<p>How are all you guys going about the textbook situation? Do you think it's better/cheaper to pre-order from Duke and re-sell them at the end of the semester or just buy them off Amazon?</p>
<p>I think I want to buy mine from half.com... I've gotten other merchandise from this site and have never been disappointed. I looked at a chemistry book and it was selling brand new for 51 dollars, as opposed to the 150 dollar original price. Just my thoughts.</p>
<p>when can we see what our books are?</p>
<p>I sent an email to the textbook people. I got a response that everything would be online August 15th....a little late if you ask me. I want to order from a 3rd party vendor--Amazon or Half.com.</p>
<p>Someone actually received a response detailing the books that she would need for her courses--that is peculiar.</p>
<p>It's really easy/convenient to order them from Duke through Blue Devil Delivery. They package all your books for you and it saves a lot of time in the bookstore. However, if you're taking certain classes (very often English classes) the professors want you to "support local bookstores" and purchase them at the Regulator which is an independent bookstore on 9th st. That's EXPENSIVE. </p>
<p>Your best bet is to try and see if your syllabi are on line and either check used bookstores if you live in a big city or near a big college, or go online to like Amazon.</p>
<p>yeah Im gonna be ordering it from Blue Devil Delivery, that seems very convenient seeing as how hectic orientation looks</p>
<p>I'm also ordering from Duke Blue Devil Delivery. Do you recommend getting the optional ones too?</p>
<p>if the optional ones are really expensive, then i probably wouldn't purchase them. your prof will probably put them on reserve at a library, which can be difficult if there's just one or two copies and a rush to take them out. if that's the case, you can order it used off of amazon for very little. that's what i do. sometimes you'll need an optional book for five pages and other times you'll probably read a big chunk of it. it's worth checking out the syllabus beforehand, though.</p>