<p>i know this question is premature, but does anyone have any advice as to when students start buying their textbooks? if you wait until your first class or so, is the line at the book store absurd? what about buying them online?</p>
<p>You have to wait until the bookstore website releases the booklists for the fall which they usually do at the last possible second to stop students from buying online. Last semester though I got a Barnes & Noble membership and it included a 1 time 20% off coupon on the entire purchase (including used books). And then I bought whatever I needed from the bookstore online. If you order online you get first crack at used books and the bookstore will box your entire order for you and all you have to do is pick it up in the front lobby of the bookstore. Saves time trying to search through all the shelves.</p>
<p>I bought them from the bookstore every semester except this last one when I bought them on Amazon, and I plan on doing that again. If you want to save some time, however, you can order your books from the bookstore online and then they have to go and put them together and you can just pick them up! This isn't good for those who like to look through every book to find just the right amount of highlighting, but if you don't care, it is the easiest way to go. </p>
<p>If you do order online (through someone like Amazon, not ND bookstore) you will save a lot of money (I did) but then again you may not get your books on time. I got my books all within about a week of school starting and I really didn't need them before then so it is something I would suggest looking at.</p>
<p><em>edit</em> sorry Blamm, I didn't mean to repeat most of what you said, I am a bit tired this morning!</p>
<p>I should probably clarify my post a little bit.</p>
<p>1) I bought my books from the Barnes and Noble website not the bricks and mortar store itself. </p>
<p>2) When you sign up for the membership, B&N sends you a coupon code to use on a purchase that doubles the regular 10% off you get with the membership to 20%. If you don't want to pay for a membership at any of these bookstore websites, you can always search deal websites like <a href="http://forums.slickdeals.net/%5B/url%5D">http://forums.slickdeals.net/</a> for coupon codes for % discounts off of your order. It saves me at least $60 each semester by using these discounts.</p>
<p>on this topic, how does it work receiving packages in the mail? do i assume correctly that students can freely receive large packaeges? thanks a lot, i appreciate it</p>
<p>Depends on the dorm. Usually they are locked up either in a cage where you can see the packages (so you just have to look for them) or they put a note in your mail box. Then, you must ask the powers that be for your package. Not too hard.</p>
<p>you have to buy the txt books separetly? i thought that money was already included in the almost 44k of 2006-07</p>
<p>Breakdown of the 44,000</p>
<p>Tuition and Fees $33,410
Room & Board 8,730
Books and Supplies 850
Personal Expenses 900
Transportation 500
Total $44,390 </p>
<p>You only pay ND for tuition, fees, room, and board.
You buy books on your own. It's just listed to give parents an idea of what a college education costs.</p>