KrAzY Posted August 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 4, 2014 I just dropped a a grand and a fourth on 14 credit hours of school books... This is a frick'n rip off for something I might look at a few times, but need to have for classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted August 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 4, 2014 College text books have been a scam for ages. They charge crazy prices because you don't really have much of a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 4, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 4, 2014 E-books…….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted August 4, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 4, 2014 I just dropped a a grand and a fourth on 14 credit hours of school books... This is a frick'n rip off for something I might look at a few times, but need to have for classes. That's so ridiculous. I paid a lot for my son's books several years ago, but nowhere near THAT much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack Posted August 4, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 4, 2014 Rent them or buy used. I used Chegg and saved a ton of money that I didn't have. Don't even buy gum from the college bookstore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 4, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 4, 2014 hey, if you need to buy a thousand bucks worth of books just to get schooled up, you must be a moran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted August 4, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 4, 2014 If you can hold off a few extra days...check online. I'm sure you already thought of that, but wanted to mention it just in case. Just at the tail end of my college days I started finding some text books online for much cheaper. I remember a book in grad school that was over $100 that I found online for about $35 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 4, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 4, 2014 you school boys crack me up if there's one thing I've learned its that learning stuff never taught me nothin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted August 4, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 4, 2014 you school boys crack me up if there's one thing I've learned its that learning stuff never taught me nothin You'll get no argument from me. I agree 100%. Learning stuff didn't teach you anything. We see evidence of that every day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 4, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 4, 2014 I agree, Krazy. Even used, they still cost too much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 4, 2014 Share #11 Posted August 4, 2014 so how "used" are these school books anyway? are they "used" like they got the pages stuck together or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted August 4, 2014 Share #12 Posted August 4, 2014 I've had decent luck getting my books off Amazon.....until this semester. I will have to pay the extortion fee this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted August 4, 2014 I have looked online at a few different sites. Seems like they are close to the same price, but they also don't say if the come with the online access code some teachers want us to use. only one of the 7 books is an E-book. I will have to email the teacher to see if I can use it instead of the hardcover book.. I am also looking into a site for book buy backs.. Just incase selling back at the end of the semester is not worth it from the bookstore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 4, 2014 Share #14 Posted August 4, 2014 when I went to school, the smart kids mugged the rich kids on their way home from the bookstore ...just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal Posted August 4, 2014 Share #15 Posted August 4, 2014 Have you checked Monkey Read Bookstore in Northfield, MN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted August 4, 2014 Share #16 Posted August 4, 2014 when I went to school, the smart kids mugged the rich kids on their way home from the bookstore ...just sayin Us smart kids just hacked the database and changed the F's to A's . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted August 4, 2014 Have you checked Monkey Read Bookstore in Northfield, MN He only keeps the books for cool kids.. Nothing us nerds want :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted August 4, 2014 Share #18 Posted August 4, 2014 Yikes!!! Credentialing experiences cost lots, but then you have credentials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted August 4, 2014 Share #19 Posted August 4, 2014 You'll get no argument from me. I agree 100%. Learning stuff didn't teach you anything. We see evidence of that every day. Snap! Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted August 5, 2014 Share #20 Posted August 5, 2014 Seems like they are close to the same price, but they also don't say if the come with the online access code some teachers want us to use. It used to be the printers and book sellers would attach a CD to the book. The printed book would remain the same, but the CD would take on 'editions' that would render any previous 'publications' obsolete. And you couldn't buy just the CD either. Seems like a new twist on the same scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted August 5, 2014 Share #21 Posted August 5, 2014 College text books are a total rip-off....I'm in the wrong business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share #22 Posted August 5, 2014 It used to be the printers and book sellers would attach a CD to the book. The printed book would remain the same, but the CD would take on 'editions' that would render any previous 'publications' obsolete. And you couldn't buy just the CD either. Seems like a new twist on the same scam. It's all about the scams... IF there is not a code hidden in the book for using online... it is bundled with a different book you can't find anywhere.. I was lucky enough to find two books in e-books for kindle. the only problem is that I'm not sure until class starts if we can use them. I even found the workbook that was bundled in a free download online I can print off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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