how much are books anyway? (1 Viewer)

[clairegirl]

how much are books on average anyway??

 

[L1onHeart]

well mostly in EFS division textbooks are range from $80-150 per subject (new books)

 

[GoodToGo]

Too much. Arts subjects with no textbooks are good. Just a reader which is like $35 tops. But then again, you'll be doing a shitload of photocopying.

 

[iambored]

so expensive!

you can get 15% discount as a co op member.

 

[clairegirl]

whats a co-op member?? i want to be a co-op member

i didn't realise books cost so much!! i thought it was like 50 bucks max!

 

[jlh]

a member of the co op bookshop.

it costs like $25 to join...

 

[Majesty]

Originally posted by clairegirl
whats a co-op member?? i want to be a co-op member

i didn't realise books cost so much!! i thought it was like 50 bucks max!

You'd be surprised, most of my books have been $80 or more upto $140 thus far. Uni students have it hard, esp if you have to pay for everything.

 

[flyin']

Range from about 10-100. And membership is worth it... unless you plan to go second hand all the way

 

[boyboy]

hello!
anyone knows how much are textbooks for the subjects in B eBusiness??

 

[orangeguy]

co-op member form 2004 onwards only get 10% discount. But students, which obviously we are, get a further 8% discount as well. So all up, 18%.

 

[doe]

http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au/

there are massive queues at the bookstore the first few weeks of uni going back, and sometimes they sell out of text's and you have to wait ages for them to get them in (especially if they are reading bricks not proper text books). i usually get mine the week before. they have lists in the bookstore and on the wall outside the bookstore that faces the library of all the subjects and the required texts.

 

[boyboy]

But as a first year uni student how do you know what text books to choose from if you dont look at the text books list??

 

[jlh]

you don't know what textbooks you need UNLESS you look at the textbook list...

 

[doe]

the lecturers say in the first lecture for each subject, and its in each subjects study guide that is usually handed out in the first lecture. so most people wait for their lectures then line up to get them. they lecturers have tell the bookstore way before the semester starts so they can order them in.

usually there is 1 text that its assumed you have for the subject, and then one or two other "recommended" texts.

 

[iambored]

Originally posted by orangeguy
co-op member form 2004 onwards only get 10% discount. But students, which obviously we are, get a further 8% discount as well. So all up, 18%.

hmm.. yeah it'll be a little less than 18% (if it's 10, and then 8), that's ok though

they originally wanted us to buy our books on enrolment, but they wont even have the book lists out till then!

 

[flyin']

Well, textbooks usually don't change except for edition. For Actuarials in first year, I'm probably going to put up a post to sell my textbooks, sometime in early February.

 

[iambored]

but the reason they havent got our book list out to us yet is that it is being updated

 

[L1onHeart]

25 dollar become a member of co-op for a life time so it worths it or otherwise you can ask your friend to buy it for you.

 

[clairegirl]

yay!! ima go halves with someone in the membership :d

 

[iambored]

so if our kids go to macq, can they use our lifetime membership card?