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When do we buy books? and where do you get your list of what books to buy?

 
Old 08-21-2010 at 09:44 AM   #1
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When do we buy books? and where do you get your list of what books to buy?
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Old 08-21-2010 at 09:47 AM   #2
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First day of class your prof will give you the information about the course and what books to buy.
You can get them at Titles(the bookstore) or if it's an edition used by the previous year you can buy them from upper years who can sell them cheap.
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http://titles.mcmaster.ca/text/departments.htm
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next time , please try and look through the threads be4 u post new ones....theres prob 50 million threads already on this. its makes it easier for the both of us
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First day of class your prof will give you the information about the course and what books to buy.
You can get them at Titles(the bookstore) or if it's an edition used by the previous year you can buy them from upper years who can sell them cheap.
So I don't have to buy them until after first day of classes?
Old 08-21-2010 at 10:21 AM   #6
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you can buy your books whenever, but its best to wait until you have the first class for each of your courses just to be sure about what the prof says
Old 08-21-2010 at 11:13 AM   #7
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ok thanks evryone!
Old 08-21-2010 at 11:17 AM   #8
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Tip: try looking for the books you need in Chapters and even on Amazon, you would be suprised how much cheaper books can be and save a ton of $ !!

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Tip: try looking for the books you need in Chapters and even on Amazon, you would be suprised how much cheaper books can be and save a ton of $ !!
Everyone always says this...and I have yet to ever find a book cheaper on either website...they're always approximately the same but would be more expensive with shipping & handling, or they're way more expensive :(
If your books are on there for cheaper, that's awesome, but you should definitely comparison-shop, because it's not guaranteed cheaper just because it's online :(

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Old 08-21-2010 at 06:50 PM   #10
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Yes I will look online...but its true the shipping and handling charges really suck. But who knows there could be a great bargain online! and I'll try and comparison shop...thanks for great advices!
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Yes I will look online...but its true the shipping and handling charges really suck. But who knows there could be a great bargain online! and I'll try and comparison shop...thanks for great advices!
Try MacInsiders marketplace, facebook marketplace, kajiji, and eBay if you havn't already.
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Everyone always says this...and I have yet to ever find a book cheaper on either website...they're always approximately the same but would be more expensive with shipping & handling, or they're way more expensive :(
If your books are on there for cheaper, that's awesome, but you should definitely comparison-shop, because it's not guaranteed cheaper just because it's online :(
Yeah, I've only found 1 book on Amazon, got it for 70 in total when it was over 150 at titles.
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