half.com (operated by ebay). Unless you really can’t find your book online or it’s too late to order online, just don’t go to the bookstore. You do need to check online at the bookstore for what books you need. If they’re not up yet, I would wait. Some instructors assign books once the school year has started, so don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>Use slugbooks.com (it compares prices from amazon, half.com , etc). The only books you should ever buy from the bookstore are your readers because that’s the only place you can buy them. Also make sure that your book is even required in the first place. Sometimes professors may list 3-4 books for the class and you’ll only end up using 1 or 2 of them.</p>
<p>What are readers?</p>
<p>Would it be safe to wait til the first class day (in-case professors advise us on books)?</p>
<p>Thank you all for the links! They are all very useful! :></p>
<p>Readers are compilations of sources that your professor put together specifically for the class. You have to get them at the bookstore if they’re required for a class.</p>
<p>I compare prices online to those at the bookstore, if they’re cheaper online I order them before class starts. I always buy early because I’ve fallen behind waiting for my book to arrive in the mail. Though with Amazon student, you get two-day shipping which helps.</p>
<p>I wish I had figure this out sooner than I did but don’t use the bookstore to buy books because they are super expensive. I would say use slugbooks because it is usually cheaper than the bookstore.</p>