Big Words

[Sidoh]

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.

[Falcon]

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! :)

[deadly7]

I get my books for free this year.haha awesome. :D

[Newby]

textbooktorrents anyone?

[Sidoh]

textbooktorrents anyone?

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

[Ender]

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>

[iago]

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. :)

[Camel]

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.

[MyndFyre]

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

I *hate* reading ebooks.

[Sidoh]

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.

[Chavo]

ebook + double-sided printer + thin paper + binder = win

[Sidoh]

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.

[Camel]

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.

[dark_drake]

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.

[Sidoh]

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.