Book Money

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I'm not trying to be miserly or anything...</p>

<p>But recently I just realized how much my textbooks and random novels for English/TOK/Pysch have been costing me:</p>

<p>Each year, for English, it's about $80 (all used on Amazon)
Pysch this year was $120 (also Amazon)
Art was $160
A grand $500 already on Chemistry (four textbooks)
Physics was $110 ($80 for textbook, $30 for Instant Physics, Einstein's Dreams, and a myriad of other science fiction/cheezy physics tutorials)
TOK adds up to $60
Math was $250 (ONE textbook! When I grow up, I know what I'm going to do...sell textbooks!)
French -- (I love this)--$5. (For mini-dictionary).
History (all Amazon, once again)--$60</p>

<p>Seriously. I don't mind spending money when it comes to school, but...how the *@#$()@!# did I end up spending so much?!</p>

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<p>By not buying used or inexpensive textbooks?</p>

3

<p>Actualy, all my books are used! I try to find the cheapest ones which aren't torn up and such. </p>

<p>Is there any site better than amazon.com for buying textbooks? I think that place is robbing my family of our bread money (XD)</p>

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<p>You are in high school right??? I thought high school meant free textbooks that progressively deteriorated in condition every year...</p>

5

<p>Haha, my school makes us buy books as well, and I was a noob freshman year and bought from the school directly, and sophomore year I was late (by ~3 weeks) and all new books were bought for me. Each time cost me about $500.</p>

<p>I've wisened up junior and senior years and now get the books for free (my summer supervisor lets us take them if we want when we're cleaning out the lockers)</p>

<p>Some kids have had to spend $2,000+ on books alone!</p>

6

<p>chegg.com </p>

<p>cheap rentals and they plant a tree for every book you rent!!!
plus if you prefer buying books, they have a money back guarantee. </p>

<p>tis the bomb eh?</p>

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<p>Half.com</a> / Books / Textbook Superstore</p>

<p><a href="http://www.helpineedbooks.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.helpineedbooks.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>New</a> & Used Books, Textbooks, Rare & Out of Print Books: AbeBooks</p>

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<p>
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You are in high school right??? I thought high school meant free textbooks that progressively deteriorated in condition every year...

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This. You don't get free textbooks? I'm missing something here.</p>

<p>If I had to pay, I wouldn't no matter what they say - detention, referral, w/e, I'd never pay for a textbook in HS. That's simply retarded.</p>