<p>What is the total cost of textbooks for incoming McCombs freshmen? (on average assuming you buy brand new books)</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Razr,</p>
<p>Our son is pursuing a dual degree in business and Plan II. In his first two years, he took only a few business courses (BA101, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, and Communications courses). The rest of his classes fulfilled general requirements or were in Plan II.</p>
<p>He bought his books at the Coop and the bill was around $350-$400 each semester, but the business course books were the least part of each bill. Typically, the business classes would have 2-3 books each while his other courses might have 10-15 books each. In addition, I think you can save money if you shop online. We plan to try that this year.</p>
<p>It's best not to buy from the Co-op. There sites were you can buy used textbooks much more cheaply. (amazon.com, half.com, alibris.com, etc..)</p>
<p>But there's actually a cheaper way! You can actually trade your old textbooks (and non-college books, DVDs, and video games) for the books you need! You receive "trade credits" for the items you sell, then you use those "trade credits" to buy.</p>
<p>The site is <a href="http://www.swapsimple.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.swapsimple.com/</a></p>
<p>SAVE MONEY! =)</p>
<p>RW is right. There are cheaper places to buy books. You might also look for posts by m1817 for good book-buying links and information.</p>
<p>I am an entering McCombs student (BHP), got all my books from half.com/Amazon, totaled a bit less than $250 (over $100 savings vs. used at the Co-op).</p>