Where to buy books?!

Lush · #1 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

So I finally have the complete list of books i'm going to be needing for first term at Cap and now i'm on the search for a lot of these books.

I don't mind buying some of my books brand new but some of them are costing $100+ so I think it would be rad if I could find them secondhand.
I've already checked out:

www.bcbookworm.com
www.u-swap.com

But I didn't have any luck, I found a few of them on Ebay and my dad ordered them for me but I'm still hoping I could find find a few of the others.
So if any of you guys know of any secondhand bookstores or websites I could check out that would be awesome.

bungoshlung · #2 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

you school should have it's own buy and sell.. you should check out their website to see if one's listed

krisamata · #3 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

go to chapters online

as well as a lot of independent book stores (sophia books)

LLaaUUrrYYn · #4 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

Alot of student will put up flyers containing information of books from past semesters that they want to sell!!! So look around at school!

robyn · #5 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

They sell used books in the bookstore at cap and at the student union, too. It just takes longer for most of them to show up.

Lush · #6 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

^ yeah i'm going to be going to the Cap bookstore on Monday, they're closed this weekend but a friend of mine said there were hardly any used books left when she went.

Btw thanks everyone I really appreciate the help

robyn · #7 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

Also, you can sell your new books back to the school for 60% of the original costs if they're using them again next term, so it's not always that bad.

ps - Cap is the best school ever.

**sNyx** · #8 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

www.amazon.com has a great second hand book selection, find your book then find someone selling it for cheaper.. all on the same page!

sidekick · #9 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

there is actually this little bookstore on 10th Avenue, right by the safeway.

i think it's Sasamat and 10th avenue...called Camelot Books.

they have a lot of the books that i needed last year. depends what you're taking though, it's mostly for artsy classes like sociology, psychology, film and stuff.

Lush · #10 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

^ I'll make a trip up there this weekend. All of my classes are theatre related so most of my books are a collection of plays/comedies that sort of thing.

sidekick · #11 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

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Originally Posted by LadyShades

^ I'll make a trip up there this weekend. All of my classes are theatre related so most of my books are a collection of plays/comedies that sort of thing.

i'm pretty sure they'll have a lot of that stuff....you should also check out this other used bookstore on West Broadway and Larch...it's right next to Benny's Bagels, but i forget what it's called.

Aki · #12 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

cap college student union book sale!!!
btw what classes are u taking... i'm at cap myself

.anya · #13 (**permalink**) Aug 28, 04

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Originally Posted by LadyShades

^ I'll make a trip up there this weekend. All of my classes are theatre related so most of my books are a collection of plays/comedies that sort of thing.

I was actually talking to Phoebe about it and she mentioned that book store to me as well (the one across safeway). i'm gonna try and go on Tuesday; are you working?
p.s. thanks for the shift change <3 have fun at jasmin's

Sidekick, i know which store you're talking about, right by benny's... there's also places like Tanglewood, i just thought that they don't really have textbooks. definitely worth checking out though, i need to save as much money as i can!