I spend too much money buying books monthly, how to buy books with large discounts? any website recommended?
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Buy them used, when possible.  Some online booksellers will provide descriptions of condition.\n\nhttp://www.powells.com \n(used, huge inventory)\n\nhttp://www.ebay.com \n(I've found great deals here, even on scholarly books)\n\nhttp://abebooks.com \n(for used and rare. not always the best prices, but you can use this site to determine the average price for almost any used book)
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Campusbooks.com will compare textbook prices at all different websites (ebay, half.com, barnes & noble) so you can make sure you are getting a good price without going to each individual website.  Cut coupons from the paper, shop at thrift stores, go to the library for books & movie entertainment (no cost!) instead of video rental stores, etc.
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It depends for what you are looking.  If it's precice and exact information you are looking for, this questiona and answer deal on yahoo is very handy.  \n\nIf it is general information, wikipedia.com is outstanding.  It consists only of articles written by people, but the information is very accurate because it has a reference and screening process on it.  If wrong information is listed, it's withdrawn almost immediately.\n\nIf it's stuff you want to buy, amazon.com is great!  You can find refurbished anything on there with the same warranty for sometimes a quarter the price, and that's no joke.  You will find used or new books cheaper there than anywhere.  The other day I bought a brand new book from author David Dieda, and it only cost me $0.01 plus $3.50 shipping(the shipping on books is always the same unless you by straight from amazon, in which they may give you supersaver free shipping after so many purchases).  Ebay is ok, but, I've had problems before.  I'd always try both of these sites, and see what's the best price, but if they're roughly the same, go to amazon.  I've had over a hundred purchases from amazon, and never once had any problem.  It's great for electronics/books/anything you could possibly want.  \n\nIf you're looking to download software or anything, downloads.com has pretty much everything.  Check that out.\n\nIf you're looking for links, yahoo and google are great.
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Try the library...sometimes they have sales on books for cheap.
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check out Textbook411.com   they can search 20+ bookstores (manny selling importeed cheap texts) to find your book, you will save a lot of money for sure\n\nhttp://www.textbook411.com
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www.books24x7.com\n\nThey take annual subscriptions like other libraries.
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You could try contacting randomhouse to see if they will let you buy in bulk http://www.randomhouse.com/about/contact.html\n\notherwise www.amazon.com has lots of used copies.
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Since you are well aware of that, it's a good start. Determine in which area do you overspend.....is it books, CDs, DVDs, cosmetics, clothes, shoes, games, etc etc? Then stop buying them. Do the math and see how much you could have saved if you stop buying them.
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www.bestbookdeal.com is the best place to look because it compiles searches from all the major textbook sellers, lists the price and the condition.  I use it every semester.\n\nIt in itself is not a book seller but it leads you to seller's websites such as Amazon (and Amazon Marketplace), Half.com, TextbookX, and more.
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I've gotten some great deals on Amazon.  They're more than books and CDs now.  I got shoes!  At like 10 bucks less than I've seen anywhere else.  Also lots of great deals on CDs. I like it better than ebay for regular purchases.  Sometimes with Ebay you really never now.
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Your BEST bet is to go to a local book store or a large chain store(Gander Mtn.Cabelas etc,)and see what they have ,some times they have a very good selection
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http://www.bigwords.com\n\nIt's excellent!!!!  I have save so much money with them.  They link you to sites with the book you are looking for.
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Book cost depends on new verus used and what classes you take.  You can also find cheaper textbooks online, so make sure you look around.  Used books are always great, so don't shy away from them.
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When I need a good book on a subject, I always go to Amazon.com.\n\nI don't work for the company, but it's a great website.  First you type key words into the search function near the top of the page and you will get a collection of books that have words in the title or maybe description that match your words.  Often if you type in a specific title, it will bring up the title and other books by the same author at the same time.\n\nThen by going to different books that look like they might be good, most will have reviews by customers who have already bought the book.  They each can rate the book from 1 to 5 plus give a complete explanation as to why they rated the book what they did.  This way you find out why a book is good but very often why it sucks or why it just isn't what the title makes it sound like it is but isn't.  I try to stick to books that don't go below 4 1/2 stars but sometimes make exceptions.  I read the high ratings to find out what people liked about the book but look first at the bad ones to find out what people DIDN'T like about it.\n\nOn top of that, they usually have a list on that initial page of other related books that are of the same subject that you can click on and check out.  Then you can see which is best for what you're looking for.\n\nFinally, the prices are discounted and if you buy $25 in books (usually it only takes 2 books to hit $25) the shipping is free.  I avoid the used books if at all possible because it avoids hassles with sometimes inconsiderate people.  It's always easier to deal with a big company than an individual on the other side of the U.S. who you've never met.  The shipping by an individual is never near as fast as from the big companies also because the big company labels have the scanning stuff on their labels and the books get to your house in half the time as a result or even faster. Plusthe individuals almost always use padded envelopes to ship books and Amazon.com and Buy.com always use boxes. I ordered three books last week from Amazon.com.  I chose the cheapest shipping (free), they shipped it on Friday by media mail and the books were in my mailbox on Monday afternoon.  And that was from Kansas to Texas.  Seems that when they come from California, there's no or almost no difference in delivery time.  Sometimes they take about six days but if you're really in a hurry, you can pay for expedited shipping or get the book at your local bookstore at full price plus sales tax. (Never my choice).\n\nAnd if you're really cheap (like me), after you use Amazon.com to find the perfect or almost perfect book, you can switch over to Buy.com where they more often than not beat Amazon.com's prices by a little bit and have the same free shipping parameters. (But doesn't have all the reviews and helpful book-finding help that Amazon.com does.  Amazon.com is more well stocked than Buy.com is also.\n\nHere's two possibilities:\n\n"eBay for Dummies" by Marsha Collier\n\n"How to Buy, Sell, and Profit on eBay: Kick-Start Your Home-Based Business in Just Thirty Days" by Adam Ginsberg
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just buy the book it like 4- 5 bucks\nby the way that's a really good book \nit has some really nice stories
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Used book stores, or www.Amazon.com
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http://www.alibris.com\n\nget used books as low as $2.95