College Textbook prices are prison rape explained in numeral symbols

[Shameonyou]

some of these books be costing unnecessary amounts

 

[el_oh_el]

Even renting this shyt is ridiculous

 

[Mr210]

who the hell buys all those books, after my first semester in college, i either didnt buy any books at all, or maybe 2, or a friend and i would go in on the book and split it, but for that to work gotta trust the person

I dont know anyone that spends a grip on books

 

[Lana Kane]

Find a chinese bookstore, get a photocopied copy of your textbook and it's less than 40 dollars.
We did that in school, we were paying like $5-20 for photocopied tbs but it was so worth the savings

 

[Big Blue]

I found PDFs for some, and old ass editions for the rest.

 

[yoyoyo1]

Find a chinese bookstore, get a photocopied copy of your textbook and it's less than 40 dollars.
We did that in school, we were paying like $5-20 for photocopied tbs but it was so worth the savings

what the hell is a "Chinese Bookstore"?

 

[Shameonyou]

I found PDFs for some, and old ass editions for the rest.

how?

 

[Lana Kane]

what the hell is a "Chinese Bookstore"?

I don't know, my friend worked in Chinatown and showed us the spot

 

[el_oh_el]

I sometimes find the book online if its for a main subject and been out a year or two, but what kills me is these profs that demand the newest (most expensive) version of a book...in a subject like English or writing...like that shyt changed so much since two years ago

 

[Big Blue]

how?

Google to be honest. Amazon used editions have some serious discounts too.

 

[BrothaZay]

Pay 300 dollars for library books brehs

 

[thegreatwb]

The only reason to get the newest edition of a book is if the teacher is giving homework directly from the book. Most of the time, I buy the previous edition of whatever book I need which is usually between 10 and 20 bucks. Also, if you're into torrents, you would be surprised what you could find on there

 

[Flay Mayweather]

buy the previous edition of the book
or get the free e-book


My professors aren't very fond of books, everything is given through Power point or Blackboard.
More money in my pocket this year

 

[Elle Driver]

Photocopies, they had a lot of them textbooks on reserve in the library. I never spent money on textbooks, I used to pretend to not have my textbooks and I'd just use someone else's and copy the notes. We never needed them it was a waste of time.

 

[The Nigerian]

I didn't buy books and I barely did any of the coursework.

I just showed up to class to clown and to swag on em...