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where do i buy my text books?
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ive had the list for ages, but i only just remembered today that i have to have about 7 books for the course i am starting in september.
where exactly do i buy these books? is there a specialised site that i can get them off, or just a site like amazon??
OR would you recommend that i wait until i get to the uni and then buy second hand ones from there??
i have no idea what im doing
all help appreciated
and another question (although i know it differs for each uni)
what day would you say that freshers move into their accomodation? (as in halls of residence)
its just that me and my mum are going over a week in advance to check the area out and need to get flights booked etc etc.
do you generally move in the day before freshers week starts or is it earlier/later than that?? ive looked the university website but there is no information on this
where exactly do i buy these books? is there a specialised site that i can get them off, or just a site like amazon??
OR would you recommend that i wait until i get to the uni and then buy second hand ones from there??
i have no idea what im doing
all help appreciated
and another question (although i know it differs for each uni)
what day would you say that freshers move into their accomodation? (as in halls of residence)
its just that me and my mum are going over a week in advance to check the area out and need to get flights booked etc etc.
do you generally move in the day before freshers week starts or is it earlier/later than that?? ive looked the university website but there is no information on this
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On the accomodation front, you could try ringing the accomodation services for your halls? But bear in mind that freshers week is there to allow you to check the place out, so it isn't essential to go over a week in advance.
My advice is to not go mad buying all the books off your reading list until you know for sure which ones youll DEFINITELY need, because theyre not cheap. There were loads on my reading list, but not all of them were strictly necessary.
generally you move into halls the weekend prior to freshers week... but i guess it depends on your specific university. - you should be told dates and times though. :yes:
Most unis have a bookstore on campus, which will have all the important books in stock. Amazon are very good for textbooks, as they are a bit cheaper, and some universities have a special deal with them to get you discounts on spends over a certain amount.
As a general rule, if you are staying in university accomodation then you move in just before Fresher's Week, only a few days before. If you are staying in private accomodation then it depends on when the contract starts, and that changes from house to house.
Otherwise, wait until the start of the course, then you'll know which ones really are the essential ones.
there IS actually a waterstones book shop on campus so i might as well wait and buy them from there!
I wouldn't - they can be so expensive there. I bought one book that cost me £40+ and then I saw it on ebay and I won it for £14 and got my money back from Waterstones! I'd definitely look on ebay and second hand bookshops - you could potentially save a small fortune that way.
Andy
Don't bother, theyre probably in the uni library. I bought a few books, that were supposed to be "compulsory buys", i have barely looked at them.. Total waste of money!
www.bookfinder.com
www.abebooks.com
I've had loads of PhD-related books from sellers registered with both of them, and been very happy with them. Except for one book that took three weeks to get here from a bookseller in Leeds, whereas my previous order, from a place in Michigan, arrived in four days flat!
Other than that amazon are quite cheap.
Waterstones had some offers on last year which managed to get one of my books for free practically....still paid for about ten tho...and then dropped out
oops lol
I suppose if you're doing a technical subject, or something where textbooks are liable to date quickly you might, but I've still got all the books I bought for my degree. Still read them sometimes, too. I hate getting rid of books - IMO you can never have too many.