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Just been sent it, and it's just as well I've got about 3 months off because I'm going to need it to read all of these!
Where's the best place to buy uni books from? By definition of being a student I'm skint, so second hand is fine. I only really know of Amazon, is that the best place?
Where's the best place to buy uni books from? By definition of being a student I'm skint, so second hand is fine. I only really know of Amazon, is that the best place?
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might be worth bearing in mind that you might not need tor ead it all, we got given loads of books on a reading list, but no-one read them and it was never questioned whether or not we had read them
Phone the uni and ask about second-hand book sales. If you buy them all new (even from Amazon) you'll end up spending a fortune and they could be books you hardly ever read.
You should check them out in the library before you go buying them new or second hand. They might not be worth it.
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Or find out if there is a book shop attached to the uni, at my uni we had a bookshop on site and they would buy your books back from you when you had finished with them for about a third of the price which isnt too bad.
I ended up selling all of my books to a girl I knew who was starting the same course a few years after me.
most ppl i no don't do all the background reading but the ppl that got firsts did, so if u want to start as u mean to go on, i'd def read some of the list....
Absolutely. It may be wise to wait until you get there because you can not only purchase cheap second hand books but learn first hand as to what books are priority. I didn't just run out and spend £300 on books but I did buy books that I didn't necessarily need yet they existed on the reading list because of similarities on courses.
HTH.
Steve