Best-selling, computer and Web career books that help you discover a career path in information technology, locate certification, education and training resources, uncover and market your talents, land a computer job, and sustain and advance your career.
Computer Job Survival Guide
By Janet Ruhl, ISBN: 0964711648
Explains the many types of computer jobs, what you might expect in salary, benefits and perks, and how to break in with various credentials (such as with or without a degree). Job searching, resume, interviewing and salary-negotiation tips are included. So are tips for keeping your career alive, and the pros and cons of computer consulting. Ruhl has authored other popular, related books, such as Answers for Computer Contractors, Computer Consultant's Workbook and Computer Consultant's Guide.
Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace
By Harry Henderson, ISBN: 0816037744
Explore dozens of computer careers, each cross-referenced to related computer careers to help you focus on your interests. Each also includes an overview of the job duties, various job titles, salary range, employment and advancement prospects, and prerequisites required, such as special skills and training. Tips for researching computer career planning via the Web are included, too.
Get Your IT Career In Gear!
By Leslie Jaye Goff, ISBN: 0072126833
Learn how to establish, sustain and advance in your IT career, from an author who knows her IT stuff. Goff has 15+ years of IT career and workplace writing experience, for top-notch national publications such as Computerworld, The New York Times, and Information Week. She offers advice about the career paths available to you and skills that hiring IT managers look for, dispels myths about the profession (including the need for a degree), and provides profiles of real-world IT professionals.
Great Jobs for Computer Science Majors
By Mark Rowh, Jan Goldberg, ISBN: 0071390391
Helps you to assess your strengths and interests, choose the ideal location for computer jobs, establish your standard of living, explore career paths, identify the best employers, and set a strategy for landing the computer job you want.
Success without College: Careers in the Computer Field
By Huey Allen, Joanne C. Wachter, ISBN: 0764112384
Targeted primarily to high school students, it tells how and where to get "non-college" training for a variety of good-paying computer jobs. Positions described include computer operator, programmer, Website designer and computer technician. It also presents offshoot opportunities, such as computer sales, training, technical writing, and consulting. Tips for creating a resume and job interviewing are included, along with general advice for high school students to get a head start on landing computer jobs.
Careers for Computer Buffs & Other Technological Types
By Marjorie Eberts, Margaret Gisler, ISBN: 0844247073
Read about dozens of jobs that involve working with computers, from computer buffs who have turned their love of computers into satisfying careers. Fields covered include systems analysis, programming, design, sales and marketing, information systems, education and contracting. For both career beginners and career changers.
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Thursday, May 11, 2006
The Six Golden Rules of using eBay:
Going, going, gone. The gavel comes down and proclaims another bargain! Or does it? Online auctioneer, eBay.co.uk, has become one of the biggest sites on the internet but that's no guarantee, as many people seem to believe, that it’s a treasure trove for bargains. eBay provides its users a place to offer items for sale, which other users can then bid on. Yet, as the site has grown, so have the amount of scams and dodgy deals used by unscrupulous punters to trick honest bidders out of their hard-earned cash. How are people being conned? These cons come in various guises. Many involve the sale of hyperlinks; eBay users bid to be sent the URL of a website touted as being exclusive with information of great interest. Then, having won the bidding, they get sent an address that's freely available to any web user. There have even been instances of the “ad-free, free to use” MoneySavingExpert.com address being sold to the highest bidder! Others have been swindled thinking they're bidding on an actual item, when all that's actually up for grabs is a link to a site selling the items in question. One seller seemed to be offering laptops at the low price of £425, but closer inspection of the small print revealed the only thing for sale was a link to a site selling discounted laptops. These rip-offs so often work because we all seem to believe “It’s on eBay, so it must be cheap”. This complacency allows sellers to hike up prices, knowing that the majority of people won’t check whether or not they're getting value for money. Anti-MoneySaving in action I was finally jolted into writing this after seeing a particularly devious piece of anti-MoneySaving on eBay, concerning an offer I announced a few months ago in the weekly Money Tip. I reported a short-lived sale of Dell colour printers, cheap at £10 a go. Later I discovered a tip received had seen this, and used the info to order 70 and made over £2000 profit from flogging them for £40, four times the asking price. Some may say 'good on them making profit' yet this kind of behaviour goes against everything this site stands for. Of course businesses source products and make money - that's fine. Yet to use info from this site, a Consumer Revenge site, to take money out of other's pocket's is precisely why we all need to become more savvy consumers and stop people unnecessarily taking our cash. What can you do about it? So, to fight back and protect your potect from overpaying and yourself from scams, I’ve devised MSE’s Six Golden Rules for eBay bidders. Rememember I'm not saying don't use eBay, it can be a great way of having fun and finding a bargain, but don't fall for the hype that its a panacea for finding a good buy. Three rules to check if it’s cheaper Google it. Use a comprehensive search engine like Google or Yahoo to check out exactly what you’re bidding for. If it’s just ‘information’ that’s being sold, you’ll almost always find the same thing elsewhere for free. Use quotation marks in your search terms to define your query accurately. Use Shopbots. It only takes five minutes to check whether you’re getting a genuine bargain when buying off eBay. Special price comparison websites such as Dealtime, Pricerunner and Kelkoo search the web to find the cheapest prices on a broad range of goods (see Internet Shopping article). If you’re going to buy something on eBay always compare the prices using these shopbots first to see if the deal really is as good as it sounds. You may be able to pick up the goods brand new, from a recognised e-retailer for less. Ask the forum. Our very own Chat Forum regularly has thousands of MoneySavers chatting about the best bargains. This mass consumer power means someone will almost always know whether you’re being ripped off. Three rules to check what you’re buying Read the small print. Make sure you sift through every word of the eBay auction description. Often if there is a catch it is hidden in the tiny text at the bottom – that way the seller is protected if there’s a problem. Know your rights. If you are buying via a 'buy it now' (more and more common) from a ‘UK based trader’ on eBay, i.e. someone who makes a living by selling goods regularly then provided it's a 'buy it now' not an auction you have all the same statutory rights as buying from a shop. However there is no strict definition of a trader, this would be decided by the courts, yet if its someone obviously doing this as part of their living, on a regular basis then its very likely they're a trader. However if you’re just buying from a UK private individual, then the law says “let the buyer beware”. If your purchase arrives ‘as described’ you’ll have little legal comeback – you may want to ask yourself “would I be willing to buy this off a man in the pub?” Don’t rely on feedback. eBay sellers often have a ‘feedback’ rating which acts as a useful guide to whether they've dealt fairly in the past. Yet it’s not infallible. In fact there are US websites that actually sell ‘good feedback’, so never rely on this alone. The bottom line is that you mustn’t be complacent and assume that eBay will always provide you with the best deal. Always check the price, always check whether information’s freely available somewhere else and, then, you should always avoid being taken for a ride.
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Fast-facts: Learning from Textbooks:
Introduction
Reading and remembering information from textbooks can be one of the most challenging aspects of learning at university. Since there can be a lot of variation in how texts are used from one course to another, the strategies that will be effective for reading and studying texts will vary from course to course as well.
This Fastfacts will discuss strategies that can be effective for learning from textbooks in courses where the text provides much of the material on which tests and exams will be based. These strategies will not work effectively for all texts in all courses. For each of your courses, it's important to analyze what role the textbook or readings play and how readings are related to the course objectives, lectures, labs, seminars, and assignments. Once you've figured out how the pieces of a course fit together, you can choose the study strategies that will be the most effective for dealing with each component.
Do You Read Actively?
Some experts claim that watching TV has turned us into passive receivers of information. Students who have trouble concentrating and remembering what they read may have a passive reading style - they slide their eyes over the words and assume that somehow something will sink in. Active reading requires interacting with the information, or creating an "internal dialogue" with the text. To read actively, comment on or ask yourself questions about points in the text. Look for major points and supporting evidence or examples as you're reading. Students who read actively remember the material better, and therefore are using their time more effectively.
Reading Speed and Comprehension
Many students are concerned about their reading speed. However, the speed with which you can whip through a reading is not nearly as important as whether the reading technique that you're using is appropriate for the task. The way you read a novel or newspaper should be different from the way you read a textbook. With a text that you're required to know thoroughly, a slow, careful pace is time-consuming but necessary for comprehension and retention. It's usually smarter to spend an hour on five pages and know the material well than to spend an hour on fifty pages and remember nothing. However, it's just as inappropriate to spend hours memorizing every detail of a chapter when all that's required is a general understanding of the main ideas.
A note about speed reading - Woody Allen once took such a course and then read War and Peace in a few hours. He said, "It's about Russia." Research has shown that most speed reading courses teach a method similar to skimming, rather than one appropriate for the task of understanding and retaining the complex, challenging, academic material usually found in textbooks.
Reading and Concentration
One way to improve concentration while reading is to analyze the distractions that are interfering with it. For example, consider when and where you're reading. It's not surprising that students get sleepy while reading if the bulk of it is done early in the morning, late in the evening, or at any time of day sitting on a bed. Planning reading sessions for times when your energy and concentration are high can make a big difference in how efficiently you read and how much you remember. The distraction of noise or roommates can usually be eliminated by changing where you read.
Good concentration is often closely related to time management. Because you are attempting to remember most of what you read, it's a good strategy to read in short stretches, spread out over a period of time. If you read for two or three hours at a tiem, it is unlikely that you'll remember the material in any detail. Students often set a time or page limit on their reading, then waste time and inhibit concentration by frequently checking the clock or the number of pages left in the chapter. Don't impair your effectiveness with one of these artificial limits - instead, monitor your learning. If you read the same page several times and still don't know what's there, it's time to take a break and/or switch tasks. It doesn't matter if you've read three pages or thirty - the point is not to sit wasting time once you've realized that you're no longer learning. Be sure to plan reading sessions carefully (a number of short sessions distributed over time can be difficult to fit in) so that the task gets done when required.
Even when you're reading in short stretches, you may find that your mind sometimes seems to wander back to a personal situation or problem. In these situations, a focusing strategy might help. For example, reserve a specific time when you'll think about the problem. Then when you notice that your mind has wandered back to the problem again, say to yourself, "Back to work now... I will think about that at 4 o'clock." Then, at 4 o'clock or whatever time you've designated, sit down and think through the problem, without worrying about the work you could be doing. Some students like the "checkmark" technique. Keep a blank sheet of paper beside you when reading, and each time your mind wanders put a checkmark on the sheet and go back to work. This helps to get you re-focused quickly and keeps track of your level of concentration during a particular study period.
Dealing with Difficult Textbooks
At some point in your university career, you may encounter a textbook which you find difficult to understand or follow. There are several strategies you can try to improve your comprehension of difficult texts.
Improve your knowledge of the subject's terminology
Any text will seem difficult to understand if you don't know the definitions of the special terms which are the building blocks of communication in the discipline. For example, it would be difficult to read an introductory Political Science text if you're unsure of the significance of terms like "democracy," "society," or "politics." A regular dictionary often won't provide more than a basic definition, so you need to look for a specialized dictionary in the reference section of the Library. It's probably worth your money to invest in a special dictionary or reference book for the subject which is your major.
Assess your knowledge of the basics
It's possible that your text and even the course itself could be "above your head" if you lack an understanding of some basic concepts in the discipline. If you're struggling with an introductory course, talk to your instructor to make sure that you have the necessary prerequisites and prior knowledge expected for the course. Meanwhile, check the Library for an introductory book on the subject. Even reading an overview in an encyclopaedia may help fill in some gaps.
Read out loud
Reading out loud can help to increase your comprehension of difficult material. If you read aloud with a classmate and take turns analyzing, explaining, and summarizing the text, you may also find that another person's perspective helps to clarify meaning.
Try another text
The problem may simply be that the text is poorly written, or for some reason the author's style is difficult for you. Although you can't abandon your required text, it may be helpful to find another book on the same topic in the Library. Sometimes a different explanation of the same topic is all it takes to make an incomprehensible subject more accessible.
Integrating Text and Lecture Notes
In some courses it's important that the material from the texts and lectures be learned together, so integrating your notes can be an important study strategy. You may want to try mapping or diagramming as a way of putting text and lecture material together. At the end of a topic or a chapter, you draw a diagram or picture which summarizes how the lecture and text material fit together. Diagramming can improve retention of material because it enables you to re-organize and integrate information from both the lectures and the textbook, and see it in a different format.
Links to Web Resources on Learning from Textbooks
• How to Read Essays You Must Analyze from Virginia Tech
• How to Read a Difficult Book from Virginia Tech
• Skimming and Scanning Scientific Material from Virginia Tech
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Reading and remembering information from textbooks can be one of the most challenging aspects of learning at university. Since there can be a lot of variation in how texts are used from one course to another, the strategies that will be effective for reading and studying texts will vary from course to course as well.
This Fastfacts will discuss strategies that can be effective for learning from textbooks in courses where the text provides much of the material on which tests and exams will be based. These strategies will not work effectively for all texts in all courses. For each of your courses, it's important to analyze what role the textbook or readings play and how readings are related to the course objectives, lectures, labs, seminars, and assignments. Once you've figured out how the pieces of a course fit together, you can choose the study strategies that will be the most effective for dealing with each component.
Do You Read Actively?
Some experts claim that watching TV has turned us into passive receivers of information. Students who have trouble concentrating and remembering what they read may have a passive reading style - they slide their eyes over the words and assume that somehow something will sink in. Active reading requires interacting with the information, or creating an "internal dialogue" with the text. To read actively, comment on or ask yourself questions about points in the text. Look for major points and supporting evidence or examples as you're reading. Students who read actively remember the material better, and therefore are using their time more effectively.
