Comments on: Back to School: Save on Textbooks http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/ Helping you invest and prosper Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:27:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LivingAsMe http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-942177 LivingAsMe Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:06:50 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-942177 I am a student at the University of Ottawa; when it comes to finding textbooks for University, I have had the most success using www.locazu.com - it is free to use and connects you with everything you need to survive university. You make a 'Wishlist' of the books you need, and then you receive notification when someone in your area posts them for sale - it's fast and easy to use! I had previously tried using Craigslist, Kijiji, Facebook forums, Agora, and other forums, but I found them to be very disorganized - If I found a book that I needed was posted by someone, by the time they would respond to me, it would be gone. With LocAZu, the wishlist feature is very helpful because it eliminates the need to repost your books or skim through ads - saving me the hassle and the time. So if you're looking to buy books or sell used books, I strongly recommend trying www.locazu.com - I saved a lot of money! I am a student at the University of Ottawa; when it comes to finding textbooks for University, I have had the most success using http://www.locazu.com – it is free to use and connects you with everything you need to survive university.

You make a ‘Wishlist’ of the books you need, and then you receive notification when someone in your area posts them for sale – it’s fast and easy to use!

I had previously tried using Craigslist, Kijiji, Facebook forums, Agora, and other forums, but I found them to be very disorganized – If I found a book that I needed was posted by someone, by the time they would respond to me, it would be gone.

With LocAZu, the wishlist feature is very helpful because it eliminates the need to repost your books or skim through ads – saving me the hassle and the time.

So if you’re looking to buy books or sell used books, I strongly recommend trying http://www.locazu.com -
I saved a lot of money!

]]> By: Katy http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-666274 Katy Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:22:39 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-666274 Students in Canada now have access to a huge selection of cheap, used textbooks, and rentals. BookMob.ca is the first service in the country to offer students choice, incredible selection, and the best prices when buying their textbooks. Students in Canada now have access to a huge selection of
cheap, used textbooks, and rentals. BookMob.ca is the first
service in the country to offer students choice, incredible
selection, and the best prices when buying their textbooks.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-261368 Patrick Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:59:59 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-261368 I love using Chegg to rent texts every semester because I save money and they ship fast. When you order, use code CC123047 for a discount every time or $5 more back when selling Chegg your used texts. Just put the code in and hit the "apply" button. The code does not expire so it can be used with every order. Feel free to share this with other starving students. I love using Chegg to rent texts every semester because I save money and they ship fast. When you order, use code CC123047 for a discount every time or $5 more back when selling Chegg your used texts. Just put the code in and hit the “apply” button.

The code does not expire so it can be used with every order. Feel free to share this with other starving students.

]]> By: Amit Sehgal http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-201174 Amit Sehgal Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:10:31 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-201174 Check out www.bookase.com, Books Price Comparison website searches all the major online bookstores worldwide to help you find the lowest price for the book. It also offer discounts coupons for various online bookstores to help you further reducing your costs Check out http://www.bookase.com, Books Price Comparison website searches all the major online bookstores worldwide to help you find the lowest price for the book. It also offer discounts coupons for various online bookstores to help you further reducing your costs

]]> By: Frances http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-199392 Frances Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:01:40 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-199392 You can also check out www.DealOz.com , DealOz compares 200 bookstore prices and free discount coupons too. Their coupons are valid and have saved over $500 on my textbooks. You can also check out http://www.DealOz.com , DealOz compares 200 bookstore prices and free discount coupons too. Their coupons are valid and have saved over $500 on my textbooks.

]]> By: Farhat Imtiaz http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-198159 Farhat Imtiaz Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:16:45 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-198159 p.s. here are some great links: York Book Classifieds: http://www.sellmytextbooks.org/members/19/index.cfm?index=UBCSEARCH microsoft office 07 (64$): http://www.theultimatesteal.ca/york facebook marketplace: http://apps.facebook.com/marketplace/?cm_mmc=Bookmark-_-bookmark-_-bookmark-_-home easy lunch recipes (the sandwiches are especially good): http://recipes.kaboose.com/lunch-recipes.html Goodnight :) p.s. here are some great links:

York Book Classifieds:
http://www.sellmytextbooks.org/members/19/index.cfm?index=UBCSEARCH

microsoft office 07 (64$):
http://www.theultimatesteal.ca/york

facebook marketplace:
http://apps.facebook.com/marketplace/?cm_mmc=Bookmark-_-bookmark-_-bookmark-_-home

easy lunch recipes (the sandwiches are especially good):
http://recipes.kaboose.com/lunch-recipes.html

Goodnight :)

