Textbooks

susan10

How can I get cheap textbooks ? I could not find any on amazon.
Fresher

guardianangel

What course are you studying?

bubblegum2

Is it your first year?

I would wait til u speak to the lecturers because for each of my modules there were a list of text books (at £30 - £60 each I might add) but in the first lecture for each module they would say which books they recommend buying

Many times its just one main book needed and the odd chapter out of others in which case a trip to the library is cheaper. I couldn't see the point of spending £40 on a book just for a reference in one chapter

Also there are notice boards up and many students who have 'gone up' a yaer sell their old books on cheap

Torby

my daughter mentioned "facebook", apparantly people post stuff there for sale

MercilessKiller

Amazon US.

There is a little old databases book I needed.. because it was needed for uni in the UK, its £40 on amazin just a tiny book!!! Got it for £3.50 from the US plus a few quid for airmail lol

continentalgal

Try Academic Book Trade for selling and buying books - you'll get several offers for the same title at varying quality and can decide what's more important, a cheap book with someone else's notes and highlighting or a more pristine version for a bit more

WRT amazon: I usually check the marketplace offers for cheaper books, there can often big price differences be found (my sociology book sold for £25/27 on amazon, I got the book in immaculate condition for £13) just remember to add around £2.70 to the price you see because that's what you get charged for in postage when buying from one of the sellers there. And sadly, it's £2.70 for EACH book you order, even from the same seller.

princesslizzie

A lot of people at my uni sell on their old text books by advertising on notice boards.

BigBouncyBall

i've just finished uni - does anybody know the best place to sell books? Where do people look first - Amazon?