Reading Speed and Comprehension
Many students are concerned about their reading speed. However, the speed with which you can whip through a reading is not nearly as important as whether the reading technique that you're using is appropriate for the task. The way you read a novel or newspaper should be different from the way you read a textbook. With a text that you're required to know thoroughly, a slow, careful pace is time-consuming but necessary for comprehension and retention. It's usually smarter to spend an hour on five pages and know the material well than to spend an hour on fifty pages and remember nothing. However, it's just as inappropriate to spend hours memorizing every detail of a chapter when all that's required is a general understanding of the main ideas.
A note about speed reading - Woody Allen once took such a course and then read War and Peace in a few hours. He said, "It's about Russia." Research has shown that most speed reading courses teach a method similar to skimming, rather than one appropriate for the task of understanding and retaining the complex, challenging, academic material usually found in textbooks.
Reading and Concentration
One way to improve concentration while reading is to analyze the distractions that are interfering with it. For example, consider when and where you're reading. It's not surprising that students get sleepy while reading if the bulk of it is done early in the morning, late in the evening, or at any time of day sitting on a bed. Planning reading sessions for times when your energy and concentration are high can make a big difference in how efficiently you read and how much you remember. The distraction of noise or roommates can usually be eliminated by changing where you read.
Good concentration is often closely related to time management. Because you are attempting to remember most of what you read, it's a good strategy to read in short stretches, spread out over a period of time. If you read for two or three hours at a tiem, it is unlikely that you'll remember the material in any detail. Students often set a time or page limit on their reading, then waste time and inhibit concentration by frequently checking the clock or the number of pages left in the chapter. Don't impair your effectiveness with one of these artificial limits - instead, monitor your learning. If you read the same page several times and still don't know what's there, it's time to take a break and/or switch tasks. It doesn't matter if you've read three pages or thirty - the point is not to sit wasting time once you've realized that you're no longer learning. Be sure to plan reading sessions carefully (a number of short sessions distributed over time can be difficult to fit in) so that the task gets done when required.
Even when you're reading in short stretches, you may find that your mind sometimes seems to wander back to a personal situation or problem. In these situations, a focusing strategy might help. For example, reserve a specific time when you'll think about the problem. Then when you notice that your mind has wandered back to the problem again, say to yourself, "Back to work now... I will think about that at 4 o'clock." Then, at 4 o'clock or whatever time you've designated, sit down and think through the problem, without worrying about the work you could be doing. Some students like the "checkmark" technique. Keep a blank sheet of paper beside you when reading, and each time your mind wanders put a checkmark on the sheet and go back to work. This helps to get you re-focused quickly and keeps track of your level of concentration during a particular study period.
Dealing with Difficult Textbooks
At some point in your university career, you may encounter a textbook which you find difficult to understand or follow. There are several strategies you can try to improve your comprehension of difficult texts.
Improve your knowledge of the subject's terminology
Any text will seem difficult to understand if you don't know the definitions of the special terms which are the building blocks of communication in the discipline. For example, it would be difficult to read an introductory Political Science text if you're unsure of the significance of terms like "democracy," "society," or "politics." A regular dictionary often won't provide more than a basic definition, so you need to look for a specialized dictionary in the reference section of the Library. It's probably worth your money to invest in a special dictionary or reference book for the subject which is your major.
Assess your knowledge of the basics
It's possible that your text and even the course itself could be "above your head" if you lack an understanding of some basic concepts in the discipline. If you're struggling with an introductory course, talk to your instructor to make sure that you have the necessary prerequisites and prior knowledge expected for the course. Meanwhile, check the Library for an introductory book on the subject. Even reading an overview in an encyclopaedia may help fill in some gaps.
Read out loud
Reading out loud can help to increase your comprehension of difficult material. If you read aloud with a classmate and take turns analyzing, explaining, and summarizing the text, you may also find that another person's perspective helps to clarify meaning.
Try another text
The problem may simply be that the text is poorly written, or for some reason the author's style is difficult for you. Although you can't abandon your required text, it may be helpful to find another book on the same topic in the Library. Sometimes a different explanation of the same topic is all it takes to make an incomprehensible subject more accessible.
Integrating Text and Lecture Notes
In some courses it's important that the material from the texts and lectures be learned together, so integrating your notes can be an important study strategy. You may want to try mapping or diagramming as a way of putting text and lecture material together. At the end of a topic or a chapter, you draw a diagram or picture which summarizes how the lecture and text material fit together. Diagramming can improve retention of material because it enables you to re-organize and integrate information from both the lectures and the textbook, and see it in a different format.
Links to Web Resources on Learning from Textbooks
• How to Read Essays You Must Analyze from Virginia Tech
• How to Read a Difficult Book from Virginia Tech
• Skimming and Scanning Scientific Material from Virginia Tech
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Textbook Buying and Selling Tips
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Buying and selling textbooks on Halfvalue.com is quick, easy, and fun! Here are a few helpful tips that will help you buy (or sell) the right book at a great price.
When Buying...
•Your professor will often choose a particular edition or year of a textbook to teach for class. To make sure the book you are buying on halfvalue.com is the same one your professor requires, compare the ISBN (a number on the back or first page of every textbook) of your book with the ISBN on halfvalue.com. If the ISBNs match, you can be assured you have ordered the correct book.
•Be on the look out for old editions! Old editions of a textbook are offered on halfvalue.com at a substantial discount. When you find the textbook you are looking for, click "see other editions" to find out if there are older versions offered at better prices. Just make sure your professor doesn't have a problem with purchasing a different edition than the one required from the course--an older edition may have different exercises or may be missing chapters. If you are in doubt, purchase the correct edition and you'll still save a lot of money!
•If you need your book in a hurry, be sure to choose "Expedited Mail" as the method of shipment. The default method, Media Mail, should arrive in 4-12 days from the time of shipping. However, in some rare instances Media Mail shipments can take as long as 30 days to arrive.
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•Always use the sell your item page to list a book by its ISBN. That will guarantee you are listing the book in the correct place.
•List your textbooks at a competitive price. If you have a brand new textbook in a popular course, you can often sell it on Halfvalue.com for a few dollars less than the list price! Of course, if many other members have listed the same book, you'll probably want to set your asking price at or near the lowest price offered.
•You can sell textbooks any time of the year, but make sure to have all your books listed during August, September, January, and February. These are the months when textbooks sell fastest and at the highest prices.
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Buying and selling textbooks on Halfvalue.com is quick, easy, and fun! Here are a few helpful tips that will help you buy (or sell) the right book at a great price.
When Buying...
•Your professor will often choose a particular edition or year of a textbook to teach for class. To make sure the book you are buying on halfvalue.com is the same one your professor requires, compare the ISBN (a number on the back or first page of every textbook) of your book with the ISBN on halfvalue.com. If the ISBNs match, you can be assured you have ordered the correct book.
•Be on the look out for old editions! Old editions of a textbook are offered on halfvalue.com at a substantial discount. When you find the textbook you are looking for, click "see other editions" to find out if there are older versions offered at better prices. Just make sure your professor doesn't have a problem with purchasing a different edition than the one required from the course--an older edition may have different exercises or may be missing chapters. If you are in doubt, purchase the correct edition and you'll still save a lot of money!
•If you need your book in a hurry, be sure to choose "Expedited Mail" as the method of shipment. The default method, Media Mail, should arrive in 4-12 days from the time of shipping. However, in some rare instances Media Mail shipments can take as long as 30 days to arrive.
When Selling...
•Always use the sell your item page to list a book by its ISBN. That will guarantee you are listing the book in the correct place.
•List your textbooks at a competitive price. If you have a brand new textbook in a popular course, you can often sell it on Halfvalue.com for a few dollars less than the list price! Of course, if many other members have listed the same book, you'll probably want to set your asking price at or near the lowest price offered.
•You can sell textbooks any time of the year, but make sure to have all your books listed during August, September, January, and February. These are the months when textbooks sell fastest and at the highest prices.
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How to Read a Textbook:
Textbooks typically contain a great deal of condensed information. It helps to organize your time so that you can give your textbook short periods of concentrated attention at regularly spaced intervals.
Steps:
1.Buy your textbook immediately after your first class meeting. Buying before that may be risky, since classes are often canceled.
2.Glance through your class syllabus to determine which sections of your textbook you will have to read during the term. Mark those sections in your table of contents along with the dates by which they must be read.
3.Pace yourself. Plan to do your reading as it is assigned in order to avoid late-night cramming just before exams.
4.Glance through each chapter before reading it to identify its subsections. Consider writing a short outline of each chapter or a summary to avoid having to return to the text later.
5.Read ahead. Mark difficult sections you will want to read through again before class.
6.Make notes in the margins and highlight important terms, formulas and footnotes.
7.Keep a log of formulas and definitions of terms in a notebook so you can memorize them without returning to the text.
Tips:
Plan to read textbooks in a setting where you will not be interrupted or distracted.
Try to read at a desk, table or other place where you will not be too comfortable to concentrate.
Read with a pen or pencil in hand. Highlighters are good for formulas and quotations, but are useless for writing explanations, questions and comments in the margins.
Tips from eHow Users:
Find out the publisher. by eHow Friend
It's often helpful to find out the publisher (often included with the copyright information). Many publishers have Web sites that may provide assistance with the material being studied. This is true with high school textbooks as well.
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Steps:
1.Buy your textbook immediately after your first class meeting. Buying before that may be risky, since classes are often canceled.
2.Glance through your class syllabus to determine which sections of your textbook you will have to read during the term. Mark those sections in your table of contents along with the dates by which they must be read.
3.Pace yourself. Plan to do your reading as it is assigned in order to avoid late-night cramming just before exams.
4.Glance through each chapter before reading it to identify its subsections. Consider writing a short outline of each chapter or a summary to avoid having to return to the text later.
5.Read ahead. Mark difficult sections you will want to read through again before class.
6.Make notes in the margins and highlight important terms, formulas and footnotes.
7.Keep a log of formulas and definitions of terms in a notebook so you can memorize them without returning to the text.
Tips:
Plan to read textbooks in a setting where you will not be interrupted or distracted.
Try to read at a desk, table or other place where you will not be too comfortable to concentrate.
Read with a pen or pencil in hand. Highlighters are good for formulas and quotations, but are useless for writing explanations, questions and comments in the margins.
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Find out the publisher. by eHow Friend
It's often helpful to find out the publisher (often included with the copyright information). Many publishers have Web sites that may provide assistance with the material being studied. This is true with high school textbooks as well.
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How to Stretch Your Money in College or Graduate School:
Money's tight for most college and graduate students. Take these steps to help your money go further.
Food, Clothing and Entertainment
Steps:
1.Shop at discount grocers. Remember to clip coupons and shop on double-coupon days.
2.Cook for yourself as much as you can. If you're living in a dorm, sign up for the meal plan - it's almost certainly cheaper than eating out.
3.Eat vegetable protein instead of meat. Beans and tofu are excellent sources of high-quality protein and cost less than meat.
4.Shop at used clothing stores. Used clothes are far, far cheaper than new clothes, and you can find funky stuff that you wouldn't find elsewhere. When you do buy new clothes, buy quality: the money you spend now will ultimately save you money down the line.
5.Learn to sew. This can stretch out the life of your current clothes almost indefinitely.
6.Go to matinees instead of evening shows and patronize movie theaters that offer student discounts.
7.Buy used CDs and books instead of new ones.
8.Exercise discipline. Do you really "need" that extra pair of shoes or that dinner at a pricey restaurant?
Housing and Transportation
Steps:
1.Share an apartment or house with others. Splitting costs will save a lot of money.
2.Consider living in the dorms; they're often the cheapest option.
3.Try to live without a car if you can.
4.Buy monthly passes for whatever public transit you ride.
5.Ride a bike. It's cheap - and an excellent way to get exercise.
Finances
Steps:
1.Join a credit union. Credit unions frequently offer low-interest loans.
2.Check with your financial aid office for information on getting a low-interest student loan.
3.Pay cash for whatever you buy. Credit card debt, once it piles up, can take a huge chunk of your income in interest alone.
Tips from eHow Users:
don't just cook for you by amber A.
cook more than you need and either freeze it or share it. It's often cheaper to cook for two than it is to cook for one. Find a friend who doesn't mind playing food swap. That way you won't get bored with leftovers. I ususally cook twice a week for two of my friends,and they make me food on other days. This really helps me to eat healthy, inexpensivly, and without having to worry about it on Tuesday nights when I have class from noon 'til nine.
Strange ways of making a couple bucks
Most campuses have survey's and such they will pay you to take. Take advantage of these little ways not to only get a couple bucks for very little work but help out your faculty.
And if you're not faint of heart- there is always donating plasma.
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Food, Clothing and Entertainment
Steps:
1.Shop at discount grocers. Remember to clip coupons and shop on double-coupon days.
2.Cook for yourself as much as you can. If you're living in a dorm, sign up for the meal plan - it's almost certainly cheaper than eating out.
3.Eat vegetable protein instead of meat. Beans and tofu are excellent sources of high-quality protein and cost less than meat.
4.Shop at used clothing stores. Used clothes are far, far cheaper than new clothes, and you can find funky stuff that you wouldn't find elsewhere. When you do buy new clothes, buy quality: the money you spend now will ultimately save you money down the line.
5.Learn to sew. This can stretch out the life of your current clothes almost indefinitely.
6.Go to matinees instead of evening shows and patronize movie theaters that offer student discounts.
7.Buy used CDs and books instead of new ones.
8.Exercise discipline. Do you really "need" that extra pair of shoes or that dinner at a pricey restaurant?
Housing and Transportation
Steps:
1.Share an apartment or house with others. Splitting costs will save a lot of money.
2.Consider living in the dorms; they're often the cheapest option.
3.Try to live without a car if you can.
4.Buy monthly passes for whatever public transit you ride.
5.Ride a bike. It's cheap - and an excellent way to get exercise.
Finances
Steps:
1.Join a credit union. Credit unions frequently offer low-interest loans.
