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Big Words
« on: August 21, 2008, 09:14:48 pm »
Big Words is basically a textbook source aggregator.  You give it the ISBN, title, or author of the book and it gives you a list of matches.  When you select a book, it looks for it from a variety of sources and gives you a list of the ones with the best prices.

Unfortunately, I already ordered all of my books (from AbeBooks.com, which usually has the best price anyway), but I figured I'd try to save some of you who still haven't gotten their textbooks yet some trouble.

The orange hurts my eyes, but it's still a pretty neat service.
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Re: Big Words
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 09:31:23 pm »
I just tried it out and found out I could get my physics textbook for $150 less than offcampusbooks! I'm definitely going to be using this site from now on, thanks a lot! :)

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2008, 10:52:07 pm »
I get my books for free this year.haha awesome. :D
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Re: Big Words
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2008, 11:06:22 pm »
textbooktorrents anyone?
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Re: Big Words
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2008, 12:07:08 am »
textbooktorrents anyone?

Trust me, you'll want to have hard copies of the books, even if you do find digital versions of them.

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2008, 02:41:09 am »
Sidoh, you're not the only one who supports it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waE-3W4GEvI

<heavy accent>"BigWords.com is the smartest way to find your textbooks. It's like having the whole internet in one place."</heavy accent>

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2008, 09:47:12 am »
textbooktorrents anyone?

Trust me, you'll want to have hard copies of the books, even if you do find digital versions of them.

I got by with eBooks for most of my classes. :)

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2008, 11:39:31 am »
I had a couple of professors who expected you to show up with your textbook to prove you'd bought it, as they themselves were the author! Naturally, I didn't bother buying most of the books for my classes, since I had friends who had their own copies. There were a few exceptions, but exclusively after the book had proven its worth to me.

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2008, 12:15:47 pm »
I got by with eBooks for most of my classes. :)
I *hate* reading ebooks.
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Re: Big Words
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2008, 12:51:55 pm »
I got by with eBooks for most of my classes. :)
I *hate* reading ebooks.

Yeah, me too.  Seems to be way more inconvenient.  I don't mind them for quick references, but I'd hate to not have a hard copy of the book.

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2008, 01:23:47 pm »
ebook + double-sided printer + thin paper + binder = win

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2008, 01:31:05 pm »
ebook + double-sided printer + thin paper + binder = win

Haha, that works.  I'd like that since it would seem more disposable and I'd feel less concerned about writing in it.  Where do you print them off?  I suppose it'd be way cheaper at your average copy shop than buying the book from just about anywhere, save buying international editions out of India... lol $6.  The shipping is slow as hell, though.

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2008, 02:22:09 pm »
Where do you print them off?  I suppose it'd be way cheaper at your average copy shop...
Any copy shop will print and bind for you. If you take it to a big chain, they might be concerned about the legality or replicating copyrighted works.

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Re: Big Words
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2008, 02:24:13 pm »
Sweet! I ordered my textbooks a little while ago from Amazon. It looks like the prices were similar, barring the international editions. I still probably paid a little more, but it beats buying them at the university.
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Re: Big Words
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2008, 03:25:45 pm »
Sweet! I ordered my textbooks a little while ago from Amazon. It looks like the prices were similar, barring the international editions. I still probably paid a little more, but it beats buying them at the university.

Yeah, for sure.  I've gotta say doing it through the university is noticeably more convenient, but not $500 more convenient.  There, it's simply a matter of logging in and clicking a button.  Running around the internet is a slight hassle.