Text Books (2 Viewers)

[Survivor39]

hi everyone.

I got a question concering text books

I already know which text book to buy for Session 1 Bio1201, and i was wondering, what's the difference if I got it now, compared to if i get it after the first lecture?

Is it cheaper once I get my student ID or something??

Do I get discount?

 

[piccaninny]

wait till your lecture

 

[sunny]

You might not actually need it, so wait.

 

[Survivor39]

But do you get discount with your student ID card??

 

[sunny]

You can expect UNSW's co-op bookshop to be already cheaper than RRPs. There are no discounts for showing your student ID.

 

[Survivor39]

So there is no difference in prize if you are from UNSW or a stranger buying from the UNSW bookshop??

 

[ezzy85]

when do we find out which ones we need?

 

[mp3mojo]

in the 1st few lectures

but sumtimes even if they say it's a prescribed text, u mite still be able to do fine without it

esp the computing courses - COMP1011/COMP1711, COMP1021/COMP1721

 

[sunny]

http://www.bookshop.unsw.edu.au/textlist.html

 

[Weisy]

Always wait before you get textbooks. You definitely won't need them for at least the first week. If you are looking for a cheap deal, you'd be amazed at how many people want to sell textbooks second-hand. Pay a visit to uni if you can and have a look at some of the second-hand book noticeboards. There's also a Second-hand bookshop in lower campus. If your bio text is a really popular one like Campbell, then there'll be secondhand copies of the latest edition floating around everywhere.