<p>would it be wise to buy the textbooks I need for next semester now? I'm planning on being a science major so the books are really expensive. should I wait until I get to berkeley and scout some used books stores?</p>
<p>I was aslo wondering that too, for L&S r44 i need 9 books so i just got them now because i didnt want to have to worry about finding them all for a cheaper price once school started. half.com is good and amazon.com, half is a bit better since they have shipping deals if you order from the same seller</p>
<p>It will save a lot of money. If you are sure about attending the class, yes.</p>
<p>Try cheaptextbooks.com It compares the prices from many websites. You can chose who you want to buy the book from depending on price, condition of book, proximity, etc. It’s a great website. All my kids use it and we have saved a ton on books. Also don’t forget renting books. My daughter did that this year and the cost of her books went down from $300 to $160…</p>
<p>Ooops! The website is cheapesttextbooks.com</p>
<p>So I bought my books from the cal book store website and after I placed my order, they sent me an email saying that one of my books was “back-ordered.” I tried to find out what that exactly means, but I failed… can anyone help me?</p>
<p>back-ordered means they don’t have it in stock, so it might be a while before you get it.</p>
<p>oh, okay. thanks!</p>
<p>Did you really try to find out what backordered means and fail?</p>
<p>T_T This makes me uneasy about the internet savvy of my classmates-to-be.</p>
<p>Here you go, so you know what to do next time: <a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You;
<p>I thought my books were cheap when the school offered them. Like $15-20. They are only a $1 on amazon lol. I love not having to buy very many books.</p>
<p>Can you find the Berkeley custom textbooks on other sites??</p>
<p>If you will be buying books through Amazon, sign up as a student for free “Prime” status which gives you free two day shipping and overnight for just $3.99 an item on most of what they sell. [Amazon</a> Student](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info]Amazon”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info)</p>