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Books for University
Hey everyone, I just finished buying my school books for this semester. I found 2 of the 3 books I needed on Amazon.com and saved about 60$ from what it would have cost me buying them used from my school book store.
When you find out what you need, Amazon is the way to go. Just be careful because sometimes it isn't very clear what edition it is.Full Powerlifting
Squat - 595lbs -- 270kg -- Dec. 31, '09 (Provincial Record @100kg class)
Bench - 374lbs -- 170kg -- Dec 20, '08 (@100kg class)
Dead - 589lbs -- 267.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @100kg class)
Total: 1537lbs -- 697.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
Bench Only -- 358lbs -- 162.5kg -- Nov. 25, '07 (Provincial Record @ 90kg class)
Bench Only -- 376lbs -- 171kg -- Jan. 26, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
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Great idea man. Where do you go to school again? UBC?
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Last edited by Sidior; 08-15-2007 at 10:59 PM.
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University of Regina Originally Posted by Sidior
Yay for staying at home for university.
Oh, and it wasn't my idea actually... It was my crazy math teacher from last winter semester... I had bought the wrong textbook for the class and didn't realize (I got the single variable edition... I needed the complete edition with both the single and multi variable editions included...) Anyway, I asked if I could hand an assignment in late and explained my situation... The next class when I told him I spent 150$ or whatever stupid amount to get my assignment in on time he gave me a big lecture and found the book (in paperback edition though...) on Amazon for 7$ or something ridiculous like that. Sadly, I wasn't able to find that good of deals on the books I needed this year.Last edited by deeder; 08-15-2007 at 11:11 PM.
Full Powerlifting
Squat - 595lbs -- 270kg -- Dec. 31, '09 (Provincial Record @100kg class)
Bench - 374lbs -- 170kg -- Dec 20, '08 (@100kg class)
Dead - 589lbs -- 267.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @100kg class)
Total: 1537lbs -- 697.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
Bench Only -- 358lbs -- 162.5kg -- Nov. 25, '07 (Provincial Record @ 90kg class)
Bench Only -- 376lbs -- 171kg -- Jan. 26, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
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We get to rent textbooks at my school. Costs me like 60 bucks a semester for all my books
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I've considered doing that, but I'm afraid I'm going to get a book in really ****ty condition. I tend to buy mine from friends and we don't rip each other off
that's brilliant Originally Posted by Talking_God
We get to rent textbooks at my school. Costs me like 60 bucks a semester for all my books
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Before my semsester starts i go and take pics of all the books i need. then i use half.com and buy them there AFTER i attend the first class to see if i even need the book
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My girlfriend does the same thing. She purchases them off of eBay, or Amazon and then when end of semester comes around she goes to the book store and turns them in. She makes good money off of them.
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I just don't buy books unless it's absolutely necessary. My first few years I bought all the books and they just sat on my desk because we never used them or never got as far as planned in the class.
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I don't even buy books until after the first 2 weeks of class...a lot of the time they aren't even needed
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Agreed.
I wait about a week though. Last semester I only bought two books out of four that I "needed". The other two books we literally never used.Getting back in the groove
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Anyone ever looked at e-campus before? i know I said I don't buy books, but my mom bought them when she went to get her degree, I don't know if the site's still around or not.
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I just buy brand new books from the book store. I'm a baller like that.
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www.half.com (owned by ebay).
Good place to buy and sell books."Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
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Our bookstore sells used textbook at 25% off. The good thing is that you can flip through them to check the condition they're in before you buy them. For the most part, the university won't buy them back unless they're in good condition so you're pretty much guaranteed to get an almost-new book.
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Yup. Usually way better than Amazon. Originally Posted by Genacide
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are you working out in the FLC next semester? Originally Posted by deeder
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I paid for all my books for the first semester already, since they were all pretty cheap and its my first year. I'll probably wait at least a week from now on before I buy anything.
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Probably 1 or 2 workouts a week there... Not too sure yet... I've been training at Adrenaline and I'll still be training there so it'll just be whenever it's convenient basically... Originally Posted by nhlfan
We should definitely hook up for a few workouts though.
Full Powerlifting
Squat - 595lbs -- 270kg -- Dec. 31, '09 (Provincial Record @100kg class)
Bench - 374lbs -- 170kg -- Dec 20, '08 (@100kg class)
Dead - 589lbs -- 267.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @100kg class)
Total: 1537lbs -- 697.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
Bench Only -- 358lbs -- 162.5kg -- Nov. 25, '07 (Provincial Record @ 90kg class)
Bench Only -- 376lbs -- 171kg -- Jan. 26, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
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My school has a subscription to www.books24x7.com It's all sciency books I think. I suggest you check if your school has a login for it. LOTS of good resources.
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What gets me is that my university has a book listed as necessary for a class that the bookstore doesn't even have yet and classes start on the 27th of this month. He's like just keep checking every 30 days.... EVERY 30 DAYS!!!!! This is a book that actually HAS something to do with my major T_T
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At my old school (W. Michigan Univ.), I bought used books and found that if I took off the used sticker, when I sold them back to the bookstore, they gave me the % based on if it were new. So if I did have to buy books, I made money.
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Get used to it. Originally Posted by WBBIRL
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