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Title: Textbooks are God damn EXPENSIVE
Post by: 123456k on January 24, 2012, 05:37:03 pm
Anyone know where i can buy secondhand books?

i also checked my booklist and there werent any books allocated for commercial law? O.o

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Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: Inside Out on January 24, 2012, 05:38:41 pm
Ebay is a good place to buy 2nd hand books
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: DisaFear on January 24, 2012, 05:42:05 pm
Check out Monash Marketplace
https://my.monash.edu.au/community/marketplace/
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: nacho on January 24, 2012, 05:42:30 pm
Anyone know where i can buy secondhand books?

i also checked my booklist and there werent any books allocated for commercial law? O.o
where'd you get the booklist from?
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: DisaFear on January 24, 2012, 05:44:51 pm
where'd you get the booklist from?

For me, I logged onto mymonash today, and found my booklist there. It was not there yesterday. My friend in a diff course got his a day or two before me
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: lynt.br on January 24, 2012, 06:24:20 pm
Anyone know where i can buy secondhand books?

i also checked my booklist and there werent any books allocated for commercial law? O.o
If you're at Monash Clayton and doing a law degree (just a guess from the mention of commercial law) then I'd seriously reconsider taking commercial law in your first year. It may not have books listed because they are waiting on a new edition to be published, or there may simply not be a textbook for that subject. It might also be you don't have the pre reqs for that subject yet? Either way, if that is the law elective 'commercial law' - seriously reconsider!!
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: 123456k on January 24, 2012, 07:59:42 pm
bachelor of business core so its compulsory -.-
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: TrueTears on January 24, 2012, 08:03:06 pm
where'd you get the booklist from?

For me, I logged onto mymonash today, and found my booklist there. It was not there yesterday. My friend in a diff course got his a day or two before me
Go into View Booklist on the LHS when you log on to my.monash, sometimes it won't appear until the sem starts.
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: eeps on January 24, 2012, 08:46:55 pm
bachelor of business core so its compulsory -.-

I assume you're talking about BTF1010: Commercial law. I emailed Monash today; they sent me this link.
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: Thu Thu Train on January 24, 2012, 08:53:09 pm
I cannot stress "not buying your books from the monash bookshop unless you have to" enough.

Look on http://www.booko.com.au/ and http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/ hell, even amazon if you want. monash bookshop is over priced and unless its cheaper to buy it from the monash bookshop then look around online.
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: iroflmfao on January 25, 2012, 09:06:52 am
I cannot stress "not buying your books from the monash bookshop unless you have to" enough.

Look on http://www.booko.com.au/ and http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/ hell, even amazon if you want. monash bookshop is over priced and unless its cheaper to buy it from the monash bookshop then look around online.

What about not buying the text book what so ever ?
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: nisha on January 25, 2012, 11:56:45 am
^^^ I heard about this. From siblings who have done it, I suggest not buying ANY TEXTBOOKS before, go to uni for the first week and find out EXACTLY WHAT BOOKS YOU WILL BE USING. Then make ebay/amazon your friend.

Otherwise  its just a damn waste of money
Title: Re: TEXTBOOKS ARE GOD DAMN EXPENSIVE
Post by: 123456k on January 25, 2012, 07:22:14 pm
yeah but the monash marketplace have a few advertisements for secondhand books. They're half price too :D