<p>My school gives up to 30% off on used textbooks. Is it worth it for me to go there to buy them or should I buy from half.ebay.com?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Search this</a> search engine or others like it -- I often find much better deals on Amazon Marketplace than on half.com.</p>
<p>Shop around on eBay and whatnot. Compare it with the store's prices.</p>
<p>BTW: If you need The Challenge of Democracy by Janda for a polsci class, there's a brand new one on eBay right now for $50 starting/$80 buy it now!</p>
<p>"Upto 30%" off is a very vague statement. Usually, the new textbook cost is so ridiculous you're discouraged from buying the * reduced price ** used ** * version. First compare, but you end up going with the Internet anyway.</p>
<p>I've found some great bargains on Amazon Marketplace, Betterworld Books, and a few other places. Look around. You'd be surprised.</p>
<p>Half.com will be a frequent site next year for me.</p>
<p>Also remember that a lot of times students on your campus are willing to sell books. Usually at the beginning and end of a semester there are flyers all over offering to sell books for low prices, especially the books for huge intro courses.</p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://www.directtextbook.com%5B/url%5D">www.directtextbook.com</a>. This site pretty much allows you to compare prices from Amazon.com, half.com, and a bunch of other online stores. The problem may be that sometimes the links don't work. But, no worry, just go to that site and find the book there. Also, be aware that sometimes people will list a solutions manual or something under the listing for the actual book. So, you may think that "whoa, how is it so cheap?" when it's actually the price for the manual or something or another.</p>
<p>definitely search online for lower prices. up to 30% off really isn't much.</p>