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Hi,
Anybody know of a good web site that sells used books for really cheap? I like reading and I like owning my books, ie not having to return or renew them every three weeks. I'm figuring that there has got to be a site where I can buy used books for really cheap.
Thank you!
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Check out bookfinder.com or dealoz.com.
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Sometimes you can find really good deals on ebay, craigslist, or amazon.
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I just purchased the following new books on Amazon:
Barron's Human Resourse - $1.50
Barron's Finance - $5.00
Barron's Financial Management - $1.51
Not bad for $8.01! :coolgleam:
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Also visiting used bookstores occasionally pays dividends. The savings on shipping is the primary advantage to that approach. The disadvantage is that they generally won't have what you're looking for.
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crrrraaaiiiigslisssst [: Amazon can be decent, too.
And ITA with Ruddigore, used bookstores rock. I just recently discovered a giant used bookstore about 30 min. away from me, and I would be happy to LIVE there. The books are usually from $2-$4 & some of them are really cute vintage-y ones too [:
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06-03-2010, 12:10 PM
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I like this website for comparing book costs. Sometimes hardcover are less expensive than paperback.
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You could also trade books at:
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They do not have a lot of books for school, but both sites are growing.
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Check with your library. Ours has a section where books are for sale, and frequently I find textbooks there. I picked up a college-level business math book for $1 this week and then came home and saw that the same edition sells new for over $100 and used for over $40.
And it's not just textbooks, they sell fiction/non-fiction paperbacks for 50 cents and hardbacks for $1, if that's what you're looking for.
Which..... of course doesn't answer your question about *websites* but I wanted to mention it. It seems to be getting less and less common/easy to do so, but I, too, have found some great deals on eBay. My son's Western Civ 1 & 2 textbooks came new, wrapped in plastic, and with accompanying CDs & website login codes and we got them both, with shipping, for under $10. (They were being sold off cheaply because they were previous editions that had never sold.)
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Thanks for all the responses! I will definitely be taking a look at the recommended sites, as well as try looking at local stores & libraries.
Thank you!
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