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uath13 @uath13 (8192) • United States 2 Sep 11

My wife went to pick up her textbook yesterday. It cost $180 & was nothing more than a stack of paper & a code to the web program. She'll have to get her own binder to put it in. I'm no accountant , that's the course she's taking...

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What is the most expensive book you've had to buy for school?

lilblondiemjd @lilblondiemjd (856) • United States 25 Oct 10

So, we all know that the price of some text books (or most text books) are through the roof! They can range anywhere from 100-300 dollars. Sometimes you even need to buy multiple books. What is the most expensive book you have...

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how to get information from Refrence Books?

devinambi @devinambi (74) • India 18 Oct 10

hi everybody. One of my friend is studying for Mass Communication ans Journalism, Distant Education. He need to refer more books. Kindly tell me, How to refer books through internet? I searched in google. the results were not...

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Literature Text Books

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32189) • United States 10 Sep 10

My husband and I have gone to a thrift store and found text books, or reader's digest books. I've considered getting one or two of them but am too lazy to read through and see if any of the stories would catch my attention. I...

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olisaur @olisaur (1922) • United States 11 Dec 09

College text books are soooo expensive! I took four courses this semester (it was my first year in college- at a community college), which meant buying four text books. All together it was $400! Now its the end of the semester,...

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Text books or Digital Books...Which one do you prefer??

dsharat @dsharat (456) • India 19 Jun 09

Well Arnold Schwarzenegger prefers Digital books rather than normal text books.As text books are too costly and are burden to students to carry etc.,Students and even kids are going for E-books than those text books.By doing this...

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How cool is that? Gone are the days when we carry heavy textbooks!

kryzell @kryzell (921) • Philippines 10 Jun 09

While surfing in Yahoo, I came across this article about Gov. Schwarzenegger, trying to implement... phasing out text books, and instead, using digital learning aids. Ain't that cool? I still remember back in my ealry school...

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Why do Schools Change the Prescribed Text Books Every Year?

mercuryman3a @mercuryman3a (2477) • India 13 Feb 09

I find that most schools change the prescribed text books every year. This not only puts a strain on the students who try to get second hand books, but also on teachers,who have to get used to the new books every year. is this a...

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Do you like your School/College Text books??

abdulhaseeb86 @abdulhaseeb86 (145) • Pakistan 16 Sep 08

There has been a lot of discussion about all these wonderful books by all the different wonderful authors but do you like your school/college text books??? I for one am not a great fan of my text books, I sometimes use them as...

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keelymcilwain @keelymcilwain (797) • Canada 5 Apr 08

I never used to read as a child. For school when I have book reports to do I would just rent a goose bump movies and write a report the day before they were due. But once I got to college they handed me 3 text books. Within 3...

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Do you keep them?

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 11 Mar 08

I have many text books from when I was in college. Did you keep your text books? I did keep a few that my daughter was surprised to see me putting on my new book shelf. I have my French Textbook and I just put it on the new shelf....

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Buying College Textbooks

highflyingxangel @highflyingxangel (9225) • United States 14 Jan 08

So, this is my third year buying textbooks. The first year, I knew the books would be expensive, but I had no idea just how expensive those books would be. After the first semester, I got a better feel for the price of books and...

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Back to school

ralphhh @ralphhh (18) • United States 24 Aug 07

So I have to start buying my text books but I really want a good deal. I'm low on cash as always. I only know of Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble, those the the sites I know well. I want to find a better deal. Does anyone have...

Do you buy new text book or second hand text book for you kid(s) ?

victorwzj @victorwzj (539) 7 Feb 07

Every years during my primary school and secondary school years I purchase second hand text books from the senior that one year older than me. When i finish using the book I will sell it to my junior. I do the same thing every...

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Why do textbooks cost so much more than regular books?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 6 Feb 07

My oldest daughter started some college classes and we had to buy books. I remember it being the same way when I was in college, the textbooks were a huge hunk of your expenses. What I can't figure out is WHY they are so costly....

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are computers replacing text books

cd_saurav @cd_saurav (34) • India 3 Jan 07

with online education and e books available, are computer and internaet replacing the traditional method of learning through books and classroom studies.. whats ur view??????

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