<p>okay, this may sound dumb. but I was wondering whether colleges will give you a list of textbooks required for each class?? if not, how do we know which textbook to buy since there are usually many different books for each subject.</p>
<p>the professor picks the book, not the school. There could be a different book for each section of the same class if a different professor is teaching each one. At my school, the bookstores’ websites list the class and section and gives you the name of the book the professor told them to get for that class. If it’s not listed there, then you just wait til you get the syllabus first day of class and go buy it then.</p>
<p>At my school, you can either wait for the syllabus on the day of class, or you can go to the bookstore, usually a week or so before the start of the term. At the bookstore, it’s divided by major and each class within the major has the books on the shelf. There’s a little tag that says what class and prof so you know and you just take whatever books you need from a stack. I’ve also had some profs email out the book list to the class before the start of class, but that’s kind of rare.</p>
<p>The instructors pick the books and let the school bookstore know which ones those are. The bookstore then orders copies.</p>
<p>The idea, then, is that students will buy copies from the bookstore, either by going there and getting them or by ordering them online. You go shopping, armed with your list of classes (including when they meet and the instructor) and the bookstore will tell you which books are required and which are recommended. (If you want an example, take a look at [The</a> University Co-op - Shop for University of Texas Longhorns Football, Basketball, Baseball Jerseys, T-shirts, Apparel & Merchandise](<a href=“http://www.universitycoop.com%5DThe”>http://www.universitycoop.com) – down at the bottom of the page click on “TEXTBOOKS” to get into the textbook ordering section.)</p>
<p>It is, however, sometimes possible to get a less expensive copy from some other source, especially if the school bookstore is out of used copies. This has led to some bookstores making it hard to figure out what books are assigned for what courses until the last minute. If you can’t get the information you need when you need it, I’d suggest looking to see whether the syllabus is online. Downsides to ordering them from a website not connected to your school include the possibility that the book won’t be there when you need it (keep in mind that a lot of instructors have assigned reading for the second class period and some have assigned reading for the first day) and the increased difficulty of getting your money back if you drop a class. Of course, if you leave it long enough the school bookstore can run out too.</p>
<p>My advice is to go to the bookstore, write down the ISBNs, and then go order from Amazon or Half.com; you’ll save hundreds.</p>
<p>The Bible is all you need, my son. None of these secular “textbooks.”</p>
<p>My school’s website tells me the name of the book and the ISBN for every class. The bookstore also has the class number and section on a tab in front of stack of books.</p>
<p>I’m not really a fan of buying books online because they are harder to sell again. On my chemistry book, I would have actually saved money by buying it at the college bookstore because it has been impossible to sell.</p>
<p>haha..jack ur funny..</p>
<p>On our school bookstore website you can find out what books you’re gonna need if you know what class and section you’re in (i.e. your schedule).</p>
<p>I get the textbook list from the online bookstore and e-mail the list to the bookstore person and ask them for the ISBN for all the books. Within a couple days I have my answer and then I buy all the books online.</p>