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Pholus

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4. This is not an endorsement, but I notice that chegg.com sells or "rents" textbooks

Wed Jul 31, 2013, 05:23 AM

Jul 2013

for various courses. They claim a large savings over new ones.

I have not purchased from them, nor do I necessarily even like them:

Their online solution manuals make most textbook problems you assign a waste of time. I used to make homework 40% of the final grade to keep the stress down, now it's more like 10% because I was sick of grading scads of identical copies of homework sets right down to the typos.

But for someone who has a problem getting books this might be an option to consider.

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Can you recommend a program for free or low-cost college textbooks? [View all] OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 OP

I don't know anything in particular, but if the person is at the UW, there used to be regular HiPointDem Jul 2013 #1

A few things I learned as a penniless student leveymg Jul 2013 #2

Fellow early birds (or night owls?) above, THANK YOU!!! N/T OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #3

This is not an endorsement, but I notice that chegg.com sells or "rents" textbooks Pholus Jul 2013 #4

Just a thought Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #5

Have you put on the bulletin board looking for books in your particular class? Ask southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #6

My son buys his books on Amazon. He buys used books and you can sometimes find them very cheap. Mass Jul 2013 #7

in grad school a few years ago.... gblady Jul 2013 #8

Thank you all so very, very much. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #9