luciaz
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Post by luciaz on Jul 22, 2014 21:37:13 GMT
My dd18 finally has her courses chosen and we are looking for used college text books. Anyone have great service at a specific site. I was going to go with BookRenter but their reviews are not great so I thought I would ask for references here.
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Post by kelbel827 on Jul 22, 2014 21:54:19 GMT
we get everything from Amazon. Rent and buy. The stuff we buy, we sell back to them at the end of the semester and get an amazon credit for the next semester.
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Post by knotlazy on Jul 22, 2014 22:02:47 GMT
we get everything from Amazon. Rent and buy. The stuff we buy, we sell back to them at the end of the semester and get an amazon credit for the next semester. This. That reminds me, I need to list all the nursing school books now. Thanks for the reminder! |
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 22, 2014 22:18:58 GMT
We mostly rent from Chubb. Sometimes we get them from Amazon, but Chubb has had some that we couldn't find on Amazon. Chubb also usually puts a little gift in the box -- one time dd got lip gloss, and this last time she got several packs of Starbucks coffee. lol. Returning to Chubb is easy, just keep your orange box and the return label they give you, then just take it to any UPS store. The day we returned out last batch there was a pile of orange boxes in one corner.  |
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Post by underwatermama on Jul 22, 2014 22:21:45 GMT
I've used Chubb and Amazon (this is for high school level books). Seems either the books are so old that they are really hard to find (but thankfully very inexpensive) or brand new. And sometimes going through the publisher directly is cheaper than Amazon, even with shipping (if it's not prime). I'm hoping not to have to buy any this year.  |
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Post by tommygirl on Jul 22, 2014 22:22:03 GMT
I was going to suggest Amazon also. Be careful to get the correct edition of thevtextbook. Also be aware that changes can occur. For instance the prof who was supposed to teach one of my dd's summer intensive classes was changed The new prof wanted totally different books than the original one did..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 22:30:32 GMT
chegg.com and amazon
Go by ibsn instead of title as the ibsn is specific to the version and there can be changes from one semester to the next.
I also rent books from my campus book store.
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Post by cmpeter on Jul 22, 2014 22:36:25 GMT
Very timely thread! Ds just registered over the weekend and we are going or order/rent his books tonight.
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Post by Patter on Jul 22, 2014 22:37:59 GMT
Two of my three college girls are out of state right now. We have to order books for all 3 of them in a couple of weeks. Oh dear! But to answer your question, we usually use amazon too. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 22:43:19 GMT
I know everyone is anxious to get books ordered but I don't advise it until after the first class. Profs are sometimes required to put a book on the syllabus but they aren't going to use it. Or a student will change to a different section of the class and have to return one book and get a different one. You may save yourself several hundred dollars by waiting until after the first class has met. It is rare to need a text book the very next class period.
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Post by atomicdog on Jul 22, 2014 22:46:38 GMT
We used Chegg for the last 2 years of my dd's college ed - had NO problems at all and saved a ton - I highly recommend this site. Definitely wait to make sure you have the right book/edition. The only "problem" we had was that some texts had some kind of test key manual thing with it - that had to be purchased at the bookstore. Other than that Chegg is the way to go!
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Post by SabrinaP on Jul 22, 2014 23:38:23 GMT
My DH used Chegg and Amazon. She can qualify for an Amazon Prime student account with her .edu email address. 50% off normal prime membership cost. Amazon Prime Student |
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Jul 22, 2014 23:59:36 GMT
We have had a lot of success with Chegg. We just wanted to rent though and not buy. They send them to you and at the end of the semester you put them back in the box and send it postage paid with UPS. Easy squeezy!
I recommend with whatever you choose to look them up by the ISBN number. |
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 23, 2014 0:07:51 GMT
Yeah, "Chegg" not "Chubb" as I mistakenly said in my first post. sheesh. rofl.  |
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luciaz
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Post by luciaz on Jul 23, 2014 0:45:17 GMT
thank you ladies, this is such great information!
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Post by lbp on Jul 23, 2014 0:51:48 GMT
We used Amazon as well. Just type the isbn number in the search engine and make sure you are getting the right edition. We also rented DS's books from the school. The cost of text books is crazy!
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