2.Check with your financial aid office for information on getting a low-interest student loan.
3.Pay cash for whatever you buy. Credit card debt, once it piles up, can take a huge chunk of your income in interest alone.
Tips from eHow Users:
don't just cook for you by amber A.
cook more than you need and either freeze it or share it. It's often cheaper to cook for two than it is to cook for one. Find a friend who doesn't mind playing food swap. That way you won't get bored with leftovers. I ususally cook twice a week for two of my friends,and they make me food on other days. This really helps me to eat healthy, inexpensivly, and without having to worry about it on Tuesday nights when I have class from noon 'til nine.
Strange ways of making a couple bucks
Most campuses have survey's and such they will pay you to take. Take advantage of these little ways not to only get a couple bucks for very little work but help out your faculty.
And if you're not faint of heart- there is always donating plasma.
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How to Take Textbook Reading Notes:
Remembering what you read will help your schoolwork, and taking good reading notes will help you retain what you've read.
Steps:
1.Budget enough time for taking notes. The time you spend now will pay off down the line with less review time and increased retention.
2.Date your notes, and write full bibliographic information next to the date, including author, title, publication, date of publication, city, publisher, and volume number for journal articles.
3.Take notes in outline form to structure the material, and break it into related chunks and sub chunks.
4.Use the structure of the book (or article) as the structure of your notes. For instance, chapters correspond to major headings, chapter sections to subheadings.
5.Note anything that is pertinent to the author's argument; try to avoid trivial minutiae. Important points tend to come in introductory and concluding paragraphs.
6.Distinguish facts from opinions, and quotations from summaries, in a way that will make it clear which is which when you review your notes.
7.Review your reading notes the next day, and do it again a few days later. This is a time-efficient way of retaining the material.
Tips:
Consider using index cards if you're taking notes for a research paper. Be sure to list the bibliographic information on a separate, numbered card. This will make your notes much easier to organize.
One way of deciding what is relevant is to "cheat" by reading the conclusion first so that you'll know what's important as soon as you come across it in the text.
Use abbreviations in your notes. For instance, an upward-pointing arrow for "increase" and a delta for "change."
Warnings:
If you're writing down a quotation, make sure you get it exactly right.
Tips from eHow Users:
Outlines by Mary I.
I like outlines for most every class except math. Making outlines after you read is easy and helps you retain what you have read. To make an outline you have to do the following things:
#1- Read the entire assignment.
#2- After you have read the entire assignment, go back to the beginning and outline the whole chapter.
#3- To outline the whole chapter, you simply think of the main idea and have that idea be your heading. Your subheadings are what you think support the main idea, and anything in addition to the subheadings are any additional information you find relevant (and they will sometimes be the details)
Reading whatever your professor has assigned, and outlining it out prior to the class meeting, is a great way to be able to really follow a lecture to the fullest extent of your abilities. After you have read what you have been assigned to read and have outlined it, it is a good idea to make a list of main topics as well as anything you might not have understood. When you take your lecture notes, keep this list handy and it will be a good way to keep up with the lecture. You can actually cross off what your professor went over, no different than how you cross off items from a grocery list when you go shopping. Then, if there is anything left over, or if there is anything you do not understand (that you have written down on your list), you have what you need to ask your professor right there in front of you.
For math, I really think the most important way to take reading notes is to really go over the examples that are right before the problems that your professor will assign. Really go over all the examples (and everything else) as well as you can, and focus on those examples. Sit yourself down and focus on the steps that lead to the answer and write down what is hard for you and really focus on it. Then you can ask your professor about what is hard for you when they cover it in the class meeting, or you can go to the math tutoring lab, or ask a pal about it. A neat way to focus on what you are trying to learn about for math, is to read over everything a couple of times and then focus on the steps to the examples to the very best of your abilities. Then take some paper and fold it in half, on one side of the paper write down the example problems and all of the steps and everything and on the other side just write down the problem itself (with no steps). Focus on the example problems that you have written out in their entire form, and then when you feel ready, fold the paper where all you see are the problems you wrote out with no steps and write down what you have tried your best to understand. Remember, math is comprehensive, so you really have to try your best to not get behind at all.
Turn headings into questions by Tom Y.
Using the outline method, turn headings into questions. Then read and take notes that answer the question.
For example: Heading: "Our National Parks Are Being Threatened." Turn into a question and read and take notes to get the answer: "What Are National Parks? How Are They Being Threatened?"
This is a great way to review for exams. You'll find that many times these same questions appear on tests!
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Steps:
1.Budget enough time for taking notes. The time you spend now will pay off down the line with less review time and increased retention.
2.Date your notes, and write full bibliographic information next to the date, including author, title, publication, date of publication, city, publisher, and volume number for journal articles.
3.Take notes in outline form to structure the material, and break it into related chunks and sub chunks.
4.Use the structure of the book (or article) as the structure of your notes. For instance, chapters correspond to major headings, chapter sections to subheadings.
5.Note anything that is pertinent to the author's argument; try to avoid trivial minutiae. Important points tend to come in introductory and concluding paragraphs.
6.Distinguish facts from opinions, and quotations from summaries, in a way that will make it clear which is which when you review your notes.
7.Review your reading notes the next day, and do it again a few days later. This is a time-efficient way of retaining the material.
Tips:
Consider using index cards if you're taking notes for a research paper. Be sure to list the bibliographic information on a separate, numbered card. This will make your notes much easier to organize.
One way of deciding what is relevant is to "cheat" by reading the conclusion first so that you'll know what's important as soon as you come across it in the text.
Use abbreviations in your notes. For instance, an upward-pointing arrow for "increase" and a delta for "change."
Warnings:
If you're writing down a quotation, make sure you get it exactly right.
Tips from eHow Users:
Outlines by Mary I.
I like outlines for most every class except math. Making outlines after you read is easy and helps you retain what you have read. To make an outline you have to do the following things:
#1- Read the entire assignment.
#2- After you have read the entire assignment, go back to the beginning and outline the whole chapter.
#3- To outline the whole chapter, you simply think of the main idea and have that idea be your heading. Your subheadings are what you think support the main idea, and anything in addition to the subheadings are any additional information you find relevant (and they will sometimes be the details)
Reading whatever your professor has assigned, and outlining it out prior to the class meeting, is a great way to be able to really follow a lecture to the fullest extent of your abilities. After you have read what you have been assigned to read and have outlined it, it is a good idea to make a list of main topics as well as anything you might not have understood. When you take your lecture notes, keep this list handy and it will be a good way to keep up with the lecture. You can actually cross off what your professor went over, no different than how you cross off items from a grocery list when you go shopping. Then, if there is anything left over, or if there is anything you do not understand (that you have written down on your list), you have what you need to ask your professor right there in front of you.
For math, I really think the most important way to take reading notes is to really go over the examples that are right before the problems that your professor will assign. Really go over all the examples (and everything else) as well as you can, and focus on those examples. Sit yourself down and focus on the steps that lead to the answer and write down what is hard for you and really focus on it. Then you can ask your professor about what is hard for you when they cover it in the class meeting, or you can go to the math tutoring lab, or ask a pal about it. A neat way to focus on what you are trying to learn about for math, is to read over everything a couple of times and then focus on the steps to the examples to the very best of your abilities. Then take some paper and fold it in half, on one side of the paper write down the example problems and all of the steps and everything and on the other side just write down the problem itself (with no steps). Focus on the example problems that you have written out in their entire form, and then when you feel ready, fold the paper where all you see are the problems you wrote out with no steps and write down what you have tried your best to understand. Remember, math is comprehensive, so you really have to try your best to not get behind at all.
Turn headings into questions by Tom Y.
Using the outline method, turn headings into questions. Then read and take notes that answer the question.
For example: Heading: "Our National Parks Are Being Threatened." Turn into a question and read and take notes to get the answer: "What Are National Parks? How Are They Being Threatened?"
This is a great way to review for exams. You'll find that many times these same questions appear on tests!
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How to Choose College Courses:
So many classes, so little time. How will you know which classes best suit your interests and needs?
Steps:
1.Find out the specific unit requirements of your college. It's important to know how many classes are requirements and how many are electives.
2.Thumb through the course catalog and make a list of courses that interest you. Divide them into 3 categories: major, core and elective.
3.Choose core classes and classes for your major first, as these offer the least flexibility. Consider meeting with your advisor to find out which core classes you must take for the major or majors that interest you.
4.Choose electives once you know how many elective units you can take and once you've chosen core and major classes.
5.Ask older students or your advisor about the professors who will be teaching the courses you're considering. Even the most fascinating-looking material can put you to sleep if the professor can't teach.
6.Sit in on more classes than you'll end up taking, for at least the first few days of the term. This way you can see what you like before committing for an entire term.
7.Drop the classes you don't like or need, and continue attending each class you find interesting, even if you are not yet enrolled. Persistence can pay off.
Tips:
If you are interested in a class but it is already full, place yourself on the waiting list or "crash" the course. This means you attend it without being registered and attempt to get in when others drop the course.
Try to find courses that not only interest you but can also count for more than one requirement; a class that counts both toward your major and the core curriculum can buy you an extra elective. Also, find out how long you can remain undeclared. You don't have to choose a major right away.
If a lousy professor is teaching an interesting class, find out when it will next be offered and who will be teaching it. It may be worth the wait.
Don't be put off by a demanding syllabus; high-workload courses are often the best learning opportunities.
Warnings:
Try not to overload yourself with too many units, especially during freshman year. Avoid taking more than two reading-intensive or problem-solving courses in one semester or quarter, and give yourself room to try out extracurricular and develop a social life.
Avoid taking too many electives early in your college career. This will limit you down the line, when your interests may change.
Tips from eHow Users:
Look at the textbooks by eHow Friend
Go to the college bookstore and find the section for the course. Are the books readable and interesting? Are they above your reading level? Get the syllabus and see if the chapters and reading assignments make sense for you that semester.
Class content and balance
Take the time to read the course description, and if possible, find other people who have taken the class and see if it is what you are expecting. Take the time to learn which professors are the best for a particular course. For some of my classes, the professor made an extremely hard, potentially boring class a lot of fun. Try to have at least one fun class every semester. These can still satisfy graduation requirements, so they will not be completely useless. Even if you absolutely love the subject you are majoring in, during those crunch times it will be very refreshing to read about something completely different.
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Steps:
1.Find out the specific unit requirements of your college. It's important to know how many classes are requirements and how many are electives.
2.Thumb through the course catalog and make a list of courses that interest you. Divide them into 3 categories: major, core and elective.
3.Choose core classes and classes for your major first, as these offer the least flexibility. Consider meeting with your advisor to find out which core classes you must take for the major or majors that interest you.
4.Choose electives once you know how many elective units you can take and once you've chosen core and major classes.
5.Ask older students or your advisor about the professors who will be teaching the courses you're considering. Even the most fascinating-looking material can put you to sleep if the professor can't teach.
6.Sit in on more classes than you'll end up taking, for at least the first few days of the term. This way you can see what you like before committing for an entire term.
7.Drop the classes you don't like or need, and continue attending each class you find interesting, even if you are not yet enrolled. Persistence can pay off.
Tips:
If you are interested in a class but it is already full, place yourself on the waiting list or "crash" the course. This means you attend it without being registered and attempt to get in when others drop the course.
Try to find courses that not only interest you but can also count for more than one requirement; a class that counts both toward your major and the core curriculum can buy you an extra elective. Also, find out how long you can remain undeclared. You don't have to choose a major right away.
If a lousy professor is teaching an interesting class, find out when it will next be offered and who will be teaching it. It may be worth the wait.
Don't be put off by a demanding syllabus; high-workload courses are often the best learning opportunities.
Warnings:
Try not to overload yourself with too many units, especially during freshman year. Avoid taking more than two reading-intensive or problem-solving courses in one semester or quarter, and give yourself room to try out extracurricular and develop a social life.
Avoid taking too many electives early in your college career. This will limit you down the line, when your interests may change.
Tips from eHow Users:
Look at the textbooks by eHow Friend
Go to the college bookstore and find the section for the course. Are the books readable and interesting? Are they above your reading level? Get the syllabus and see if the chapters and reading assignments make sense for you that semester.
Class content and balance
Take the time to read the course description, and if possible, find other people who have taken the class and see if it is what you are expecting. Take the time to learn which professors are the best for a particular course. For some of my classes, the professor made an extremely hard, potentially boring class a lot of fun. Try to have at least one fun class every semester. These can still satisfy graduation requirements, so they will not be completely useless. Even if you absolutely love the subject you are majoring in, during those crunch times it will be very refreshing to read about something completely different.
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How to Decide What to Highlight While Reading Textbooks?
Authors of academic books and articles always seem to have so much to say. How do you figure out what really counts?
Steps:
1. Look briefly over the entire book or article to get a feel for its structure and how its argument or arguments will proceed.
2. Pay particular attention to introductory and concluding paragraphs. These often contain summaries of important points.
3. Look for certain words and phrases that can tip you off that something important is coming up, such as "In sum," "The point is," "Most importantly," and so on.
4. Consider reading the conclusion first. It's like doing a maze backwards: If you know where you're trying to end up, you can find and understand the path better.
5. Look back over the book or article the next day, reading only the highlighted material. Do so again in about a week. This will help the material stick better in your mind.
6. Remember that this is a skill: Be patient with yourself if you're having difficulty with it. Practice makes perfect.
Tips:
If, as you go along, you find that half the text is fluorescent, you're probably highlighting too much. Be more discriminating.
Instead of using a highlighting pen, try marking in the margins with a pen or pencil. This will save time.
Tips from eHow Users:
Signal a change in sub-topic while highlighting by Alicia
It helps to break down the info you're highlighting into subcategories by circling the word, then highlighting the information pertaining to it. For a history text you can circle the famous person or the date, then highlight the pertaining information.
