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LOL. Books are bloody expensive.
« on: February 21, 2010, 09:04:23 pm »
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hey guys. was wondering whats the diff between the prescribed and recomended books on my online booklist. its fucking expensive. if i buy all it hits around the $700 mark which is my works week pay, keeping in mind thats full time. fucks sake. anyways, heres my books too

AFW1000      Prescribed     
   Principles of Accounting & Finance 2ed (Custom Publication)    $80.70
ECW1101    Recommended    
   Microeconomics 4ed + Ebook    $99.67
ETW1102    Prescribed    
   Australian Business Statistics Abridged 4ed    $98.95
ETW1102    Recommended    
   Basic Business Statistics 2ed    $104.35
ETW1102    Recommended    
   Australasian Business Statistics 2ed Rev    $112.45
MGW1010    Prescribed    
   Management 5ed    $120.55
ECW1101    Prescribed Choice of:    
   Principles of Economics 4ed    $121.45
   Principles of Economics + Principles of Micreconomics Study Guide + Principles of Macroeconomics Study Guide 4ed09 VP    $148.45
   Principles of Microeconomics Study Guide 4ed09    $32.95

the last one is the $150 deal. i wont buy all, lolol!

i always thought the school text books were a tad expensive $300-400 a year, possibly because i dont buy books. now its like $700 a semester. need a 1k grant from the government asap!

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oh btw, orientation starts tomorrow, so hmmphs. when do i need it by?
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Re: LOL. Books are bloody expensive.
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 09:10:11 pm »
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i never bought my recommended books... u don't really need them and if you do its better to just borrow them as you won't be using it all the time

as for prescribed... u can or u dont... depends how ur using it... maybe just wait until ur first lecture..
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 09:10:35 pm »
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i got all mine as ebooks from various sources, then print off at officeworks hahah
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 09:11:41 pm »
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Everyone says wait until classes actually start to buy books, so that's what I'm gonna do.

Oh and, second hand ftw

edit: truetears' idea ftw haha.
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 09:17:04 pm »
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LOL. nice, where do i get ebooks man, seriously.. im buying a car soon too ==  .
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2010, 09:21:19 pm »
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Quote from: TrueTears on February 21, 2010, 09:10:35 pm
i got all mine as ebooks from various sources, then print off at officeworks hahah

What's the rough cost of printing out an entire textbook?
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« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2010, 09:21:40 pm »
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i printed off around 2000 pages last time, costed around 130$ in total
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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2010, 11:39:30 pm »
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Wouldn't printing off an entire textbook be like extremely un-practical? Like the pages would get all worn out quickly etc?
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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2010, 11:42:37 pm »
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Quote from: TrueTears on February 21, 2010, 09:21:40 pm
i printed off around 2000 pages last time, costed around 130$ in total
All the books?
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2010, 11:44:51 pm »
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Quote from: TrueTears on February 21, 2010, 09:21:40 pm
i printed off around 2000 pages last time, costed around 130$ in total
Hmmm, a 2000 page book would cost around that much too
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2010, 11:45:41 pm »
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Quote from: kenhung123 on February 21, 2010, 11:42:37 pm
Quote from: TrueTears on February 21, 2010, 09:21:40 pm
i printed off around 2000 pages last time, costed around 130$ in total
All the books?
yah all the books
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2010, 11:46:57 pm »
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Quote from: ReVeL on February 21, 2010, 11:39:30 pm
Wouldn't printing off an entire textbook be like extremely un-practical? Like the pages would get all worn out quickly etc?

Nah, if you get them bound with a front a back cover, they are pretty durable and look quite pro as well.
i was in the melb uni bookstore today, and a lot of the stuff they were selling for uni was just 500+ page printoffs that had been bound...
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2010, 11:47:36 pm »
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There's this pathetic little thermal physics book at the ANU bookshop. It costs around $130 and has about 300 pages (at most). Sitting right next to it is a 1000+ page chem book worth $120.


It's not about quality, it's about supply and demand.
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2010, 11:48:10 pm »
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Quote from: stonecold on February 21, 2010, 11:46:57 pm
Quote from: ReVeL on February 21, 2010, 11:39:30 pm
Wouldn't printing off an entire textbook be like extremely un-practical? Like the pages would get all worn out quickly etc?

Nah, if you get them bound with a front a back cover, they are pretty durable and look quite pro as well.
i was in the melb uni bookstore today, and a lot of the stuff they were selling for uni was just 500+ page printoffs that had been bound...
yup exactly, they last for ages...
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« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2010, 12:21:21 am »
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Quote from: stonecold on February 21, 2010, 11:46:57 pm
Quote from: ReVeL on February 21, 2010, 11:39:30 pm
Wouldn't printing off an entire textbook be like extremely un-practical? Like the pages would get all worn out quickly etc?

Nah, if you get them bound with a front a back cover, they are pretty durable and look quite pro as well.
i was in the melb uni bookstore today, and a lot of the stuff they were selling for uni was just 500+ page printoffs that had been bound...

do you know when they have it nexT?
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