Textbooks lists are up! And how to save big time - questions welcome.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>So you guys might have noticed that your Book Lists are up on OASIS, and I just wanted to let you guys know of a way to save money big time. I'm the USC rep for CollegeBookRenter.com, and I wanna help you guys save as much money as possible as you go about getting these books; so with that said, here's a special coupon code that can be used at our site, just for you and your friends: CBR593000 . You can get an additional $5 off when you check out with this coupon code. </p>

<p>Now, for those of you wondering, "Why rent?" Well, do you really want to hold onto the class for <em>insert GE here</em> that you don't really give a !@#$ about? "I can just sell it back, can't I?" You and I both know the Bookstore sellback rips you off big time for the most part. I was a customer for CBR long before I became their campus rep, I've done the math with sellback and rental cost and what not, and I can honestly say that renting textbooks from them, at least the ones you know you won't really wanna keep, saves you a solid chunk of money. </p>

<p>So check out CollegeBookRenter.com, and save big time. And like I said, put in CBR593000 in the coupon code section to save even more! </p>

<h2>Lemme know if you have any questions. </h2>

<p>The following tips are largely aimed at freshmen, but all of you might find it useful:
- Course readers: Buy them off your friends for cheap! Email the professor in advance to check if the contents of the course reader will be the same as when your friend took it if you can, but for the most part, you should be fine. </p>

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<li><p>Buying textbooks you want to keep: Amazon.com is your FRIEND. They have really good prices, far better than the bookstore. Also, does the newness of a book really matter to you that much? Buying used can also help you save big time. </p></li>
<li><p>Previous editions of books: If you can verify that the contents between the newer edition and the older edition of a book are largely the same, there's very little reason to pay the premium for the newer edition. </p></li>
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<p>Returning students/recent alums, please feel free to pitch in with advice and tips of your own!</p>

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<p>Dang that was great I got all my books rented from there. It was such a great price. Thanks a lot man.</p>

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<p>What are course readers? I found all my course reader books on amazon…</p>

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<p>Course readers are basically a reference book custom-tailored for a specific class. For example, I had the Writing 140 course reader, which is pretty much standard issue among all freshmen. And then there are course readers for classes which consist of copyrighted material from other books that the University acquired the licenses for and compiled into one package.</p>

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<p>So is it better to buy a course reader from the university bookstore as opposed to online?</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure most course readers you /can’t/ buy online.</p>

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<p>You have to buy course readers from the bookstore (or Magic Machine, if the professor uses that store instead.) Course readers are photocopied articles and readings that the university licenses for academic distribution and they are unique to the course every semester.</p>

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<p>Lencias,</p>

<p>Question for you. My son needs (ESSENTIAL CALCULUS (BUNDLE WITH ACCESS CODE & STUDENT GUIDE) for his Calc class, if he rents it does it come with the access code and student guide?</p>

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<p>2manykids,</p>

<p>As it turns out, we are unable to guarantee that any supplemental materials such as CDs and access codes will accompany the book, and this is the case with most, if not all, textbook rental services - as textbooks are rented out, these materials cannot be replaced once they are used or removed. I apologize for any inconvenience.</p>

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<p>That’s the red calc book? Or the blue one? Either way, you don’t need the supplemental materials.</p>