Let somebody else do the work by Jan
Highlighting the huge volumes of pages in the many texts students are required to sift through these days takes a whole lot of time, effort and skill. Time is scarce, so use it wisely. Instead of buying new books, borrow or buy used ones - preferably those which have plenty of highlighting in them already.
1. You save money.
Used books are much less expensive than buying new, especially if they're a little beaten up and they've been written in. When you're ready to turn around and sell them, you're much more likely to make most or all of your money back than if you had bought new. Buy used, save money, eat something!
2. You save time.
One or more other students have already located most of what is important to remember and have either highlighted or underlined it. They may also have jotted down useful notes and examples. That cuts down on the reading and highlighting work you need to do. If you're a really slow reader the time you save can be considerable. Now you can spend more of your valuable time studying only what is most important.
3. Quality Control
Not everybody is skilled at picking out the important information and weeding out the fluff. If you have the opportunity to choose from two or more used books, see which one has been highlighted best. How many chapters were highlighted? Was it done neatly? Examine a chapter or two to see if what is highlighted is what you would have marked. If you know the previous owner got an A in the course, you should be in good shape.
When comparing used books, spending a little more on the one which has been highlighted more thoroughly and with better quality will be worth it in the long run.
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Steps:
1. Look briefly over the entire book or article to get a feel for its structure and how its argument or arguments will proceed.
2. Pay particular attention to introductory and concluding paragraphs. These often contain summaries of important points.
3. Look for certain words and phrases that can tip you off that something important is coming up, such as "In sum," "The point is," "Most importantly," and so on.
4. Consider reading the conclusion first. It's like doing a maze backwards: If you know where you're trying to end up, you can find and understand the path better.
5. Look back over the book or article the next day, reading only the highlighted material. Do so again in about a week. This will help the material stick better in your mind.
6. Remember that this is a skill: Be patient with yourself if you're having difficulty with it. Practice makes perfect.
Tips:
If, as you go along, you find that half the text is fluorescent, you're probably highlighting too much. Be more discriminating.
Instead of using a highlighting pen, try marking in the margins with a pen or pencil. This will save time.
Tips from eHow Users:
Signal a change in sub-topic while highlighting by Alicia
It helps to break down the info you're highlighting into subcategories by circling the word, then highlighting the information pertaining to it. For a history text you can circle the famous person or the date, then highlight the pertaining information.
Let somebody else do the work by Jan
Highlighting the huge volumes of pages in the many texts students are required to sift through these days takes a whole lot of time, effort and skill. Time is scarce, so use it wisely. Instead of buying new books, borrow or buy used ones - preferably those which have plenty of highlighting in them already.
1. You save money.
Used books are much less expensive than buying new, especially if they're a little beaten up and they've been written in. When you're ready to turn around and sell them, you're much more likely to make most or all of your money back than if you had bought new. Buy used, save money, eat something!
2. You save time.
One or more other students have already located most of what is important to remember and have either highlighted or underlined it. They may also have jotted down useful notes and examples. That cuts down on the reading and highlighting work you need to do. If you're a really slow reader the time you save can be considerable. Now you can spend more of your valuable time studying only what is most important.
3. Quality Control
Not everybody is skilled at picking out the important information and weeding out the fluff. If you have the opportunity to choose from two or more used books, see which one has been highlighted best. How many chapters were highlighted? Was it done neatly? Examine a chapter or two to see if what is highlighted is what you would have marked. If you know the previous owner got an A in the course, you should be in good shape.
When comparing used books, spending a little more on the one which has been highlighted more thoroughly and with better quality will be worth it in the long run.
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
How to Cover a Textbook
Covering a textbook is as easy as wrapping a present. It takes just a few minutes and will help your books last longer.
Size the Cover
Steps:
1. Gather the materials: the textbook, a ruler or tape measure, a brown-paper grocery bag, a pen, scissors and clear tape.
2. Measure the height and width of the textbook.
3. Calculate the following numbers: Add 5 inches to twice the width; add 2 inches to the height.
4. Mark off a piece of the grocery bag of these dimensions using the tape measure and pen, then cut the piece.
Tips:
Cut in straight lines. If you don't, the cover will be harder to make properly.
If you don't have a brown grocery bag, try thick construction paper.
Make the Cover
Steps:
1. Spread out the piece you cut flat on a table.
2. Center the book vertically, making sure the top and bottom edges of the book are parallel to the top and bottom edges of the cover. There should be about an inch of cover on the top and on the bottom.
3. Fold the cover up at the bottom, making a crease at the bottom of the book. Do the same from the top. Then remove the book and fold along the creases for the entire width of the cover. The cover is now as tall as your book.
4. Place the book back onto the cover, lining up the top and bottom edges of the book along the top and bottom edges of the cover. They should line up perfectly; if they don't, redo the above steps.
5. Slide the book towards the right edge of the cover, stopping 1 1/2 - 2 inches from the edge.
6. Fold the cover up from the right, making a crease at the right edge of the book. Remove the book as before and fold along the crease for the entire height of the cover.
7. Insert the back cover of the book into the pocket you've created. Push it in all the way and close the book.
8. Fold the left end of the cover over the book's front cover, making a crease at the edge of the front cover. Fold along this crease for the entire height of the cover.
9. Insert the front cover of the book into this new pocket. Close the book.
10. Secure the cover with clear tape: one or two pieces for each of the four corners.
11. Decorate at will!
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Size the Cover
Steps:
1. Gather the materials: the textbook, a ruler or tape measure, a brown-paper grocery bag, a pen, scissors and clear tape.
2. Measure the height and width of the textbook.
3. Calculate the following numbers: Add 5 inches to twice the width; add 2 inches to the height.
4. Mark off a piece of the grocery bag of these dimensions using the tape measure and pen, then cut the piece.
Tips:
Cut in straight lines. If you don't, the cover will be harder to make properly.
If you don't have a brown grocery bag, try thick construction paper.
Make the Cover
Steps:
1. Spread out the piece you cut flat on a table.
2. Center the book vertically, making sure the top and bottom edges of the book are parallel to the top and bottom edges of the cover. There should be about an inch of cover on the top and on the bottom.
3. Fold the cover up at the bottom, making a crease at the bottom of the book. Do the same from the top. Then remove the book and fold along the creases for the entire width of the cover. The cover is now as tall as your book.
4. Place the book back onto the cover, lining up the top and bottom edges of the book along the top and bottom edges of the cover. They should line up perfectly; if they don't, redo the above steps.
5. Slide the book towards the right edge of the cover, stopping 1 1/2 - 2 inches from the edge.
6. Fold the cover up from the right, making a crease at the right edge of the book. Remove the book as before and fold along the crease for the entire height of the cover.
7. Insert the back cover of the book into the pocket you've created. Push it in all the way and close the book.
8. Fold the left end of the cover over the book's front cover, making a crease at the edge of the front cover. Fold along this crease for the entire height of the cover.
9. Insert the front cover of the book into this new pocket. Close the book.
10. Secure the cover with clear tape: one or two pieces for each of the four corners.
11. Decorate at will!
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How to Find Cheap Textbooks
Textbooks can cost a lot of money, but you don't have to pay a lot. Take some time to look around and you're bound to find some good deals.
Steps:
1. Find out as early as possible which textbooks you'll need for your classes
2. Ask older friends who may have taken the class in recent years if they've kept the old textbook or books.
3. Look for used textbooks at your campus bookstore. They should be clearly marked "Used."
4. Check out other bookstores with used collections and scour them for the books you need.
5. Visit used-book Web sites and buy from them.
6. Be patient, and don't expect to find all your books in one place. That's the nature of bargain hunting.
Tips:
Start looking early. It can take some time to find the best deal.
The Web is a great resource for cheap books; the proliferation of online used-book sites has made finding inexpensive textbooks much easier than it used to be.
Tips from eHow Users:
Timing is everything by Evil_Mage_Ra
The key here is finding out, as fast as possible, what courses you're taking the next term and finding out what books they'll require. Sometimes, a fellow student will be selling that book at a greatly reduced price, but don't count on it. The best thing to do is to set up accounts on Amazon.com and eBay and do a quick search there. Failing that, hit your campus bookstore as soon as they start selling textbooks for the new term and grab a used copy. Failing that too, you're pretty much out of luck. Shell out your hard-earned cash for a $100 behemoth of a text
Don't forget the ISBN by Sidris
There are numerous sites online where you can search for textbooks. Even if your searches are less than satisfactory, often the site will return the book's ISBN. Just plug the number into Google and, if anyone is offering it online, you'll find it. Such searches have saved me a fortune.
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Steps:
1. Find out as early as possible which textbooks you'll need for your classes
2. Ask older friends who may have taken the class in recent years if they've kept the old textbook or books.
3. Look for used textbooks at your campus bookstore. They should be clearly marked "Used."
4. Check out other bookstores with used collections and scour them for the books you need.
5. Visit used-book Web sites and buy from them.
6. Be patient, and don't expect to find all your books in one place. That's the nature of bargain hunting.
Tips:
Start looking early. It can take some time to find the best deal.
The Web is a great resource for cheap books; the proliferation of online used-book sites has made finding inexpensive textbooks much easier than it used to be.
Tips from eHow Users:
Timing is everything by Evil_Mage_Ra
The key here is finding out, as fast as possible, what courses you're taking the next term and finding out what books they'll require. Sometimes, a fellow student will be selling that book at a greatly reduced price, but don't count on it. The best thing to do is to set up accounts on Amazon.com and eBay and do a quick search there. Failing that, hit your campus bookstore as soon as they start selling textbooks for the new term and grab a used copy. Failing that too, you're pretty much out of luck. Shell out your hard-earned cash for a $100 behemoth of a text
Don't forget the ISBN by Sidris
There are numerous sites online where you can search for textbooks. Even if your searches are less than satisfactory, often the site will return the book's ISBN. Just plug the number into Google and, if anyone is offering it online, you'll find it. Such searches have saved me a fortune.
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Students Find $100 Textbooks Cost $50, Purchased Overseas:
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
By Tamar Lewin
Richard Sarkis and David Kinsley were juniors at Williams College, surfing the net for a cheap source for their economics textbook, when they discovered a little known economic fact: the very same college textbooks used in the United States sell for half price — or less — in England.
Just like prescription drugs, textbooks cost far less overseas than they do in the United States. The publishing industry defends its pricing policies, saying that foreign sales would be impossible if book prices were not pegged to local market conditions.
But many Americans do not see it that way. The National Association of College Stores has written to all the leading publishers asking them to end a practice they see as an unfair to American students.
"We think it's frightening, and it's wrong, that the same American textbooks our stores buy here for $100 can be shipped in from some other country for $50," said Laura Nakoneczny, a spokeswoman for the association. "It represents price-gouging of the American public generally and college students in particular."
But thanks to the Internet, more and more individual students and college bookstores are starting to order textbooks from abroad — and a few entrepreneurs, including Mr. Sarkis and his friends, have begun what are essentially arbitrage businesses to exploit the price differentials.
"We couldn't understand why what costs $120 here should cost $50-something there," said Mr. Sarkis, who, with Mr. Kinsley and another classmate, has spent three years building a Web-based company, BookCentral.com, selling textbooks from abroad to students in the United States. "It seemed so sleazy of the publishers. We were sure that college students would be shocked and outraged if they knew about the foreign prices. But it's been this big secret."
That is changing, though. To the despair of the textbook publishers who are still trying to block such sales, the reimporting of American texts from overseas has become far easier in recent years, thanks both to Internet sites that offer instant access to foreign book prices, and to a 1998 Supreme Court ruling that federal copyright law does not protect American manufacturers from having the products they arranged to sell overseas at a discount shipped back for sale in the United States.
Before the Supreme Court decision, Americans could not take advantage of the discounts abroad without violating the copyright law.
Now, however, "gray market" sales are taking off on campuses.
At one prestigious university, a sophomore imported 30 biology books from England this fall and sold them outside his classroom for less than the campus-bookstore price, netting a $1,200 profit. Next semester, if all goes well, he plans to expand the operation.
"The only difference is that they say `international edition' in little print on the cover," said the student, who added that he was not certain whether his project raised any legal issues, and therefore asked that neither he nor his college be identified.
At other colleges, Asian students have banded together to take advantage of textbook prices in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, which are even lower than those in Europe.
Many students, individually, have begun to compare the textbook prices posted on American sites like Amazon.com, with the lower prices for the same books on foreign sites like Amazon.co.uk.
The differences are often significant: "Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Third Edition," for example, lists for $146.15 on the American Amazon site, but can be had for $63.48, plus $8.05 shipping, from the British one. And "Linear System Theory and Design, Third Edition" is $110 in the United States, but $41.76, or $49.81 with shipping, in Britain.
Many college bookstores, meanwhile, have taken matters into their own hands, arranging their own overseas purchases.
"I buy from Amazon.co.uk and from sources in the Far East, and I knew more and more students were doing the same thing, individually," said Tom Frey, owner of the University Bookstore at Purdue University, who sells the new books from overseas at the same price as a used American book. "Then this fall, for the first time, the Fed Ex man told me that the students at the Indian Association here at Purdue had just gotten a delivery of 14 skids of books, about 50 books each, from India. I think I'm losing about 10 percent of my sales to overseas books."
Relations between textbook publishers and college booksellers have been seriously roiled by the issue.
"This has become a very hot issue since last year, when it just seemed to explode all of a sudden," said Ms. Nakoneczny, of the college store association. The association's letter to the publishers warned that the pricing structure might be an antitrust violation. "The sale of identical books to foreign buyers at prices significantly lower than to domestic buyers, while publicly stating that domestic prices are due to high costs, could constitute an unfair or deceptive act," the letter said. While there is no longer protection in the federal copyright law for the pricing differentials, the major publishers are still trying to stop the reimporting of texts priced for foreign markets, mostly through contract language forbidding foreign wholesalers to sell to American distributors. Some have placed stickers on covers, saying "International Edition RESTRICTED Not for Sale in North America" or added the cover line "International Student Edition."
