<p>I'm registering for my classes later in the summer, so as of now, I'm not sure how much I'll be spending on books.</p>
<p>I'm going to be taking around 5 classes including general chemistry, foundations of bio and its lab (which I'm counting as a course).</p>
<p>How much did you guys spend for your books freshman year?</p>
<p>I think I spent about $300 on used books. Luckily a lot of my classes (chem, physics) used the same textbook for fall and spring semester, which saved a bit of money. The sooner you can buy your textbook online, the better deal you can get.</p>
<p>Alright thank you :)</p>
<p>Also, would it be better to buy new books for courses that are relevant to your major and used books for those that are not or does it really depend on whether a student is willing to spend more money for new books vs used books?</p>
<p>this may be an obvious questions, but where do you find the list of which textbooks are required for your courses?</p>
<p>also- I heard that it may be a good idea to wait to buy textbooks- because some of the profs don’t really use the books they assign.</p>
<p>Science and math books are expensive, so your first semester bill may be higher.</p>
<p>For the fall semester freshman year, we just ordered books from the bookstore and DD’s box of books was waiting for her before classes started. It was VERY easy, but probably more expensive than searching on-line ourselves. The convenience was worth it.</p>
<p>Check the got used bookstore site. They normally list the books before the list is released on the Pitt bookstore site.</p>
<p>I always buy my books used online (half.com or Amazon). Rarely has the Pitt Bookstore had the cheapest book.</p>
<p>I never bother to buy the book new (unless the difference between used & new is a few bucks) because…honestly, I’m using the book to look up the homework and some formulas, it’s not <em>that</em> essential. </p>
<p>Then again, this is for my engineering/math/science books. Humanities may be a different story.</p>
<p>You can also get to the textbook list on the pitt website. You login to my.pitt.edu, then click on Student Center Login in the right column. </p>
<p>If you’re already signed up for you classes, go to Self Service > Enrollment > My Class Schedule, then click on View Textbook Summary. If you’re not signed up for classes, just search for the class in Self Service > Class Search (be sure Fall Term is selected).</p>
<p>The textbooks listed here are the same as the ones listed on the got used bookstore’s website.</p>
<p>By the way all, fall booklist is up!</p>
<p>[The</a> Book Center: University of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/~bookctr/textbooks/textbooklist/textbooklist.htm]The”>http://www.pitt.edu/~bookctr/textbooks/textbooklist/textbooklist.htm)</p>
<p>Thanks man you rock :D</p>
<p>By the way, I can’t seem to find the books for my ENGCMP 0200 Class #10772</p>
<p>Is this a technical error or could it be because they still haven’t assigned a teacher to the class yet?</p>
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<p>Remind me what that class is again (the normal title, like Chem 1 or Calc 2, haha). Could be that your teacher didn’t provide the school a book or simply that your class does not require a book (only 2 out of my 5 classes require a book this coming semester).</p>
<p>The class is seminar in composition</p>
<p>Also, the book names are kind of confusing O_O!</p>
<p>For example what does </p>
<p>(HC PKG W/PRAC BIOLOGY/ICLICKER REBATE/2PBS/MASTERING BIOLOGY)</p>
<p>mean?</p>
<p>I understand the hardcover part, the iclicker rebate, and mastering biology website part, but I don’t get the prac biology and 2PBS meaning</p>
<p>By the way, thanks for helping!</p>
<p>Edit: Blah I can’t find most of the books via ISBN number - _ -</p>
<p>It could be that the ISBN number given is for the package set the bookstore is selling instead of the ISBN number for just the book itself. If you have the author’s name, you should be able to locate the book. Also check with the Got Used Bookstore site – they normally list just the book required and not the “package”.</p>
<p>Thanks MTnest, it seems a lot of the books don’t seem to be available on the website yet, awesome resource though, will definitely check out again later on :)</p>
<p>immike:</p>
<p>Looks like you need a big package of stuff for bio: My guess is that it includes the clicker, the textbook, perhaps a Computer CD, and a lab manual. Double check with your professor that you absolutely need to buy and own your own clicker. If you do, the package is probably your cheapest bet, because you’ll get everything for one price. If I remember correctly, clickers are horrendously expensive when bought on their own, and you can only get them from the Pitt Bookstore or an older student</p>
<p>My daughter had to purchase that same package for bio last year, and the previous posters are correct about the ISBN number. It was an ISBN for the package of books and clicker that were shrink wrapped together. I do recall that the bookstore sold the clicker packaged individually as well, but not sure the price. The 2PBS might refer to the format of the book (2 paperbacks, perhaps?) Last year, the bio books were labeled “binder ready”, which meant the pages were loose with 3 holes punched down the left side. It really was not a book, as there was no binding. The intent was for students to put the pages in a binder as needed.</p>
<p>You may want to look for a used Chem book as that was an expensive one, over $200 as I recall. Last year it was a new edition, so Used books were not an option. Should be plenty of those available at the Get Used bookstore or Pitt bookstore. If you place the order with the bookstore online you can request either new or used. They are pretty good with fulfilling specific requests.</p>
<p>My son just purchased books this week. We were able to find his English Comp and Geology books from half.com; they were much cheaper than the bookstore. The math book is coming from the bookstore.</p>
<p>Half.com is a really good site for used textbooks, it’s owned by ebay.</p>
<p>I spent over $800 this semester! I buy new because I plan on selling them at the end of the semester.</p>
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<p>Just remember that it’s probably better to sell back online than to the bookstore or book carts. Both those places don’t offer a lot for your books, even in new condition. So you won’t get a lot of money back (however, selling back used books you bought cheap to the book carts is a good idea).</p>
<p>My daughter is having a hard time finding biology, chem and french books based on ISBN number. Is it fair to presume that if we find the books on another website with the same publishing year/author that it is the same book? Also for the uninformed, what is a “clicker”? She tested out of the bio-lab requirement, so I’m hoping it’s lab related and we do not need to buy the bio package.</p>