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registered for fall semester & the books 4 the sem. aren't cheap

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

I registered for fall semester and my books to over $400. Yikes! I am not sure what to say. I also joined a couple groups for Fibromyalgia support. Hoping this will help my coping with the news. I have to finish my workout and study more. So going to close.
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REACHING4HOME 6/21/2012 1:07PM

    DO THEY NOT HAVE A USED BOOK LOCATION WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL? IT SAVED ME A BUNDLE! YOU'RE RIGHT, THOSE BOOKS AREN'T CHEAP. SORRY ABOUT THE FIBRO. I HAVE IT TOO AND IT IS NO PICNIC. YOU WILL SOON BECOME A HUMAN BAROMETER.
ERIN

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MCJULIEO 6/21/2012 10:54AM

    Oh goodness! I can see why some courses are going the e-book route... it's so hard to stay current with technical progress that revisions are inevitable...

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BELLSES 6/21/2012 9:04AM

    Definitely shop around for books. Amazon and Barnes & Noble sometimes have them, but also look on eBay! Or just do a Google search for the book. But be careful about editions, sometimes it will be an older edition of the book.

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NUTZ4HARRY 6/21/2012 9:01AM

    My daughter is in college and her grandmother gives her about $300-$400 for books. She has learned to shop around. She also buys used books. She has also re-sold the books just to get back a little bit of money. She has even rented books.

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NAHZEEJUNE 6/20/2012 9:59PM

    It really blows my mind how expensive college text books have become. When I went to college many years ago new text books cost between $25-$65 and rarely over $100.00. I have four children attending college now and when I see that a lot of their books are between $125.00 -$275.00, and that some cost more I thank God that they are taking some of the same classes were they can use each others books. I am also thankful for USED books.

Hope your fall classes go well for you.

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