None of the three major textbook publishers — Pearson, McGraw Hill, and Thomson — would discuss why overseas prices are so much lower than domestic ones, referring all questions to Allen Adler, the lawyer for the American Association of Publishers.
"This is a season when textbook publishers get kicked around a lot, and they're feeling vulnerable," Mr. Adler said. "The practice of selling U.S. products abroad at prices keyed to the local market is longstanding. It's not unusual, it doesn't violate public policy and it's certainly not illegal. But publishers are still coming to terms with the dramatic change in the law."
Mr. Adler contends that foreign textbook prices are pegged to the per capita income and economic conditions of the destination countries — and that foreign sales are a boon to America's standing in the world, to foreign students seeking an American-quality education, and even to American consumers, since each extra copy sold overseas, even at a low price, helps to spread the high costs of putting out a new textbook.
As more and more customers turn to reimporting books, it is an open question how long the overseas price differentials will last.
"We buy from the U.K., France, Israel and the Far East," said Bob Crabb of the University of Minnesota Bookstores. "As long as the publishers are offering books at less than half the price that's available here, we'll take advantage of it. It's great for students. For publishers, the marginal costs of printing a few extra books and selling them overseas are very, very low. But I would guess that shortly, the sales here will begin eating into their U.S. sales in a serious way."
Disgruntlement over textbook costs has been growing in the United States as prices have risen. Last month, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, announced that the average New York college freshman and sophomore spends more than $900 a year on texts — 41 percent more than in 1998 — and proposed a plan to make $1,000 of textbook costs tax deductible. The same week, University of Wisconsin students demonstrated against high textbook prices and in favor of creating a textbook rental system.
To be sure, textbook costs, however high, are only the final straw for American college students, whose tuition costs and fees have been rising rapidly. At Williams and other elite universities, for example, tuition, room and board now tops $35,000 a year. In Britain, though, the cost of tuition is largely borne by the government and students pay much less.
For example, tuition alone for undergraduates at Harvard is currently $26,066 a year as compared with $1,840 at Oxford University.
In the United States, one in five students does not buy all the required texts. And more and more, like Mr. Sarkis and Mr. Kinsley, are willing to go to great lengths for a cheaper alternative. "I got mad when I found out that our labor economics book was something like $90," said Mr. Kinsley, who, like Mr. Sarkis, graduated in 2001. "I didn't think I would read $90 worth in it, so I was determined to find something cheaper, and I spent five hours searching on the Web."
Mr. Sarkis said Williams's campus bookstore made the high costs all too visible. "They really rubbed it in," he said. "If you were the highest spender of the day, they'd ring this little bell and say they had a new winner, and give you a lollipop. I got the lollipop twice."
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By Tamar Lewin
Richard Sarkis and David Kinsley were juniors at Williams College, surfing the net for a cheap source for their economics textbook, when they discovered a little known economic fact: the very same college textbooks used in the United States sell for half price — or less — in England.
Just like prescription drugs, textbooks cost far less overseas than they do in the United States. The publishing industry defends its pricing policies, saying that foreign sales would be impossible if book prices were not pegged to local market conditions.
But many Americans do not see it that way. The National Association of College Stores has written to all the leading publishers asking them to end a practice they see as an unfair to American students.
"We think it's frightening, and it's wrong, that the same American textbooks our stores buy here for $100 can be shipped in from some other country for $50," said Laura Nakoneczny, a spokeswoman for the association. "It represents price-gouging of the American public generally and college students in particular."
But thanks to the Internet, more and more individual students and college bookstores are starting to order textbooks from abroad — and a few entrepreneurs, including Mr. Sarkis and his friends, have begun what are essentially arbitrage businesses to exploit the price differentials.
"We couldn't understand why what costs $120 here should cost $50-something there," said Mr. Sarkis, who, with Mr. Kinsley and another classmate, has spent three years building a Web-based company, BookCentral.com, selling textbooks from abroad to students in the United States. "It seemed so sleazy of the publishers. We were sure that college students would be shocked and outraged if they knew about the foreign prices. But it's been this big secret."
That is changing, though. To the despair of the textbook publishers who are still trying to block such sales, the reimporting of American texts from overseas has become far easier in recent years, thanks both to Internet sites that offer instant access to foreign book prices, and to a 1998 Supreme Court ruling that federal copyright law does not protect American manufacturers from having the products they arranged to sell overseas at a discount shipped back for sale in the United States.
Before the Supreme Court decision, Americans could not take advantage of the discounts abroad without violating the copyright law.
Now, however, "gray market" sales are taking off on campuses.
At one prestigious university, a sophomore imported 30 biology books from England this fall and sold them outside his classroom for less than the campus-bookstore price, netting a $1,200 profit. Next semester, if all goes well, he plans to expand the operation.
"The only difference is that they say `international edition' in little print on the cover," said the student, who added that he was not certain whether his project raised any legal issues, and therefore asked that neither he nor his college be identified.
At other colleges, Asian students have banded together to take advantage of textbook prices in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, which are even lower than those in Europe.
Many students, individually, have begun to compare the textbook prices posted on American sites like Amazon.com, with the lower prices for the same books on foreign sites like Amazon.co.uk.
The differences are often significant: "Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Third Edition," for example, lists for $146.15 on the American Amazon site, but can be had for $63.48, plus $8.05 shipping, from the British one. And "Linear System Theory and Design, Third Edition" is $110 in the United States, but $41.76, or $49.81 with shipping, in Britain.
Many college bookstores, meanwhile, have taken matters into their own hands, arranging their own overseas purchases.
"I buy from Amazon.co.uk and from sources in the Far East, and I knew more and more students were doing the same thing, individually," said Tom Frey, owner of the University Bookstore at Purdue University, who sells the new books from overseas at the same price as a used American book. "Then this fall, for the first time, the Fed Ex man told me that the students at the Indian Association here at Purdue had just gotten a delivery of 14 skids of books, about 50 books each, from India. I think I'm losing about 10 percent of my sales to overseas books."
Relations between textbook publishers and college booksellers have been seriously roiled by the issue.
"This has become a very hot issue since last year, when it just seemed to explode all of a sudden," said Ms. Nakoneczny, of the college store association. The association's letter to the publishers warned that the pricing structure might be an antitrust violation. "The sale of identical books to foreign buyers at prices significantly lower than to domestic buyers, while publicly stating that domestic prices are due to high costs, could constitute an unfair or deceptive act," the letter said. While there is no longer protection in the federal copyright law for the pricing differentials, the major publishers are still trying to stop the reimporting of texts priced for foreign markets, mostly through contract language forbidding foreign wholesalers to sell to American distributors. Some have placed stickers on covers, saying "International Edition RESTRICTED Not for Sale in North America" or added the cover line "International Student Edition."
None of the three major textbook publishers — Pearson, McGraw Hill, and Thomson — would discuss why overseas prices are so much lower than domestic ones, referring all questions to Allen Adler, the lawyer for the American Association of Publishers.
"This is a season when textbook publishers get kicked around a lot, and they're feeling vulnerable," Mr. Adler said. "The practice of selling U.S. products abroad at prices keyed to the local market is longstanding. It's not unusual, it doesn't violate public policy and it's certainly not illegal. But publishers are still coming to terms with the dramatic change in the law."
Mr. Adler contends that foreign textbook prices are pegged to the per capita income and economic conditions of the destination countries — and that foreign sales are a boon to America's standing in the world, to foreign students seeking an American-quality education, and even to American consumers, since each extra copy sold overseas, even at a low price, helps to spread the high costs of putting out a new textbook.
As more and more customers turn to reimporting books, it is an open question how long the overseas price differentials will last.
"We buy from the U.K., France, Israel and the Far East," said Bob Crabb of the University of Minnesota Bookstores. "As long as the publishers are offering books at less than half the price that's available here, we'll take advantage of it. It's great for students. For publishers, the marginal costs of printing a few extra books and selling them overseas are very, very low. But I would guess that shortly, the sales here will begin eating into their U.S. sales in a serious way."
Disgruntlement over textbook costs has been growing in the United States as prices have risen. Last month, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, announced that the average New York college freshman and sophomore spends more than $900 a year on texts — 41 percent more than in 1998 — and proposed a plan to make $1,000 of textbook costs tax deductible. The same week, University of Wisconsin students demonstrated against high textbook prices and in favor of creating a textbook rental system.
To be sure, textbook costs, however high, are only the final straw for American college students, whose tuition costs and fees have been rising rapidly. At Williams and other elite universities, for example, tuition, room and board now tops $35,000 a year. In Britain, though, the cost of tuition is largely borne by the government and students pay much less.
For example, tuition alone for undergraduates at Harvard is currently $26,066 a year as compared with $1,840 at Oxford University.
In the United States, one in five students does not buy all the required texts. And more and more, like Mr. Sarkis and Mr. Kinsley, are willing to go to great lengths for a cheaper alternative. "I got mad when I found out that our labor economics book was something like $90," said Mr. Kinsley, who, like Mr. Sarkis, graduated in 2001. "I didn't think I would read $90 worth in it, so I was determined to find something cheaper, and I spent five hours searching on the Web."
Mr. Sarkis said Williams's campus bookstore made the high costs all too visible. "They really rubbed it in," he said. "If you were the highest spender of the day, they'd ring this little bell and say they had a new winner, and give you a lollipop. I got the lollipop twice."
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College Textbooks Sales Tax
State legislation against college textbook sales tax.
Sales tax exemption for college textbooks has been a popular but unsuccessful issue for state legislators, with college textbooks tax-exemption bills having failed to pass in 16 states over the last 5 years.
Legislators typically introduce such bills at the urging of student groups eager to reduce college textbooks costs. However, support for the bills usually slips when legislators discover individual students would only save an average of about $50 per year on their college textbooks expenses while the state would lose tax revenues.
Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Washington, and New Jersey have introduced bills intended to lower the cost of college textbooks for students. Georgia's bill would limit the retail prices on college textbooks while the other bills seek to reduce or eliminate sales taxes on college textbooks.
Georgia: House Bill 1368 would require college bookstores to sell new college textbooks at no more than 15% above the wholesale price paid by the store for the books. Independent privately owned stores would not be subject to the bill's provisions.
Illinois: House Bill 6628 would eliminate 5% of the current 6.25% sales and use taxes on college textbooks required for higher education courses. HB 6628, which was introduced on Feb. 9, has been referred to the House Rules Committee.
Michigan: House Bill 5488 would waive state sales taxes on college textbooks required for courses at higher education institutions. HB 5488, which was introduced on Feb. 5, has been referred to the House Committee on Tax Policy.
New Jersey: Required college textbooks are already exempt from sales tax in New Jersey, but Senate Bill 923 would broaden the exemption criteria to include recommended college textbooks. The bill would not apply to used textbooks.
Washington: The Washington State Legislature is considering exempting college textbooks from sales and use taxes.
Senate Bill 6475 and its identical companion bill, House Bill 2944, would apply only to college textbooks required for courses at higher education institutions, not recommended or optional textbooks or used textbooks. The bills mandate that booksellers would have to obtain documentation from the instructor or institution to show that the college textbooks purchases were required.
None of the state bills would apply to used textbooks.
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Sales tax exemption for college textbooks has been a popular but unsuccessful issue for state legislators, with college textbooks tax-exemption bills having failed to pass in 16 states over the last 5 years.
Legislators typically introduce such bills at the urging of student groups eager to reduce college textbooks costs. However, support for the bills usually slips when legislators discover individual students would only save an average of about $50 per year on their college textbooks expenses while the state would lose tax revenues.
Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Washington, and New Jersey have introduced bills intended to lower the cost of college textbooks for students. Georgia's bill would limit the retail prices on college textbooks while the other bills seek to reduce or eliminate sales taxes on college textbooks.
Georgia: House Bill 1368 would require college bookstores to sell new college textbooks at no more than 15% above the wholesale price paid by the store for the books. Independent privately owned stores would not be subject to the bill's provisions.
Illinois: House Bill 6628 would eliminate 5% of the current 6.25% sales and use taxes on college textbooks required for higher education courses. HB 6628, which was introduced on Feb. 9, has been referred to the House Rules Committee.
Michigan: House Bill 5488 would waive state sales taxes on college textbooks required for courses at higher education institutions. HB 5488, which was introduced on Feb. 5, has been referred to the House Committee on Tax Policy.
New Jersey: Required college textbooks are already exempt from sales tax in New Jersey, but Senate Bill 923 would broaden the exemption criteria to include recommended college textbooks. The bill would not apply to used textbooks.
Washington: The Washington State Legislature is considering exempting college textbooks from sales and use taxes.
Senate Bill 6475 and its identical companion bill, House Bill 2944, would apply only to college textbooks required for courses at higher education institutions, not recommended or optional textbooks or used textbooks. The bills mandate that booksellers would have to obtain documentation from the instructor or institution to show that the college textbooks purchases were required.
None of the state bills would apply to used textbooks.
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Why are college textbooks so expensive?
With student and faculty complaints about the price of college textbooks on the rise, the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG)', the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) and the OSPIRG Foundation conducted a survey of the most widely assigned college textbooks in the fall of 2003 at 10 public colleges and universities in California and Oregon. Student volunteers and staff also interviewed 156 faculty and 521 students about the cost of college textbooks and their purchasing practices. Key findings from this survey include:
College Textbooks are Expensive and Getting Even More Expensive
• College students will spend an average of $898 per year on new and used textbooks in 2003-04, based on surveys of University of California (UC) students in the fall of 2003. This represents almost 20 percent of the average tuition and fees for in-state students at public four-year colleges nationwide. In contrast, a 1997 UC survey found that students spent an average of $642 on college textbooks in 1996-97.
