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Question About College Textbooks?
How do I go about getting them before classes?
Where do I look so I have the right books?
THANKS FOR ANSWERING
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
There is generally info available on your university's website...
Some professors may have a list posted at the bookstore.
OR if you are taking basics, you can generally go to the campus bookstore and say "I am taking US History 102" or whatever, and they will let you know the books...
If there isn't info there, ask friends if they took the course, what they used, etc... or wait until class starts- if they didn't provide you the information, they can hardly hold you responsible for owning it, right?
Source(s): ALSO- Always buy used- and an EVEN LESS EXPENSIVE way to buy books is to find out what the bookstore is buying back the book (like if a book costs $75 new, and at the end of the semester the bookstore will buy the book back for $25, but they sell it "Used" for $50, for example), find someone who took the course last semester and buy the book for $25 (if they're friends) or $30 (if not), and you still save $$$ - Brian TLv 61 decade ago
Seek out the campus used book area, Visit the bulletin boards in advance to seek out sellers. But first ask what the books that are required THIS year for the courses.Profs are fickle about books they want you to use. First choice is something they wrote. One of my math books was written by my prof and was one of the cheapest. He and a friend wrote one that could be and should be used by all groups in associate degree classes. I still have it after 50 years. Other courses have people disposing of expensive books because it is obvious they will be useless after graduating.
Source(s): Learning experience. The first ones who plan ahead get signed up for the courses they need and find the best sources for cheap books. If you are going to have a part time job, go for the one that assists in the campus book store. You will get first pick on the best used books and the first look at the required book list including the "oh crap" list of (it won;t get here before class) books.