]]> By: Farhat Imtiaz http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-198156 Farhat Imtiaz Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:11:12 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-198156 Hey guys, Caroline, i totally agree with you. Im currently a York student going into my 3rd year and learned my lesson when it comes to textbooks after my first year. I use the York book classifieds now (on the york Bookstore Website) or go to the Discount book store across the street. A great way to save money is to trade your books with other people - I had a few friends who were taking the same course i took in their second semester and I was taking the course they took in first semester in my second semester - we simply traded our books and saved approx. $400! I would suggest that everyone visit Facebook's MARKETPLACE for awesome deals. Also, I just recently found out through a friend that the Microsoft Office 2007 Software is being sold to Uni students for an incredibly cheap price. Im not sure if its available on all campuses but I know york has it: www.theultimatesteal.ca/york Its pretty much the entire office software (no expiry) for $64 bucks. I was pretty shocked but apparently its true because a lot of my friends have already gotten it so I think i'll be getting it too since trying to download it for free off the net has been very annoying for me. Another student money grabber are on campus restaurants - guys FYI, PACK A LUNCH...it does not take that long and its probably a lot healthier then any other on campus food. I spend about 20 bucks a day on food and I dont work during the year...can you say robbed? anyways wish you all goodluck this september :) Take care and great article - I love how it got a lot of students talking! Hey guys,

Caroline, i totally agree with you. Im currently a York student going into my 3rd year and learned my lesson when it comes to textbooks after my first year.

I use the York book classifieds now (on the york Bookstore Website) or go to the Discount book store across the street.

A great way to save money is to trade your books with other people – I had a few friends who were taking the same course i took in their second semester and I was taking the course they took in first semester in my second semester – we simply traded our books and saved approx. $400!

I would suggest that everyone visit Facebook’s MARKETPLACE for awesome deals. Also, I just recently found out through a friend that the Microsoft Office 2007 Software is being sold to Uni students for an incredibly cheap price. Im not sure if its available on all campuses but I know york has it: http://www.theultimatesteal.ca/york

Its pretty much the entire office software (no expiry) for $64 bucks. I was pretty shocked but apparently its true because a lot of my friends have already gotten it so I think i’ll be getting it too since trying to download it for free off the net has been very annoying for me.

Another student money grabber are on campus restaurants – guys FYI, PACK A LUNCH…it does not take that long and its probably a lot healthier then any other on campus food. I spend about 20 bucks a day on food and I dont work during the year…can you say robbed?

anyways wish you all goodluck this september :) Take care and great article – I love how it got a lot of students talking!

]]> By: Squawkfox » Welcome CFRB Listeners Looking To Save Money! http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-193111 Squawkfox » Welcome CFRB Listeners Looking To Save Money! Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-193111 [...] Buy discount and secondhand textbooks. The internet is a beautiful place for students looking to cut costs on buying textbooks. The Canadian Capitalist did a post showing students how to Save On Textbooks. [...] [...] Buy discount and secondhand textbooks. The internet is a beautiful place for students looking to cut costs on buying textbooks. The Canadian Capitalist did a post showing students how to Save On Textbooks. [...]

]]> By: Caroline http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-159036 Caroline Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:02:37 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-159036 I'm a 20 year old student. I've found the best way to save on textbooks is to not buy them if possible. The first few years you usually do have to buy the book because the classes are large and the prof generally lectures directly from a book and the midterms/finals are from the book. Now that I'm in 4th year and have smaller classes I find the profs have more customized classes and they even say you don't really have to buy the book. If you do need to study from the book, the prof usually makes 1-2 copies available on reserve in the library where you can go take it out and make notes in the library. If you need to buy the book there are usually on campus websites where students post books for at least a third or half the price. There are so many options available that I don't ever buy brand new books anymore. I re-sell most of mine and keep the ones that I find will stay useful to me. A lot of students go drop $600 for a semesters worth of new books at the bookstore because they are on OSAP and just received their large cheque. But in a few years when they have huge debt I'll bet many wish they tried to be more thrifty. I spent under $100 this semester. I’m a 20 year old student. I’ve found the best way to save on textbooks is to not buy them if possible. The first few years you usually do have to buy the book because the classes are large and the prof generally lectures directly from a book and the midterms/finals are from the book. Now that I’m in 4th year and have smaller classes I find the profs have more customized classes and they even say you don’t really have to buy the book.

If you do need to study from the book, the prof usually makes 1-2 copies available on reserve in the library where you can go take it out and make notes in the library.

If you need to buy the book there are usually on campus websites where students post books for at least a third or half the price.

There are so many options available that I don’t ever buy brand new books anymore. I re-sell most of mine and keep the ones that I find will stay useful to me.

A lot of students go drop $600 for a semesters worth of new books at the bookstore because they are on OSAP and just received their large cheque. But in a few years when they have huge debt I’ll bet many wish they tried to be more thrifty.

I spent under $100 this semester.

]]> By: Bad Advice… for Free! http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/back-to-school-save-on-textbooks/#comment-149156 Bad Advice… for Free! Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:34:52 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=1126#comment-149156 [...] Canadian Capitalist: Back to School: Save on Textbooks [...] [...] Canadian Capitalist: Back to School: Save on Textbooks [...]

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