<p>Other than ur schools bookstore, where do u go for books?</p>
<p>Amazon is the only place you need.</p>
<p>Also check out Half.com. They have great deals as well.</p>
<p>I bought all of my books for this semester from Amazon and saved a lot of money versus buying them at my school bookstore. I’d never buy from my school bookstore unless I needed a book immediately.</p>
<p>Why do people not get the idea of torrenting your books?</p>
<p>^^ Because it’s impractical to read hundreds of pages on a screen? I do this all the time for books where I only need the homework problems, but otherwise paper rules.</p>
<p>I don’t like to steal academic material.</p>
<p>Pirating software, music, movies, and now books? Jesus Christ… People just want everything that isn’t theirs to be free.</p>
<p>Amazon’s the best! I just bought my textbooks for the next semester and saved upwards of 200 bucks…</p>
<p>I’m with above poster to check out Half.com I’ve sold most of my books there and made good money doing it. I have to buy more through the bookstore since I can’t afford my books without the financial aid being there to charge them too. Also bookrenter.com is a good option if you want to rent your books, luckily my school rents about everything I’d want to rent for pretty cheap!</p>
<p>How are the 1 cent textbooks on Amazon?</p>
<p>Also, look up Amazon Student. As long as you have a student email (ending in .edu), you can get Amazon Student Prime. Free 2-day shipping for a year only. However, after that you can get Prime for half off ($39.99) and get the free shipping as well as access to certain TV shows and movies.</p>
<p>Amazon. As the above poster said you can get amazon prime for a year for free. Mine ends this January.</p>
<p>Amazon prime is only available for some items and those items are the “new” ones that sell for list price same as the bookstores. If you buy it from other sellers, then you have to pay shipping and it ends up costing more than at the school bookstore…</p>
<p>I compare prices through allbookprices.com and then buy wherever is cheapest.</p>
<p>Amazon. Use the marketplace feature.</p>
<p>I was stuck using my college bookstore, but, I’ve also bought books on Ebay, half.com, alibris and Amazon. For quality and speed of shipping, Amazon wins by a landslide. I will use the other sites though for used books at a good price.</p>
<p>Barnes and Noble. Usually cheaper than Amazon. You get free shipping (plus some extra discounts) with a $25/year membership (pays for itself). A free trial with Prime only lasts one year. Even when you count the costs of membership, B&N still comes out ahead for price. It’s the best place to go if you’re buying them new.</p>
<p>Anywhere but the school bookstore. One of my books there was $150 while it was only $15 on Amazon. Every now and then I’ll have that one book that I just can’t find cheap no matter where I look, but more often than not the prices at the bookstore are so overpriced that it makes me sick to my stomach.</p>
<p>amazon, half, or from students who previously took the course</p>
<p>Like TheVet said, getting the textbooks from students on your campus is best. Usually cheaper and often more convenient, no waiting for shipping.</p>
<p>I’ve had good runs with both Amazon and eBay. Sometimes you can get crazy good deals, like in the event the textbook is of zero demand where it only seems your campus is using it, I’ve scored textbooks for pennies. Other times, you can save about 30-50% from buying from Amazon’s marketplace.</p>