If you want the most painless process for getting your books for classes, preorder them and pay the outrageous fee to this bookstore.
If you want to save over 75% on your book costs, wait till the first week of class, find out if you need your book or not (and if it is on reserve in the library), and then order ONLINE. I didn't buy a single book here last fall (18 credits). Although they quoted me $465 for my books, I purchased them online for $238.
Also don't make the mistake of selling your books to these crooks. Sell them on eBay or Half.com and save yourself a ton of money.
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