how to buy books?

purplestuff24
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:30:58 +0000

By all means try NOT go to the campus bookstore. It’s a rip off, but you may need to for certain classes that require packages and online codes (complete with textbooks of no resale value:/). Check ratemyprofessor.com and see what other students say about textbook usage; it can save you a lot of money and study problems.

Like Mizzxvii said, there’s Greg’s bookstore, much cheaper. Also there are C&S bookstores, one across the street from main campus in the plaza with the Quizzno’s-pizza place-frozen yogurt-dollar store. There’s another one in the area too, can’t remember where. There’s also a Book-X-Change (or whatever it’s called) near the McDonalds. All would have used books and the first 2 have rentals.

The cheapest method is finding them online. Half.ebay.com is where I look first. A lot of users in the area will post their used books on Craigslist and facebook has a UCF textbook page (students post what they have and/or what they need).