Last year I spent something like $340 on five books, I think. And then one of them was stolen. Never replaced.
This year I'm at $272 for 12. But I'm going to get about $45 back when I return the 3 Medieval books.
I suppose I'm just echoing the sentiment that $376 is a great price for 27 books. I'm just glad I'm not an English major so I never have to buy 27 books at once.
I suppose I'm just echoing the sentiment that $376 is a great price for 27 books.
Still highway robbery, though. These are crappy paperbacks with broken bindings and wrinkled pages. They would be worth about 50 cents in a used bookstore.
I'm just glad I'm not an English major so I never have to buy 27 books at once.
Actually, only half of these are for my two English classes. The others are for my hsitory and Bio in Sci-Fi classes. Scary, huh?
Still highway robbery, though. These are crappy paperbacks with broken bindings and wrinkled pages. They would be worth about 50 cents in a used bookstore.
Quick math. It comes to an average of almost $14 per book. For books in condition that bad, it really is ridiculous. Although if you tried to sell the books back you'd probably get a quarter for each book.
Actually, only half of these are for my two English classes. The others are for my hsitory and Bio in Sci-Fi classes. Scary, huh?
It comes to an average of almost $14 per book. For books in condition that bad, it really is ridiculous.
Yes, it is. And I got some of the nicer ones when I could--the ones without writing all over them.
Although if you tried to sell the books back you'd probably get a quarter for each book.
I think that happened last year. I spent $14 on a book and got 25 cents back, or maybe up to a dollar. I don't really remember. I do remember spending $50 on an anthology of poetry and getting, like, $13 back for it. Uuuuugh.
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Date: 2003-08-27 08:45 pm (UTC)This year I'm at $272 for 12. But I'm going to get about $45 back when I return the 3 Medieval books.
I suppose I'm just echoing the sentiment that $376 is a great price for 27 books. I'm just glad I'm not an English major so I never have to buy 27 books at once.
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Date: 2003-08-29 05:22 am (UTC)Still highway robbery, though. These are crappy paperbacks with broken bindings and wrinkled pages. They would be worth about 50 cents in a used bookstore.
I'm just glad I'm not an English major so I never have to buy 27 books at once.
Actually, only half of these are for my two English classes. The others are for my hsitory and Bio in Sci-Fi classes. Scary, huh?
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Date: 2003-08-29 06:22 am (UTC)Quick math. It comes to an average of almost $14 per book. For books in condition that bad, it really is ridiculous. Although if you tried to sell the books back you'd probably get a quarter for each book.
Actually, only half of these are for my two English classes. The others are for my hsitory and Bio in Sci-Fi classes. Scary, huh?
It really is.
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Date: 2003-08-29 03:35 pm (UTC)Yes, it is. And I got some of the nicer ones when I could--the ones without writing all over them.
Although if you tried to sell the books back you'd probably get a quarter for each book.
I think that happened last year. I spent $14 on a book and got 25 cents back, or maybe up to a dollar. I don't really remember. I do remember spending $50 on an anthology of poetry and getting, like, $13 back for it. Uuuuugh.