How much should I expect to spend on books...

<p>I am having a really hard time even finding the books I need on amazon or half.com. Searching by isbn has turned out to be useless and otherwise I haven’t been able to determine if it was exactly the right book. Does the publishing year matter that much? I feel like I am way more confused than I should be. Could someone give me some helpful advice or something with finding the books I need?</p>