College Textbooks Publishers Add Bells and Whistles that Drive Up the Price of College Textbooks; Most Faculty Do Not Use These Materials
• Half of all college textbooks now come "bundled," or shrink-wrapped with additional instructional materials such as CD-ROMs and workbooks. Students rarely have the option of buying the college textbooks "a la carte" or without additional materials.
• In the one instance that a college textbook was available both bundled and unbundled (only the textbook), the bundled version was more than twice as expensive as the unbundled version of the same college textbook.
• Sixty-five (65) percent of faculty "rarely" or "never" use the bundled materials in their college courses.
College Textbooks Publishers Put New Editions on the Market Frequently, Often With Very Few Content Changes, Making the Less Expensive, Used College Textbooks Obsolete and Unavailable
• Seventy-six (76) percent of faculty report that the new college textbooks editions they use are justified "never" to "half the time." Forty (40) percent of faculty report that the new college textbooks editions are "rarely" to "never" justified.
• New college textbooks cost $102.44 on average, 58 percent more expensive than the average price of used textbooks, $64.80.
• Fifty-nine (59) percent of college students who searched for used textbooks for the fall 2003 quarter/semester were unable to find even one used textbook for their classes.
The production and pricing of college textbooks merits scrutiny from educators and lawmakers because they affect the quality and affordability of higher education. As this report shows, the cost of college textbooks is a growing expense for students. The high cost is primarily due to publishers producing new textbook editions like clockwork, regardless of how much new educational content exists, and including expensive bells and whistles, such as CD-ROMs, that professors rarely find useful. The more expensive new editions force the older, less-expensive used textbooks off the market.
Publishers should produce more affordable, quality college textbooks. They also should offer faculty and students the option to purchase college textbooks unbundled and provide faculty with more information on the company’s materials, their prices, intended length of time on the market and substantive content differences from previous textbook editions. Faculty should use their decision-making power to demand substance over bells and whistles and should consider cost and accessibility of previous editions secondary only to educational value when selecting college textbooks for their courses.
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College Textbooks are Expensive and Getting Even More Expensive
• College students will spend an average of $898 per year on new and used textbooks in 2003-04, based on surveys of University of California (UC) students in the fall of 2003. This represents almost 20 percent of the average tuition and fees for in-state students at public four-year colleges nationwide. In contrast, a 1997 UC survey found that students spent an average of $642 on college textbooks in 1996-97.
College Textbooks Publishers Add Bells and Whistles that Drive Up the Price of College Textbooks; Most Faculty Do Not Use These Materials
• Half of all college textbooks now come "bundled," or shrink-wrapped with additional instructional materials such as CD-ROMs and workbooks. Students rarely have the option of buying the college textbooks "a la carte" or without additional materials.
• In the one instance that a college textbook was available both bundled and unbundled (only the textbook), the bundled version was more than twice as expensive as the unbundled version of the same college textbook.
• Sixty-five (65) percent of faculty "rarely" or "never" use the bundled materials in their college courses.
College Textbooks Publishers Put New Editions on the Market Frequently, Often With Very Few Content Changes, Making the Less Expensive, Used College Textbooks Obsolete and Unavailable
• Seventy-six (76) percent of faculty report that the new college textbooks editions they use are justified "never" to "half the time." Forty (40) percent of faculty report that the new college textbooks editions are "rarely" to "never" justified.
• New college textbooks cost $102.44 on average, 58 percent more expensive than the average price of used textbooks, $64.80.
• Fifty-nine (59) percent of college students who searched for used textbooks for the fall 2003 quarter/semester were unable to find even one used textbook for their classes.
The production and pricing of college textbooks merits scrutiny from educators and lawmakers because they affect the quality and affordability of higher education. As this report shows, the cost of college textbooks is a growing expense for students. The high cost is primarily due to publishers producing new textbook editions like clockwork, regardless of how much new educational content exists, and including expensive bells and whistles, such as CD-ROMs, that professors rarely find useful. The more expensive new editions force the older, less-expensive used textbooks off the market.
Publishers should produce more affordable, quality college textbooks. They also should offer faculty and students the option to purchase college textbooks unbundled and provide faculty with more information on the company’s materials, their prices, intended length of time on the market and substantive content differences from previous textbook editions. Faculty should use their decision-making power to demand substance over bells and whistles and should consider cost and accessibility of previous editions secondary only to educational value when selecting college textbooks for their courses.
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Why college textbooks are so expensive?
College textbooks are expensive. Everyone knows that. But not everyone can tell you why they are expensive. The campus bookstore is easy to blame, because that's who gets your money. College bookstores typically make a 20% or 25% profit on new college textbooks, which is not actually that high a profit margin for a retail business (by comparison an apparel retailer might make a 50% or more profit on selling clothes). Most of the college bookstore's profit comes from used textbooks and other merchandise, including clothes, gifts, etc. When you buy new college textbooks, roughly 80% of the retail price goes directly to the textbook publisher. Of that amount, approximately 20% goes to printing expenses, 10% to marketing, 5% to distribution/shipping costs, 5% to the author(s), and 5% for various other costs. This leaves roughly 35% net profit for the textbook publisher. Keep in mind this is a general example and that these numbers are estimates. Nevertheless, you can see that a large part of the high retail price translates directly into publisher profits. It's no secret that book publishing is a profitable business, and the college textbooks industry is no different. What can you do? Well, the obvious thing is to not buy any college textbooks and "share" with a classmate. Although this might work for some classes, we don't recommend it if you are serious about school (and we're not just saying this because we're in the textbook business). The best thing to do is to buy used textbooks when you can. Besides the fact that used textbooks are cheaper, by buying used textbooks you're essentially refusing to support the publisher's high profits on new college textbooks. The publishers hate the used textbooks market more than anyone, because they only make money on new textbooks. When you buy used textbooks, the profits go mostly to the bookstore you buy from. By buying used, you are reducing the demand for new college textbooks and in the long run this might serve to bring down the price of new college textbooks.
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Monday, May 08, 2006
Buy Books Online
Looking to Buy Books Online?
Everything about buying books online explained. Our through guide tells you about all options for buying books online. You can find thousands of great deals on all your new and used books needs from the convenience of your p.c. Learn how to Buy books Online from major online bookstores, independent online booksellers as well as online book price comparison services. Find millions of books online with just one click. Shopping for books online has never been this easy and now you can chat live with your sellers at Halfvalue.com before you buy books online to have all the convenience of an individual customer support within your online book shopping experience. Buy books online with Halfvalue.com Online Bookstore today!
If you have an insatiable appetite to read and prefer to own books rather than borrow or trade, being a bargain book hunter could expand your online book buying budget. Even the most budget minded person will occasionally splurge for a hot-off-the-press bestseller but with a little effort, paying retail can be avoided. Ambitious readers may find the book they want and save a lot of money online as well as by checking the following resources.
Buying Current Best Sellers for Less
When buying a best seller you can find savings even on newly released novels written by the most popular and in-demand authors.
• Apply for discount cards at large brick-and-mortar bookstores like Borders, Barnes and Noble, and Books-A-Million.
eBay - eBay offers an endless amount of resources for books online on any topic, any condition, and at rock-bottom prices.
• Purchasing a best seller before it is released to the stores can sometimes result in receiving up to a 40 percent savings.
• Purchasing books at the online bookstore rather than the brick-and-mortar store is often less because the overhead in running an online store is less than a local store. Also the competition is stiffer online and you might capitalize on a company’s price-match policy. However, shipping costs can sometimes offset the savings so make certain to figure that amount in before you push the 'buy' button.
• Utilizing online coupon savings codes and special click-through discounts results in substantial savings with offers such as free shipping, and dollar off and discount off price breaks.
• Joining a book club for saving on best sellers often will not result in any substantial discount although there are other advantages advent readers may consider, convenience being one of them.
• Using price comparison tools offered online can also result in finding the book that you want at the best price.
Finding Specialized New and Used Books Online for Less
• If you collect books on a specific subject or within a certain category such as cook books, you can take advantage of all the tips above plus more.
• A great place to find new books on specific topics for less are the sale bins of your local bookstore chains especially if it is at one of the store's outlet locations.
• Online stores always have 'sale sections' to browse.
Shop Around to Buy Books Online
If you aren't able to get your books for free, make sure you get a good price. You should be able to find almost any text for less than its suggested retail price at Halfvalue.com. Before you search anywhere else, check out Lookbookstores.com. This site allows users to type in the title of any college textbook and instantly displays a list of online bookstores and their prices. If you are willing to wait around for an auction to end, eBay may be a good choice. eBay's sister site, Half.com, offers used books without waiting for an auction's end date. Better than searching the dusty stacks at your local used bookshop, Alibris connects to hundreds of independent booksellers around the world, finding you some of the best prices on used and new textbooks. Want to save on shipping? Run an Alibris search to see if there's a local bookstore that will allow you to pick up the book you're looking for. If you decide to go for a crisp, new book, check out Amazon. They often offer pleasant markdowns on a variety of texts.
If you want to save money, don't wait until the last minute to buy your books. If you're ordering from an online source, it may take time for you to find the best deal and for your order to be processed and shipped. If you're disciplined enough to look ahead a month or two, you may be able to save a lot by bidding during an off-time, when hordes of students aren't looking for the same book. Finding your books for cheap or free will take time and energy. But, to hundreds of students, getting a good deal is worth the extra effort.
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Everything about buying books online explained. Our through guide tells you about all options for buying books online. You can find thousands of great deals on all your new and used books needs from the convenience of your p.c. Learn how to Buy books Online from major online bookstores, independent online booksellers as well as online book price comparison services. Find millions of books online with just one click. Shopping for books online has never been this easy and now you can chat live with your sellers at Halfvalue.com before you buy books online to have all the convenience of an individual customer support within your online book shopping experience. Buy books online with Halfvalue.com Online Bookstore today!
If you have an insatiable appetite to read and prefer to own books rather than borrow or trade, being a bargain book hunter could expand your online book buying budget. Even the most budget minded person will occasionally splurge for a hot-off-the-press bestseller but with a little effort, paying retail can be avoided. Ambitious readers may find the book they want and save a lot of money online as well as by checking the following resources.
Buying Current Best Sellers for Less
When buying a best seller you can find savings even on newly released novels written by the most popular and in-demand authors.
• Apply for discount cards at large brick-and-mortar bookstores like Borders, Barnes and Noble, and Books-A-Million.
eBay - eBay offers an endless amount of resources for books online on any topic, any condition, and at rock-bottom prices.
• Purchasing a best seller before it is released to the stores can sometimes result in receiving up to a 40 percent savings.
• Purchasing books at the online bookstore rather than the brick-and-mortar store is often less because the overhead in running an online store is less than a local store. Also the competition is stiffer online and you might capitalize on a company’s price-match policy. However, shipping costs can sometimes offset the savings so make certain to figure that amount in before you push the 'buy' button.
• Utilizing online coupon savings codes and special click-through discounts results in substantial savings with offers such as free shipping, and dollar off and discount off price breaks.
• Joining a book club for saving on best sellers often will not result in any substantial discount although there are other advantages advent readers may consider, convenience being one of them.
• Using price comparison tools offered online can also result in finding the book that you want at the best price.
• If you collect books on a specific subject or within a certain category such as cook books, you can take advantage of all the tips above plus more.
• A great place to find new books on specific topics for less are the sale bins of your local bookstore chains especially if it is at one of the store's outlet locations.
• Online stores always have 'sale sections' to browse.
If you aren't able to get your books for free, make sure you get a good price. You should be able to find almost any text for less than its suggested retail price at Halfvalue.com. Before you search anywhere else, check out Lookbookstores.com. This site allows users to type in the title of any college textbook and instantly displays a list of online bookstores and their prices. If you are willing to wait around for an auction to end, eBay may be a good choice. eBay's sister site, Half.com, offers used books without waiting for an auction's end date. Better than searching the dusty stacks at your local used bookshop, Alibris connects to hundreds of independent booksellers around the world, finding you some of the best prices on used and new textbooks. Want to save on shipping? Run an Alibris search to see if there's a local bookstore that will allow you to pick up the book you're looking for. If you decide to go for a crisp, new book, check out Amazon. They often offer pleasant markdowns on a variety of texts.
If you want to save money, don't wait until the last minute to buy your books. If you're ordering from an online source, it may take time for you to find the best deal and for your order to be processed and shipped. If you're disciplined enough to look ahead a month or two, you may be able to save a lot by bidding during an off-time, when hordes of students aren't looking for the same book. Finding your books for cheap or free will take time and energy. But, to hundreds of students, getting a good deal is worth the extra effort.
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An Education in Saving on Textbooks by Heather Wallace
Looking to save money on textbooks?
Every year students flock to the college bookstore to purchase the various textbooks that they require for their classes. Little do these students realize that, in doing so, they are throwing good money away. As unbelievable as it may seem textbooks, in some cases, actually cost as much, if not more, than tuition.
On the surface the college bookstore may seem like a convenient source for textbooks. Titles are usually in-stock and students may purchase new textbooks or opt for the cheaper alternative of used books. In truth the money saved by purchasing used textbooks from the college bookstore is only a fraction of the amount that students could be saving if they shopped online.
More and more online booksellers have begun selling textbooks at a considerable discount off of the cover price. In fact, many major booksellers now have special areas of their web sites that are devoted to selling nothing but textbooks. Online used bookstores are another source for college books as they stock a large number of textbooks, which means sizable savings for students. There are also web-based retailers whose inventory is entirely devoted to college books.
Students should avoid purchasing their textbooks at the first store that they browse. Instead, they should investigate the alternatives offered by other online booksellers. Price isn't the only factor to consider when making an online purchase. Students should also factor in shipping costs and delivery time when making their buying decision.
