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High Price of Textbooks

Our daughter is a Junior in College this year. She is going to a public university or state university (which ever way you want to say it). There is no way that we can afford a private college. Tuition this year for the Fall Semester went up another $300. This will put the 2008-2009 tuition to over $7,000. That doesn't even include the books, school supplies, meals, bus fair, apartment living, utilities, general shopping expenses and entertainment (when necessary).

Before our daughter entered college, we did look into some private colleges. But once the price tag came out, well public college isn't so bad. Especially when her dad said, "We will help pay your way through college". So far, we have been paying most of the way.

Let's talk about college textbooks. What makes some of these books so important that they can sell for more than $100 new? Most college books are disposable. Your student will use it for the one semester and then never have a need for it again. Do you think she will put it on her favorite reading shelf? Then, when her friends ask her to join them at the beach, do you think she will say, "Hey wait a minute, I will take along my 'PHILOSOPHY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY' book. That way, I can read it while soaking up some sun!" Find this on PHILOSOPHY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY on Amazon.com

We have been comparing the price of textbooks between the University's bookstore and online websites. The University claims that they keep their prices down and don't make a profit off of the books. They even have a buy back the book program. Please!!! Anytime you sell back the books to a University or back to an online college book site (I checked this out), it is not a good deal. Our daughter, bless her, sold back most of her freshman textbooks from the fall semester to the bookstore. She brought this up, when I asked for the books. Because I was planning on putting them online to sell and I felt like screaming, when I found out that all she got back was about 25% of what we had paid.

Lately, whether it is the professors or some conspiracy plot, the textbooks needed for classes are listed within a week or a little more prior to when they start. Some professors do wait until classes had begin. This definitely makes it hard to get the best deal on overpriced (must be made of gold and diamonds) college textbooks.

At times, the university actually does come out ahead with used book prices. Most of the time I find a better deal online. You just have to compare. These are the two sites that I go to the most to find the best deals: http://www.cheapesttextbooks.com http://www.gettextbooks.com gettextbooks.com does list some rental sites. It is cheaper to rent. But is it really cheaper when you send it back? On the average http://www.half.com seemed to win out. But this time, http://www.amazon.com took the deal.

We ended up buying some of the books after classes started, because they weren't listed at the time. Isn't that a shocker!

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Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition (2 Volumes in 1)

Amazon Price: (as of 07/14/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $119.95
Used Price: $24.83

Textbook of Medical Physiology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

Amazon Price: $98.30 (as of 07/14/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $122.00
Used Price: $79.00

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, North American Edition: In Two Volumes (Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing)

Amazon Price: $89.70 (as of 07/14/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $119.95
Used Price: $78.50

Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others (4th Edition) 

Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others emphasizes the importance of focusing on others in order to understand and improve interpersonal communication. Self concept, perception, listening and responding skills, verbal and nonverbal communication skills, conflict management, interpersonal relationships, and managing relationship challenges. Interpersonal communication. New sold up to $75.00. This is Used - Like New. $6.99 Interpersonal Communication on Amazon

Philosophy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Reader 

Philosophy for the 21st Century, an introductory anthology, is an extraordinarily comprehensive collection of historical and contemporary readings. It covers all major fields, including not only metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of religion, but also philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, political philosophy, and philosophy of art. This volume is unique in drawing on the judgments of a new generation of scholars, each of whom has chosen the articles and provided the introduction for one section of the book. These associate editors--Delia Graff, Robin Jeshion, L. A. Paul, Jesse J. Prinz, Stuart Rachels, Gabriela Sakamoto, David Sosa, and Cynthia A. Stark--are at the forefront of 21st-century philosophy. List Price 79.95. Used - Like New.
$38.99 Philosophy for the 21st Century on Amazon

Race, law and public policy: Cases and materials on law and public policy of race 

by: Robert Johnson

Race, Law and Public Policy is an examination of slavery, Jim Crow, desegregation, and equal opportunity eras. Johnson compares and contrasts the legal responses to "Black" crime versus "White" crime with a focus on death penalty cases applied to Blacks; analyzes the legal responses to Black liberation efforts; and traces government efforts to destroy the Black community. Inprint Editions. 1998, 2nd edition 2002. 446 pp. Paper. Used - Very Good $23.99 Race, law and public policy on Amazon

Aerial of University 

UWM University looking north, Lake Michigan in the background. The three towers in the center of the picture are the Sandburg Residence Halls.

