<p>I have saved a lot of money by buying text books on the internet. But that's when I have plenty of lead time. When does the student find out what texts are required? Is there any advantage to the on-campus bookstore? Any way of buying used direct from other students?</p>
<p>When you register for courses there’s a little icon of a book that you can click to see what textbooks you have. The only benefit of the campus bookstore is that it’s fast. If you want to buy from students, you should look at the facebook marketplace, although people usually mark it up higher than they would on half (I know I do =P)</p>
<p>bestbookdeals.com that’s what I use to compare book prices.</p>
<p>Too bad. That domain is up for sale now.</p>
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<p>Check out the website [DealOz.com</a> Official Site | Buy Textbooks | Sell Textbooks | Used College Textbooks | New College Textbooks | Textbook Price Comparison | Cheap Textbooks | Cheapest Textbooks | Compare Textbook Prices | Textbook Buyback | Textbook Price Bot | New and](<a href=“http://www.dealoz.com%5DDealOz.com”>http://www.dealoz.com) . They compare all of the book prices online from popular merchants like Amazon, Half, ebay, and other privately owned bookstores. Also like wandering_mystic said above, look on Facebook’s marketplace. You can usually find some students that have taken the class before to sell you the book. And the good thing about that is no shipping costs and no waiting for shipping! </p>
<p>A trick that I’ve learned to work the textbook system was to buy the book from the bookstore first, then look for the book online at a cheaper price. When you get the book that you bought at a cheaper price online, return the book to the bookstore before the deadline (usually 2 weeks after the first day of classes). That way you can get the book at a cheaper price, and not be behind in your class by waiting for your book in the mail. You spend more money at the beginning to purchase both books, but you end up saving money when you return the more expensive book to the bookstore.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
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<p>At the ucsd bookstore do they sell at list price for new? And maybe 75% for used? (if they do much business in used texts.)
Thanks, we need all this advice! It sounds like at the time of class registration we can learn what books will be required with up-to-date isbn numbers and all that.</p>
<p>Yeah, they sell at list price for new books and if any are in stock, they’ll sell used books for about 75% of the list price. At class registration, you’ll only know the author, title, and edition of the book, not the ISBN unfortunately. And the bookstore staff are really stingy about giving out ISBN numbers, so make sure you know what it looks like or you know the ISBN before you buy online.</p>
<p>And remember, you don’t need to buy all the books listed for a class on TritonLink. You only need to get the ones that are required (denoted by an R), unless specified by your instructor to purchase the optional books (denoted by an O).</p>
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<p>Facebook Marketplace!! should be your 1st stop. cheap and no shipping fees/wait time. </p>
<p>I’ve sold a couple of books and bought a couple already.</p>
<p>“At class registration, you’ll only know the author, title, and edition of the book, not the ISBN unfortunately. And the bookstore staff are really stingy about giving out ISBN numbers,”
That’s just crazy! The ISBN is more important than all that other stuff.</p>
<p>Try to get friends who have taken the classes before you. In the last two quarters I have only spent $150 on books</p>
<p>Ashezz has the best method. I usually buy my books on Craigslist. It’s local, so I get my books right away in a face-to-face transaction, and usually waaaay cheaper than online vendors.</p>