Online auctions are another option for students seeking a bargain. This option, however, has its pros and cons. A plus is that students can get incredible bargains when obtaining books via online auctions. One downside is that established retailers have channels in place to ensure that you receive your order within a reasonable amount of time. With an auction purchase, however, you are at the mercy of the auction seller's timetable.
One way that students can really save is by obtaining books for free. Project Gutenberg is one resource that English majors will find invaluable. At this site students can peruse a vast collection of classics that have entered the public domain. In the past students seeking assistance with their studies had to pay for the privilege of that help by purchasing study guides. Today that is no longer the case. Cash-strapped students can now visit Spark Notes for free downloadable study guides as well as free downloadable classics.
Students who elect to buy online will no longer be able to resell their books to the college bookstore at the end of class, but that doesn't mean that they are stuck with the textbooks. Many web sites that sell textbooks also offer students the option of selling their books to fellow bargain-seekers. This allows students to easily recouping a portion of their money.
Textbooks normally consume a major portion of a student's budget, but that doesn't have to be the case, because while the cost of tuition may be set in stone the price of textbooks isn't. By taking the time to do a little research on the best textbook values available college students can save money now rather than acquiring debt to be paid back later.
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lookbookstores.com
Every year students flock to the college bookstore to purchase the various textbooks that they require for their classes. Little do these students realize that, in doing so, they are throwing good money away. As unbelievable as it may seem textbooks, in some cases, actually cost as much, if not more, than tuition.
On the surface the college bookstore may seem like a convenient source for textbooks. Titles are usually in-stock and students may purchase new textbooks or opt for the cheaper alternative of used books. In truth the money saved by purchasing used textbooks from the college bookstore is only a fraction of the amount that students could be saving if they shopped online.
More and more online booksellers have begun selling textbooks at a considerable discount off of the cover price. In fact, many major booksellers now have special areas of their web sites that are devoted to selling nothing but textbooks. Online used bookstores are another source for college books as they stock a large number of textbooks, which means sizable savings for students. There are also web-based retailers whose inventory is entirely devoted to college books.
Students should avoid purchasing their textbooks at the first store that they browse. Instead, they should investigate the alternatives offered by other online booksellers. Price isn't the only factor to consider when making an online purchase. Students should also factor in shipping costs and delivery time when making their buying decision.
Online auctions are another option for students seeking a bargain. This option, however, has its pros and cons. A plus is that students can get incredible bargains when obtaining books via online auctions. One downside is that established retailers have channels in place to ensure that you receive your order within a reasonable amount of time. With an auction purchase, however, you are at the mercy of the auction seller's timetable.
One way that students can really save is by obtaining books for free. Project Gutenberg is one resource that English majors will find invaluable. At this site students can peruse a vast collection of classics that have entered the public domain. In the past students seeking assistance with their studies had to pay for the privilege of that help by purchasing study guides. Today that is no longer the case. Cash-strapped students can now visit Spark Notes for free downloadable study guides as well as free downloadable classics.
Students who elect to buy online will no longer be able to resell their books to the college bookstore at the end of class, but that doesn't mean that they are stuck with the textbooks. Many web sites that sell textbooks also offer students the option of selling their books to fellow bargain-seekers. This allows students to easily recouping a portion of their money.
Textbooks normally consume a major portion of a student's budget, but that doesn't have to be the case, because while the cost of tuition may be set in stone the price of textbooks isn't. By taking the time to do a little research on the best textbook values available college students can save money now rather than acquiring debt to be paid back later.
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Looking for discount college textbooks?
No shocker here: 80% of textbooks sold each year are used, but here are some important details:
• Make sure the book you are looking at is the correct version or release by using the ISBN to verify. Check out the campus bookstore; this will establish your local maximum price, plus you can get the ISBN confirmed.
• Ask your professor if an older version is OK. It could be as much as half the price. Don't go back more than one edition. Use the index to find the information in your previous edition when the instructors tell the students with the new (expensive) book what pages to read.
• There is no suggested retail price on used discount textbooks, so shop around. However, used textbook inventories change quickly, so use a real-time quick comparison tool like Quick Compare to locate your discount college textbooks.
• Buying from individuals on marketplaces like Amazon Marketplace and Half.com may be cheapest but look at the location of the seller and shipping methods offered. Media Mail can take two weeks from coast to coast. Follow up after the purchase to make sure it has been shipped.
• Check the bulletin boards at school for used book ads or buy used books from students in the classes ahead of you. Watch for or organize textbook swap parties.
New textbooks, highly specialized textbooks, and popular books like dictionaries, medical dictionaries and famous books:
• Huge, high volume online bookstores like Amazon, Barnes & Noble and BooksAMillion will usually have the best prices on books everyone buys.
• Use a textbook price comparison robot to find the lowest prices on new and popular books. Most robots used site data feeds that can be hours old so check the in-stock status.
• Check out if the site offers free shipping over a minimum purchase and group you book orders to qualify.
All Books
• Order your books EARLY !
• Verify the shipping method and "ship from" location. It can take 4-6 working days to arrive if shipped from you side of the continent and up to 14 days for media mail (cheapest but slowest) across the continent. Thanks Jun for this tip
• Consider the resale value as you use the book. Textbook care affects its condition and resale value. Reduce overall cost by maximizing resale value.
• Put you book on the market ASAP after finals. Don't jump the gun and list too early; most services require you to ship the book within two days of its sale.
• Get the best price by selling it yourself. I have found the best demand (quickest sales) from Amazon and Half.com but don't overlook the convenience and speed of selling it to a online book seller like eCampus (a little cash in hand could be better than unsold inventory online) See our textbook buyback page for more choices.
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• Make sure the book you are looking at is the correct version or release by using the ISBN to verify. Check out the campus bookstore; this will establish your local maximum price, plus you can get the ISBN confirmed.
• Ask your professor if an older version is OK. It could be as much as half the price. Don't go back more than one edition. Use the index to find the information in your previous edition when the instructors tell the students with the new (expensive) book what pages to read.
• There is no suggested retail price on used discount textbooks, so shop around. However, used textbook inventories change quickly, so use a real-time quick comparison tool like Quick Compare to locate your discount college textbooks.
• Buying from individuals on marketplaces like Amazon Marketplace and Half.com may be cheapest but look at the location of the seller and shipping methods offered. Media Mail can take two weeks from coast to coast. Follow up after the purchase to make sure it has been shipped.
• Check the bulletin boards at school for used book ads or buy used books from students in the classes ahead of you. Watch for or organize textbook swap parties.
New textbooks, highly specialized textbooks, and popular books like dictionaries, medical dictionaries and famous books:
• Huge, high volume online bookstores like Amazon, Barnes & Noble and BooksAMillion will usually have the best prices on books everyone buys.
• Use a textbook price comparison robot to find the lowest prices on new and popular books. Most robots used site data feeds that can be hours old so check the in-stock status.
• Check out if the site offers free shipping over a minimum purchase and group you book orders to qualify.
All Books
• Order your books EARLY !
• Verify the shipping method and "ship from" location. It can take 4-6 working days to arrive if shipped from you side of the continent and up to 14 days for media mail (cheapest but slowest) across the continent. Thanks Jun for this tip
• Consider the resale value as you use the book. Textbook care affects its condition and resale value. Reduce overall cost by maximizing resale value.
• Put you book on the market ASAP after finals. Don't jump the gun and list too early; most services require you to ship the book within two days of its sale.
• Get the best price by selling it yourself. I have found the best demand (quickest sales) from Amazon and Half.com but don't overlook the convenience and speed of selling it to a online book seller like eCampus (a little cash in hand could be better than unsold inventory online) See our textbook buyback page for more choices.
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Looking for cheap textbooks?
A Quick Guide to Saving You Money
Textbooks can cost a small fortune. It seems that every year the required texts get heavier and the prices get higher. According to a study done by Senator Charles E. Schumer, the average student will pay almost $1,000 for books during a single year. An undergraduate student may end up paying up to $4,000 on books before he or she receives a degree. Unfortunately, distance learners don't always escape this fate. While some online schools offer a virtual curriculum, free of charge, the majority of online colleges still require their students to purchase traditional textbooks with hefty price tags. Books for one or two classes could total in the hundreds. However, showing a little shopping savvy could save you a significant amount of cash.
Better than Cheap
The only thing that's better than cheap is free.
Before you even check the bookstore, take a look to see if you can find the material elsewhere. There are dozens of virtual libraries that offer reference material and literature with no cost to the reader. While newer texts are unlikely to be online, hundreds of older pieces with expired copyrights are all over the internet. The Internet Public Library, for example, offers links to hundreds of full-text books, magazines, and newspapers. Bartleby, a similar site, offers thousands of ebooks and reference materials free of charge. Readers can even download the books for free and view them on their desktop or handheld device. Project Gutenberg provides 16,000 e-books free for download, including classics such as Pride and Prejudice and The Odyssey. Google Scholar is offering an ever-increasing database of free academic articles and ebooks. If your curriculum consists of an over-priced packet of photocopied articles, check to see if the material is available here before forking over the cash.
Another alternative is trying to find a student in your area who purchased the book during a previous semester. If your online school has message boards or other means of communicating with your peers, you may ask students who have taken the course before if they would be willing to sell the book at a discounted price. If you are near a physical college campus that offers courses similar to your online classes, scouring the campus for flyers advertising student-sold books may be your ticket to saving a few dollars. Before you begin a random search, find out what buildings house the departments that are likely to require your books. Students often post advertisements on the walls of their old classrooms.
Some students are able to find their required materials in the library. While your regular public library is unlikely to carry most traditional textbooks, a local college may have the books available for limited use. Since you are not a student there, the librarians probably won''t let you take the books with you. But, if the books are shelved, you may be able to use them for a couple hours each day in order to get your studying done.
Shop Around
If you aren't able to get your books for free, make sure you get a good price. You should be able to find almost any text for less than its suggested retail price at Halfvalue.com. Before you search anywhere else, check out Lookbookstores.com. This site allows users to type in the title of any college textbook and instantly displays a list of online bookstores and their prices. If you are willing to wait around for an auction to end, eBay may be a good choice. eBay's sister site, Half.com, offers used books without waiting for an auction's end date. Better than searching the dusty stacks at your local used bookshop, Alibris connects to hundreds of independent booksellers around the world, finding you some of the best prices on used and new textbooks. Want to save on shipping? Run an Alibris search to see if there's a local bookstore that will allow you to pick up the book you're looking for. If you decide to go for a crisp, new book, check out Amazon. They often offer pleasant markdowns on a variety of texts.
If you want to save money, don't wait until the last minute to buy your books. If you're ordering from an online source, it may take time for you to find the best deal and for your order to be processed and shipped. If you're disciplined enough to look ahead a month or two, you may be able to save a lot by bidding during an off-time, when hordes of students aren't looking for the same book. Finding your books for cheap or free will take time and energy. But, to hundreds of students, getting a good deal is worth the extra effort.
Visit us:
halfvalue.com
halfvalue.co.uk
lookbookstores.com
About The Author:
The author is a regular contributor to halfvalue.com
where more information about textbooks like
cheap textbooks and other more accessories is available.
Textbooks can cost a small fortune. It seems that every year the required texts get heavier and the prices get higher. According to a study done by Senator Charles E. Schumer, the average student will pay almost $1,000 for books during a single year. An undergraduate student may end up paying up to $4,000 on books before he or she receives a degree. Unfortunately, distance learners don't always escape this fate. While some online schools offer a virtual curriculum, free of charge, the majority of online colleges still require their students to purchase traditional textbooks with hefty price tags. Books for one or two classes could total in the hundreds. However, showing a little shopping savvy could save you a significant amount of cash.
Better than Cheap
The only thing that's better than cheap is free.
Before you even check the bookstore, take a look to see if you can find the material elsewhere. There are dozens of virtual libraries that offer reference material and literature with no cost to the reader. While newer texts are unlikely to be online, hundreds of older pieces with expired copyrights are all over the internet. The Internet Public Library, for example, offers links to hundreds of full-text books, magazines, and newspapers. Bartleby, a similar site, offers thousands of ebooks and reference materials free of charge. Readers can even download the books for free and view them on their desktop or handheld device. Project Gutenberg provides 16,000 e-books free for download, including classics such as Pride and Prejudice and The Odyssey. Google Scholar is offering an ever-increasing database of free academic articles and ebooks. If your curriculum consists of an over-priced packet of photocopied articles, check to see if the material is available here before forking over the cash.
Another alternative is trying to find a student in your area who purchased the book during a previous semester. If your online school has message boards or other means of communicating with your peers, you may ask students who have taken the course before if they would be willing to sell the book at a discounted price. If you are near a physical college campus that offers courses similar to your online classes, scouring the campus for flyers advertising student-sold books may be your ticket to saving a few dollars. Before you begin a random search, find out what buildings house the departments that are likely to require your books. Students often post advertisements on the walls of their old classrooms.
Some students are able to find their required materials in the library. While your regular public library is unlikely to carry most traditional textbooks, a local college may have the books available for limited use. Since you are not a student there, the librarians probably won''t let you take the books with you. But, if the books are shelved, you may be able to use them for a couple hours each day in order to get your studying done.
Shop Around
If you aren't able to get your books for free, make sure you get a good price. You should be able to find almost any text for less than its suggested retail price at Halfvalue.com. Before you search anywhere else, check out Lookbookstores.com. This site allows users to type in the title of any college textbook and instantly displays a list of online bookstores and their prices. If you are willing to wait around for an auction to end, eBay may be a good choice. eBay's sister site, Half.com, offers used books without waiting for an auction's end date. Better than searching the dusty stacks at your local used bookshop, Alibris connects to hundreds of independent booksellers around the world, finding you some of the best prices on used and new textbooks. Want to save on shipping? Run an Alibris search to see if there's a local bookstore that will allow you to pick up the book you're looking for. If you decide to go for a crisp, new book, check out Amazon. They often offer pleasant markdowns on a variety of texts.
