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[REQ] COLLEGE Books

  • 25-09-2007 8:42pm
    #1
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey folks,

    I'm looking to get my hands on a few books for college, and was wondering if anyone knows of a website where I can get them for cheapo. They're charging extortionate prices in the UCD bookshop and the students union shop doesn't have the ones I'm after.

    Cheers


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Amazon or Play have some. Though I would discourage anyone from buying college books given that every college has a library.


  • #3
    neacy69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    I used to see loads of notices around my college with people selling or looking for books....maybe put up a notice or check the notices.
    I take you have tried ebay?


  • #4
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,244 ✭✭✭drdre


    DaveMcG wrote:
    Hey folks,

    I'm looking to get my hands on a few books for college, and was wondering if anyone knows of a website where I can get them for cheapo. They're charging extortionate prices in the UCD bookshop and the students union shop doesn't have the ones I'm after.

    Cheers
    What course books are you looking for?


  • #5
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    The library and the photocopier are your friend. I wasted so much money on books last year!


  • #6
    Paul Tergat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,785 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    new website launched by a friend of mine in Business and Law 4th year just this summer:

    www.findabook.ie

    not sure how many books are on it at the moment but AFAIK its free to advertise your book at the moment...prices seem reasonable.


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  • #7
    AdMMM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    My advice to you would be to find those who are a year above you and ask them if they want to sell their books. Most of them have no use for them anymore and will gladly sell them cheaply to you.

    It shouldn't be too difficult to get a class list.


  • #8
    Kenny_D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Kenny_D


    Get yourself a cheap international edition printed in India. You can pick them up on ebay. Paper is a little thinner and there's no color but they are cheap and the content is the exact same as the editions you'll pay lots for over here


  • #9
    spideog7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭spideog7


    http://www.bookshop.ie/

    They'll should have any college books you want, listed in all the universities.


  • #10
    dajaffa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭dajaffa


    In Hodges Figgis when you spend €80 (getting stamps for every €10) you get €10 off your next purchase so if you're buying a few it's good there.


  • #11
    Kid Nothing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Kid Nothing


    second hand from Amazon is what i'm using this year, saving about 70%. One of my books €50 in NUIM bookshop and only £6 on amazon!


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