Screaming Bean |
Saturday, August 09, 2003
I took upon myself earlier this week to get the booklist for this semester, and I was honestly surprised at the variations in books between professors of sections of 1Ls. Depending on which set of profs you get coming in, you may end up spending nearly 200 dollars more than another 1L. Is this fair? I remember last year I ended up spending 75 more than another section, based on our Torts books, and I was mighty miffed. On the other hand, getting the booklist early has allowed me to raid the holdings of half.com and place my orders for the semester. Our school really doesn't do buyback, and as a result, there are no used books for sale unless you catch someone putting up posters or have connections. I was able to pick up the majority of my texts, saving a good chunk of change. At the same time I also put some unused books up for sale, and surprisingly enough have already sold two of them. Not bad at all. Making money sitting on my butt is always a good thing!
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