<p>Where can you find out which books you need for class???
I know there is a link that sends you to the bookstore website
so you can purchase the books but the info provided on this
site are not very helpful...
Any tips??</p>
<p>Are you a baby? This and your other thread are plain ridiculous. The campus store tells you the textbook titles. You can take it from there, genius.</p>
<p>I agree that the bookstore doesn't give you enough information on the edition, authors, etc. I also tried Neds and compiled information from both bookstores so as to insure I am buying the correct edition. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nedsbooks.com/ucb/%5B/url%5D">http://www.nedsbooks.com/ucb/</a></p>
<p>I guess they don't give you the isbn numbers of the books to prevent you from buying the books online, but you can figure it out with a little sleuth work. It just takes time and effort.</p>
<p>...and jeez Triceps... you don't have to be rude....</p>
<p>Thanks nanday0 and karabear1. :)
::No comment:: to triceps up there... sheesh!</p>
<p>so karabear where did you buy the books from?</p>
<p>Amazon & Half.com are good if you are able to buy the books early.</p>
<p>You can also sell your used books on Amazon or Half at a much better rate than the buyback at the student store. Once, I actually made money, bought a textbook at $49 and sold it for $80 later.</p>
<p>You can do a little sleuthing via the info the bookstores give you (I can usually find my books; it helps if the prof has set up a course website with detailed info, so you have exact titles and authors), but if you're in the area, the best bet is to go into the bookstore yourself.</p>
<p>I know the Student Store has the books in for fall and they have no problem with you going around collecting ISBNs. They're all students too, for the most part, so they're not really going to begrudge you the chance to get your books on the cheap. S'not like they make commission or anything.</p>
<p>If you're really desperate and neither of the above works, contact a student who can run by the bookstore for you and collect ISBNs. I've been known to be helpful if I'm asked nicely. :P</p>
<p>Most of my books I bought from half.com, but I couldn't buy everything because I wasn't sure of the edition. In the past, I had better luck with my community college because it provided more book info than the Berkeley store does. </p>
<p>This semester I have been using <a href="http://campusi.com/%5B/url%5D">http://campusi.com/</a>
It searches all the book websites for the lowest price. But, the lowest price was almost always from half.com. If I find the book on ebay, I use sniping software and cheat the system a little. <a href="http://comegetused.com/%5B/url%5D">http://comegetused.com/</a> is another great resource where you can get the book from students who actually took the class.</p>
<p>I usually spend a lot of time searching for the best prices since my funds are very limited. If you're willing to invest the time, you can save loads of money. </p>
<p>For now, I am not buying any more books until move-in day since they will not reach my house in time. I'll be spending even more time once I move in and can actually check the isbn numbers at the bookstore.</p>
<p>Undecided:</p>
<p>Did you sign up for English 105? I am in that class too.</p>
<p>Yup, I'm in 105. Lucky for me, to keep to the topic, that my boyfriend took it last year and kept the books. XD</p>