The Nicomachean Ethics (Oxford World's Classics) 

by: Aristotle

This revised translation of Aristotle's classic treatise contains ten books based on the famous doctrine of the golden mean which advocates taking the middle course between excess and deficiency. Topics that Aristotle treats include the good for humanity, moral virtue, intellectual virtue, pleasure, friendship, and happiness. List Price $10.95. New. $6.59 The Nicomachean Ethics on Amazon

Black Resistance - White Law: A History of Constitutional Racism in America by Mary Frances Berry 

paperback

From the arrival of the first twenty slaves in Jamestown in 1619 through the founding of the nation, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to the Reagan-Bush years and the Howard Beach, Yusef Hawkins, and Rodney King incidents, federal law enforcement has pleaded lack of authority against white violence while endorsing surveillance of black rebels and using "constitutional" military force against them. Whether by action or inaction, the national government has used the Constitution to deny blacks their effective legal rights. The recent upsurge in racial intimidation and violence makes this completely revised and expanded edition of Black Resistance/White Law essential reading. list price $22.95. $9.95 Black Resistance - White Law on Amazon

One of three residence towers 

This view southward shows Sandburg towers, UWM's residence halls (dorms) in the foreground.

First year was the dorms.

How Children Develop 

by: Robert S. Siegler, Judy S. DeLoache, Nancy Eisenberg

"How Children Develop" is a topically-oriented, non-encyclopaedic text that will captivate students with the latest, most-essential research findings without overwhelming them with excessive detail. The eagerly awaited second edition offers a new chapter on 'Gender' as well as refreshing new work on 'Conceptual Development', all augmented by updated, significant research on all other topics throughout. The dynamically enhanced media and supplements package adds the perfect compliment to this stimulating and well-received text. Amazon Price $106.20. Used - Like New $95.99 How Children Develop on Amazon

Campus 

UWM is located about 4 miles from downtown Milwaukee, visible in the background of this photo. The intervening trees provide shade to the neighboring homes.

A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (Paperback) 

YA-Takaki traces the economic and political history of Indians, African Americans, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese, Irish, and Jewish people in America, with considerable attention given to instances and consequences of racism. The narrative is laced with short quotations, cameos of personal experiences, and excerpts from folk music and literature. Well-known occurrences, such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the Trail of Tears, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Japanese internment are included. Students may be surprised by some of the revelations, but will recognize a constant thread of rampant racism. The author concludes with a summary of today's changing economic climate and offers Rodney King's challenge to all of us to try to get along. Students will find this overview to be an accessible, cogent jumping-off place for American history and political science assignments. List Price $17.99. Brand New $11.99 A Different Mirror on amazon

Stay Out Of The Dorms  

http://www.jokesaboutcollege.com

On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules.

"The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male students, and the male dormitory to the female students. Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time."

He continued, "Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $60. Being caught a third time will incur a hefty fine of $180. Are there any questions?"

At this point, a male student in the crowd inquired "How much for a season pass?"

Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora (a John Hope Franklin Center Book) (Paperback) 

A lively ethnography of the global and transnational dimensions of gay identity as lived by Filipino immigrants in New York City, Global Divas challenges beliefs about the progressive development of a gay world and the eventual assimilation of all queer folks into gay modernity. Insisting that gay identity is not teleological but fraught with fractures and fissures, Martin Manalansan IV describes how Filipino gay immigrants, like many queers of color, are creating alternative paths to queer modernity and citizenship. In Global Divas, he makes a compelling argument for the significance of diaspora and immigration as sites for investigating the complexities of gender, race, and sexuality. Used - Like New $13.99 Global Divas on Amazon

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annetteghallowell wrote...

I think you daughter got more from her college than mine. When she sold over $400 worth of books she got back less than $50. I am lensrolling this into my http://www.squidoo.com/dormroomdecorating !

ReplyPosted June 10, 2009

Mickie_G wrote...

When my daughter graduated, she brought home all her stuff. I found many textbooks in the boxes and sold them on Amazon.

But, like you, she usually forgot to bring the books home for me to sell online. She was after the quick buck and sold them to the bookstore--if they offered to buy it.

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Great lens. It's an expensive business, going to college.

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sandyspider wrote...

in reply to WindyWinters My problem is my daughter keeps forgetting to bring them home so I can list them. And this time around we were only to buy 2 books online. The other professors didn't list the material until after classes resume. It's a conspiracy.

ReplyPosted February 04, 2009

WindyWinters wrote...

We paid for textbooks for the 1st year, only. Then the kids got jobs, took out student loans, resold their textbooks either to classmates or friends, through campus bookstores, advertising on student boards, newspapers, Amazon.com, exchanged with friends or plain got stuck with them. They were also lucky & were able to buy quite a few used textbooks and saved money that way. I have quite a few so I will relist them on Amazon.com by the end of the week if anyone is interested. It's an on going battle with textbooks. ;)

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