If you want to save money, don't wait until the last minute to buy your books. If you're ordering from an online source, it may take time for you to find the best deal and for your order to be processed and shipped. If you're disciplined enough to look ahead a month or two, you may be able to save a lot by bidding during an off-time, when hordes of students aren't looking for the same book. Finding your books for cheap or free will take time and energy. But, to hundreds of students, getting a good deal is worth the extra effort.
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Looking for cheap textbooks without the wait?
Web sites cut book-buying hassle, prices. Web sites such as Amazon.com and Half.com offer cheaper textbook prices than local vendors and can be shipped quickly. The price of textbooks online appears to be far cheaper than the price of books purchased at Eastern Michigan's local bookstores. When compared, 18 out of 20 books for general education courses were at least 10 dollars cheaper when purchased on the Internet. Books found at Amazon.com or Half.com can be delivered to students' doorsteps and, in some cases, may save them more than 50% on their book purchases. For the past two weeks, the line outside of Mike's Book Store has stretched out of the door and down the block. Even maneuvering through the aisles of Ned's Bookstore can be an athletic feat. Thousands of EMU students crowd these stores every semester just to get their books. "I went to Mike's," said Monica Blossom, a sophomore from Canton. "I waited outside for a long time. I only got one book there, and it cost me $64 for a used book." Buying a book from either Amazon or Half.com does not require any time spent in lines. Potential buyers need only search their books out using a simple search engine provided at the sites. After that, a brief registration is required. The buyer must identify his or her name, email address, phone number, place of residence and billing/shipping address. When buying used books on these Web sites, student are often purchasing from other individuals with accounts on the sites. All sellers are rated based on how quickly they ship their products and in what condition they arrive. This makes it easier for potential buyers to decide whether to purchase their books from certain sellers. Luckily, both Amazon and Half.com yielded several sellers for each of the books on the list of 20 common general education texts. After filling out the proper fields, only a credit card number is required to have any textbook delivered to the home or office. Some form of express shipping is available at both Web sites. For only a few extra dollars, buyers can have textbooks at their doorsteps by the end of any business week. "I bought 'Looking Out, Looking In' for my communications class," Blossom said. With a small wait as her only holdup, Blossom's book could have cost only $41. With the additional cost of two- to five-day shipping, her book could have been $45 shipped to her door. This is a saving of $19 compared to what she paid at Mike's Book Store. Many of the savings found online are far greater than those that Blossom passed up. For example, the book "Technologies and Society" by Ron Westrum, an EMU professor, costs $29 for a used copy at Ned's but only $4.98 on Amazon.com. Other savings are similar: "Working With Words" is about $20 at local bookstores versus $11.40 online, "Government by the People" is $41 dollars at stores but between $5 and $12 online and "To Engineer is Human" is about $10 at stores versus $6 at Amazon.com. Blossom said that had she known about the savings, she would not hesitate to purchase her books online.
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Looking to Buy, Sell or Exchange Used Textbooks?
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Looking for Used Textbooks?
Why do college stores sell used books?
College stores sell used books as a service to students. The process of buying back and reselling used textbooks helps students lower their total course material expenses, and students have come to demand used books and the savings they provide.
Are used books as valuable as new books?
Yes. According to a fall 2003 Student Watch™ report, 76% of students agree that used course materials are as valuable as new.
Because of student demand used books accounted for $1.7 billion in college store sales during the 2003-2004 academic year and made up about 16% of all college store sales (25.3% of all course material sales), according to NACS’ 2005 Industry Financial Report. Many stores believe that given students’ demand for used books these percentages would be higher if more used books were available.
What is the average price for a used textbook?
Used textbooks are typically priced at 75% of the retail price of the new book. Prices on used books range from $10 to $80, with the average price being $40.01 according to NACS’ 2005 Industry Financial Report.
Do college stores price used books differently than new books?
Yes. Although used textbooks provide students with a 25% savings compared to the cost of a new textbook, there is a slightly higher margin on used textbooks (34.9%) when compared to new textbooks (22.5%).
The process of acquiring, cleaning, pricing, and re-shelving used books involves significantly more time than that of new textbooks and increases college stores’ operating expenses. In addition, because used books are non-returnable to publishers (as new books are), college stores assume a higher risk on their used book inventory. There is also the possibility that the publication of a newer edition will make inventoried used textbooks obsolete, even though the store has already purchased them.
Does the sale of used textbooks raise the price of new textbooks?
Although some people claim that used textbooks force publishers to charge higher prices on new textbooks, NACS believes that it that it is actually the high development costs related to publishing a new textbook that keep new textbook prices high.
Generally, the resale market has no impact on the price of new items. For instance, used cars sales do not effect the price of new vehicles, existing housing sales do not effect the price of new construction, and the price of clothing at resale outlets does not effect the price of new apparel in your local mall. Unfortunately, the need for higher education to stay current with changing information often requires frequent revisions of textbooks. Although this is more significant in some fields, such as science related disciplines, than in others, it is the related development costs needed to produce new textbooks that keep new textbook prices high.
How do college stores acquire used books?
College stores use a variety of methods to secure used books for students. One familiar strategy for obtaining used books is through buyback events, where books are purchased from students for resale. College stores also work with textbook wholesale companies to secure additional copies of used books, or books that may not have been available during their campus’ buyback. Because wholesale companies are integral suppliers of used books and experts on the used book market, many college stores seek their help to run buyback events. New textbooks are typically not ordered until the used book market has been exhausted.
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College stores sell used books as a service to students. The process of buying back and reselling used textbooks helps students lower their total course material expenses, and students have come to demand used books and the savings they provide.
Are used books as valuable as new books?
Yes. According to a fall 2003 Student Watch™ report, 76% of students agree that used course materials are as valuable as new.
Because of student demand used books accounted for $1.7 billion in college store sales during the 2003-2004 academic year and made up about 16% of all college store sales (25.3% of all course material sales), according to NACS’ 2005 Industry Financial Report. Many stores believe that given students’ demand for used books these percentages would be higher if more used books were available.
What is the average price for a used textbook?
Used textbooks are typically priced at 75% of the retail price of the new book. Prices on used books range from $10 to $80, with the average price being $40.01 according to NACS’ 2005 Industry Financial Report.
Do college stores price used books differently than new books?
Yes. Although used textbooks provide students with a 25% savings compared to the cost of a new textbook, there is a slightly higher margin on used textbooks (34.9%) when compared to new textbooks (22.5%).
The process of acquiring, cleaning, pricing, and re-shelving used books involves significantly more time than that of new textbooks and increases college stores’ operating expenses. In addition, because used books are non-returnable to publishers (as new books are), college stores assume a higher risk on their used book inventory. There is also the possibility that the publication of a newer edition will make inventoried used textbooks obsolete, even though the store has already purchased them.
Does the sale of used textbooks raise the price of new textbooks?
Although some people claim that used textbooks force publishers to charge higher prices on new textbooks, NACS believes that it that it is actually the high development costs related to publishing a new textbook that keep new textbook prices high.
Generally, the resale market has no impact on the price of new items. For instance, used cars sales do not effect the price of new vehicles, existing housing sales do not effect the price of new construction, and the price of clothing at resale outlets does not effect the price of new apparel in your local mall. Unfortunately, the need for higher education to stay current with changing information often requires frequent revisions of textbooks. Although this is more significant in some fields, such as science related disciplines, than in others, it is the related development costs needed to produce new textbooks that keep new textbook prices high.
How do college stores acquire used books?
College stores use a variety of methods to secure used books for students. One familiar strategy for obtaining used books is through buyback events, where books are purchased from students for resale. College stores also work with textbook wholesale companies to secure additional copies of used books, or books that may not have been available during their campus’ buyback. Because wholesale companies are integral suppliers of used books and experts on the used book market, many college stores seek their help to run buyback events. New textbooks are typically not ordered until the used book market has been exhausted.
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Top 6 Latin Textbooks:
Since you won't find a native speaker to teach your children or yourself Latin, you may want a textbook for language instruction. Most of the following Latin textbooks have been used for decades in classroom use, but some can be used independently, online, and in homeschools. Some are the first volumes in series.
1) Artes Latinae
A multi-media approach to studying Latin that allows each student to set his own pace. Audio on the CD-Rom inludes the Restored Classical, American Scholastic and Continental Ecclesiastical pronunications. The Artes Latinae program is based on Waldo Sweet's work.
2) Wheelock's Latin, by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. Lafleur
Useful as a reference tool with other textbooks, the sixth edition of Wheelock (edited by LaFleur) is also the basis of online beginning Latin courses. May be used as a stand-alone text or supplemented with reading passages or a Latin teacher.
3) Cambridge Latin Course
Vroma describes this as Chomskian, using Latin texts to develop reading skills and comprehension. The first of a four-unit introductory program using an ongoing storyline, grammatical development and cultural information, with color photographs that illustrate the Roman worl
4) Jenney's First Year Latin
One of the texts used when I learned Latin, Jenney's is the classical grammar-translation approach, combining instruction an
5) Oxford Latin Course
According to Oxford University Press, their Latin reading-based course contains Latin-captioned cartoons to illustrate new grammar points, followed by reading passages, grammar, vocabulary and exercises, and a cultural essay in each chapter
6) Latin for Americans
According to Karen Lee Singh, in Latin for the 21st Century, Latin for Americans, which uses a "grammar-translation" approach, avoids student frustration by using familiar vocabulary in new sections.
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1) Artes Latinae
A multi-media approach to studying Latin that allows each student to set his own pace. Audio on the CD-Rom inludes the Restored Classical, American Scholastic and Continental Ecclesiastical pronunications. The Artes Latinae program is based on Waldo Sweet's work.
2) Wheelock's Latin, by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. Lafleur
Useful as a reference tool with other textbooks, the sixth edition of Wheelock (edited by LaFleur) is also the basis of online beginning Latin courses. May be used as a stand-alone text or supplemented with reading passages or a Latin teacher.
3) Cambridge Latin Course
Vroma describes this as Chomskian, using Latin texts to develop reading skills and comprehension. The first of a four-unit introductory program using an ongoing storyline, grammatical development and cultural information, with color photographs that illustrate the Roman worl
4) Jenney's First Year Latin
One of the texts used when I learned Latin, Jenney's is the classical grammar-translation approach, combining instruction an
5) Oxford Latin Course
According to Oxford University Press, their Latin reading-based course contains Latin-captioned cartoons to illustrate new grammar points, followed by reading passages, grammar, vocabulary and exercises, and a cultural essay in each chapter
6) Latin for Americans
According to Karen Lee Singh, in Latin for the 21st Century, Latin for Americans, which uses a "grammar-translation" approach, avoids student frustration by using familiar vocabulary in new sections.
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Friday, May 05, 2006
Top 10 Pediatric Textbooks
All Pediatricians need a good library with reference books when they are faced with complex problems. These books will help you make the right diagnosis and plan your patient's treatment.
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
A major revision and reorganization of this popular Pediatrics textbook, the 16th Edition is a must have for every Pediatrician.
2003 Red Book
The American Academy of Pediatrics Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Includes information about immunizations, common (and uncommon) Pediatric infections, and a guide to antimicrobials and related drugs and therapy.
Harriet Lane Handbook
A Manual for Pediatric House Officers that comes in handy for practicing Pediatricians too. The 16th Edition has been revised and expanded to include current treatments, procedures, protocols, management recommendations, and therapeutic and drug information, plus a new dermatology chapter with more than 30 color figures. Also includes diagnostic and therapeutic information on common Pediatric problems and a comprehensive drug formulary.
Zitelli Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis
The 4th edition of the Zitelli Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis includes color pictures of common Pediatric problems and conditions.
The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult
A quick reference book in an easy to use format to help you diagnose and treat common Pediatric conditions.
Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology
A useful guide to common gynecological problems in children and adolescents, including precocious puberty, delayed puberty, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in a new 4th edition written by experts from The Children's Hospital in Boston.
7) Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment
NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART 16TH EDITION includes everything Pediatricians need to treat children from birth and infancy through adolescence
Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care
From the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, this guide includes information about common childhood orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions, including knee pain, fractures, hip dysplasia, etc.
Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation
A clinical atlas of Pediatric malformations, genetics, genetic counseling, and clinical diagnosis.
Color Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology
High-quality color photographs enhance this completely updated, practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents.
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Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
A major revision and reorganization of this popular Pediatrics textbook, the 16th Edition is a must have for every Pediatrician.
2003 Red Book
The American Academy of Pediatrics Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Includes information about immunizations, common (and uncommon) Pediatric infections, and a guide to antimicrobials and related drugs and therapy.
Harriet Lane Handbook
A Manual for Pediatric House Officers that comes in handy for practicing Pediatricians too. The 16th Edition has been revised and expanded to include current treatments, procedures, protocols, management recommendations, and therapeutic and drug information, plus a new dermatology chapter with more than 30 color figures. Also includes diagnostic and therapeutic information on common Pediatric problems and a comprehensive drug formulary.
Zitelli Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis
The 4th edition of the Zitelli Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis includes color pictures of common Pediatric problems and conditions.
The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult
A quick reference book in an easy to use format to help you diagnose and treat common Pediatric conditions.
Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology
A useful guide to common gynecological problems in children and adolescents, including precocious puberty, delayed puberty, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in a new 4th edition written by experts from The Children's Hospital in Boston.
7) Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment
NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART 16TH EDITION includes everything Pediatricians need to treat children from birth and infancy through adolescence
Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care
From the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, this guide includes information about common childhood orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions, including knee pain, fractures, hip dysplasia, etc.
Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation
A clinical atlas of Pediatric malformations, genetics, genetic counseling, and clinical diagnosis.
Color Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology
High-quality color photographs enhance this completely updated, practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents.
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