<p>Ok so I plan on reading my textbooks this summer and I was wondering where I could buy them at a cheap price?</p>
<p>Whose willing to sell for cheap?</p>
<p>AMAZON.COM..... i love it.... im an incoming freshmen too but im gonna stick with amazon</p>
<p>how do find out what books we need ><</p>
<p>The books should be posted on the student store website:
Locate</a> Course Materials</p>
<p>and on Ned's:
Welcome</a> | Ned's - Berkeley</p>
<p>comegetused.com allows you to buy directly from other Berkeley students, but it looks like it's down right now.</p>
<p>Also try half.com for deals that are either comparable or slightly less than Amazon.</p>
<p>Is it okay to buy books that are of another edition, but the same book? Like 4th versus 5th editions?
Has anyone done this before?</p>
<p>Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Oftentimes problems are changed and material is added and removed. The publishers try to change just enough material to force you to buy the new edition. I would try e-mailing your professor and asking whether he/she thinks you can use an older edition.</p>
<p>Missed that question on your other thread -- sorry!</p>
<p>It depends on the class. In some cases, different editions are fine. In others -- especially the case of courses who had problem sets -- the difference is going to cause problems (such as having the wrong homework for a night's assignments).</p>
<p>Your best bet is to ask people who have had that professor/that text/that class.</p>
<p>Also: avoid chegg.com, but I highly recommend bigwords.com.</p>
<p>Earlier editions are sometimes SO much cheaper, it might even make sense to buy a copy for summer studying and then re-evaluate once you arrive on campus.</p>
<p>@undecided: You're just really helpful lol</p>
<p>@kenf1234: that's a good idea.</p>