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I'm going back to school in January and was just about to register for my classes. Books are so danged expensive!!!

Almost $400 for the classes I wanted to take (not very many used versions available). Looks like I'll be taking 1 class instead of 2. I'll need a 2nd mortgage to pay for the books!! Holy freakin' crap!!!

Hopefully sometime before my daughter graduates high school in 9 years I'll have my BA in Journalism/PR, but if all goes well I'll have my AA the Spring of 2007. Yay me!!

buffettbride wrote:I'm going back to school in January and was just about to register for my classes. Books are so danged expensive!!!

Almost $400 for the classes I wanted to take (not very many used versions available). Looks like I'll be taking 1 class instead of 2. I'll need a 2nd mortgage to pay for the books!! Holy freakin' crap!!!

Hopefully sometime before my daughter graduates high school in 9 years I'll have my BA in Journalism/PR, but if all goes well I'll have my AA the Spring of 2007. Yay me!!

And you'll know Yoga!

jonesbeach10 wrote:
And you'll know Yoga!

Not if I can help it!

USED books my friend USED.

I believe Ann started a thread about used books a few weeks back.


When I was in college I always looked for used books - especially if I could buy them from someone that had taken the class the previous semister.

Get your MIL to pay for the books instead of the Yoga

ph4ever wrote:USED books my friend USED.

I believe Ann started a thread about used books a few weeks back.


When I was in college I always looked for used books - especially if I could buy them from someone that had taken the class the previous semister.

My classes are online, so it's been tricky finding used ones. Now I'm remembering Ann's thread from a while back. Maybe she'll be nice and repost the the link!

ToplessRideFL wrote:Get your MIL to pay for the books instead of the Yoga

Mal- from my experience, my advice is to NEVER, NEVER, NEVER buy your textbooks from the school's bookstore. They're terribly overpriced. You're much better off going to Amazon for your textbooks. Independent sellers have textbooks at great prices. I sell my textbooks there. You can also check out Half.com.

See what I had to say on this subject earlier:

http://www.buffettnews.com/forum/viewto ... =textbooks

iuparrothead wrote:Mal- from my experience, my advice is to NEVER, NEVER, NEVER buy your textbooks from the school's bookstore. They're terribly overpriced. You're much better off going to Amazon for your textbooks. Independent sellers have textbooks at great prices. I sell my textbooks there. You can also check out Half.com.

See what I had to say on this subject earlier:

http://www.buffettnews.com/forum/viewto ... =textbooks

Thanks for posting that Ann and thanks Connie for remembering it!!

Gonna check it out. Maybe I'll get lucky and can take 3 classes then I won't be a grandma before I finish college!

mal likes it used

Cubbie Bear wrote:mal likes it used

mal likes it CHEAP and USED!

buffettbride wrote:

Cubbie Bear wrote:mal likes it used

mal likes it CHEAP and USED!

Nope, not gonna say it ..... (control, control, control)

buffettbride wrote:

Cubbie Bear wrote:mal likes it used

mal likes it CHEAP and USED!

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Books are wicked expensive!!! For all my classes this past semester, I shelled out over $1000 just for books.... Damn law books....

Yup... Use those links above.. I bought all of my books from cheapesttextbooks.com (or something like that) my last two years of school and saved a bundle!

Thanks everyone!

At least now I don't feel like I'm being raped on book prices. Good golly it's pricey to be smart!

I'm 2 semesters into finishing my degree, going online as well. My books are actually included in my tuition (just over $4k/semester). Luckily my employer is giving me full tuition reimbursement. (Actually that's a BIG reason why I took the job)

I second what everyone said. Check around. I found mine quite a bit cheaper through Amazon.