Comments on: Starting classes? Save money! http://carnivalofpersonalfinance.com/starting-classes-save-money-582/ The best of the blogosphere every week Thu, 03 May 2012 17:17:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: HighClassLowIncome http://carnivalofpersonalfinance.com/starting-classes-save-money-582/comment-page-1/#comment-27594 HighClassLowIncome Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:33:58 +0000 http://carnivalofpersonalfinance.com/?p=582#comment-27594 Textbooks are such a waste of money, and sometimes I felt like I didn't even need them for the most part of the class. I usually went the half.com route. I tried to find my book list before the semester started to make time for it to be shipped to me. When I did this I usually had good luck with selling it back to close to the price I paid for it. The worst part is when you buy a textbook (usually new from the bookstore) and then find out at the end of the semester that the professor isn't using that book next semester and they won't buy it back! Textbooks are such a waste of money, and sometimes I felt like I didn’t even need them for the most part of the class. I usually went the half.com route. I tried to find my book list before the semester started to make time for it to be shipped to me. When I did this I usually had good luck with selling it back to close to the price I paid for it.

The worst part is when you buy a textbook (usually new from the bookstore) and then find out at the end of the semester that the professor isn’t using that book next semester and they won’t buy it back!

]]> By: Derek http://carnivalofpersonalfinance.com/starting-classes-save-money-582/comment-page-1/#comment-27578 Derek Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:16:44 +0000 http://carnivalofpersonalfinance.com/?p=582#comment-27578 I hated buying textbooks. A few tips from my experiences: 1. Borrow from the Professor. The professor gets the book for free, and will more than likely have more than 1 copy. See if it is possible to borrow it from him/her. 2. Don't buy it. Ask the professor if this book is absolutely necessary. A lot of departments on campus REQUIRE professors to recommend a textbook in the syllabus. Check and make sure to see if the textbook is that critical for your success in the course. I hated buying textbooks. A few tips from my experiences:

1. Borrow from the Professor. The professor gets the book for free, and will more than likely have more than 1 copy. See if it is possible to borrow it from him/her.

2. Don’t buy it. Ask the professor if this book is absolutely necessary. A lot of departments on campus REQUIRE professors to recommend a textbook in the syllabus. Check and make sure to see if the textbook is that critical for your success in the course.

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