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Started by Sidoh, August 21, 2008, 09:14:48 PM

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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
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Newby

textbooktorrents anyone?
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I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

Sidoh

Quote from: Newby on August 21, 2008, 11:06:22 PM
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

Quote from: Sidoh on August 22, 2008, 12:07:08 AM
Quote from: Newby on August 21, 2008, 11:06:22 PM
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.

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MyndFyre

Quote from: iago on August 22, 2008, 09:47:12 AM
I got by with eBooks for most of my classes. :)
I *hate* reading ebooks.
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Sidoh

Quote from: MyndFyre on August 22, 2008, 12:15:47 PM
Quote from: iago on August 22, 2008, 09:47:12 AM
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

Quote from: Chavo on August 22, 2008, 01:23:47 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.

Camel

Quote from: Sidoh on August 22, 2008, 01:31:05 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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<Blaze> in the butt
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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.
errr... something like that...

Sidoh

Quote from: dark_drake 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.

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.