Well, I've registered for my classes and all only to be hit by the RIDICULOUS cost of textbooks! I took a look at all my required textbooks for the fall semester of 09 and they amounted to $860...for ONE semester (I calculated used ones to be ~ $700, which isn't feasible either) Btw, I only have 14 credit hours O_O
Of course, this is from the TAMU bookstore, so high prices for new and used books are expected. What really ticks me off is the fact that ISBN numbers are not displayed on the page where one is allowed to view all required books. It is soooooo cumbersome to find the correct books on Amazon, or any other textbook vendor online.
It's as if TAMU has purposely left out ISBN #s to lure one away from other vendors (attributed to confusion) and buy straight from their bookstore. My Calc 2 textbook is ~ $250!!!! The information on the website is so convoluted that I can't find that version of the textbook anywhere online.
Any idea how I can get the ISBN #s for all my required books? Maybe we should all contact the TAMU bookstore and petition for them to start displaying ISBN #s for all textbooks on their website.
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