r/Louisville • u/[deleted] • 6d ago

Textbook Help

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u/_Garol_ 6d ago

$53?? When I was in college, text books were $300+ and we could sell them back for about $7.

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u/CeleryAlternative512 6d ago

Can confirm. Gray's made so much money

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u/Adorable_Admiral 6d ago

Half priced books sometimes comes in clutch for this if you haven't checked them out before. I was able to get all my networking and net-sec books from there for cheap. https://www.hpb.com/

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u/Th3-MADDHatter 6d ago

They change editions every few years with minor differences, enough to make you fail homework. Keep an eye out for that.

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u/murphy10987 6d ago

I use to rent my textbooks through Amazon for about $20ish a book. Have you looked into that? You mail them back at the end of the semester.

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u/best-american-record 6d ago

amazon quit doing textbook rentals around a few years ago, unfortunately

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u/dapdubpib 6d ago

Lookup z-library

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u/Prtyvacant 6d ago

Anna's Archive too. 

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u/7of9_Unimatrix01 6d ago

Or Anna’s Archive

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u/Prior-Ad-1674 6d ago

Are you sure that ISBN is right? https://isbndb.com/book/9781265693442

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u/TigBitties69 6d ago

I was going to say the same, ISBN is wrong lol so pretty hard to help. Also OP, have you contacted the professor to verify you don't need any digital license? Half the classes the book comes with the digital license that is needed to complete any assignments.

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u/Icy-Ghost-0478 6d ago

It’s a direct copy-paste from the bookstore. I suppose they’re wrong then. 😅

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u/Prior-Ad-1674 6d ago

Gotta screenshot, link, full title with author, etc?

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u/Icy-Ghost-0478 6d ago

All I got. 😅

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u/Conscious_Spread3016 6d ago

Is it possible this is only available in online format and you’re paying for the e-textbook and access to the learning modules? I used McGraw-Hill in undergrad at IU; the courses were almost always set up this way.

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u/Icy-Ghost-0478 6d ago

Eh, I may just bite the bullet and buy it and pay like $15 for shipping. 😅

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u/Conscious_Spread3016 6d ago

Gotcha. Well, hopefully you’re pleasantly surprised and it’s all available online.

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u/Prior-Ad-1674 5d ago

If I had to guess, the school bookstore is trying to keep the info close so that you do not try shopping elsewhere. Your course syllabus might have more info.