How much is everyone paying for books this upcoming semester?

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For two classes, my nursing fundamentals class and my A&P II class, it's going to cost me about $520! 7 books total for two classes!!!

The bookstore on my campus is the only bookstore around that would even sell academic books, so I think a lot of people are going to have to go online, including me.

Well that $1300 is for the whole year. None of it is coming out of my pocket, all financial aid. I don't have to pay it back until graduation. And thats the cost of all books new, I'm hoping to get used and knock the price down to around 950.

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I had the unfortunate experience of buying all my books today. The computer program they use to charge the books to our financial aide was down, so it took the better part of my day waiting around for it to work, finally leaving, driving all the way back home and then back out when it was working again!! But that's a whole other story....

I spent $560 on my books, plus another $50 on a really nice Jansport rolling backpack, and about $20 on random supplies. I did find a really good deal: our bookstore had clearanced some of last years Jansport backpacks, and I found 2 that were originally $50 for $11 each!! I was so excited since my husband wanted a backpack to take on his motorcycle anyway.

I couldn't believe how much books cost. I wish I had the option of just buying online. But then again, I know someone who did that and ended up with the completely wrong book (it was mis-advertised) and never did get her money back. One bad experience has scared me!! Anyone had good luck doing that?

~T

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you can do a search for cheap college textbooks, enter the ISBN and most of the sites will give you multiple listings for the cheapest prices at all of the popular online bookstores.

Hope you all save some money!!

You know what I hate, when you buy them and then they change editions the next semester and you can't resale it. So far the only book I have been able to keep and use as a reference guide is my Guyton textbook of medical physiology.

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I got all my books online. I bid on ebay and also check out www.bigwords.com, it is a search engine that finds the cheapest online price. I had to gave about 14 books and according to the bookstore the price was- $900.25. Which I didn't have, not even close. So, I am checking out 2 study guides from the library for free, an allnurses member sent me 4, I got another one from a friend, I got 4 off ebay, and 3 online through bigwords.. and my total was $268.74. I am saving over $600. Granted I have had some kind donations from very generous people.. but did a lot of leg work for the rest to get them affordably. Boy was it worth it!

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close to $450 if i buy all new; if i buy all used, then approx $320. i thought that was bad but after seeing how much other users have to spend...i don't have it that bad. ($1300?! that's crazy!!! O_O)

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About $650. Some of those books will be used next semester as well, such as lab and drug refs.

All of our Mosby books also have full versions on CD, with search and cross references, highlight and note taking ability. I have loaded all the CDs on my desktop and laptop. I'll read the assignments at home with the hard copy (I find extensive reading on a computer screen annoying), but take the laptop to class.

Yeah, two of my books are drug references and one of them is a medical dictionary. So we'll be using those for the next two years. So maybe next semester won't be as bad.

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2 classes - Basic nursing concepts and practice

Health assessment and the adult client

14 Books!!! New costs: $736.30 Used: $552.65

It is killing me to have to purchase so many books. I don't know how I am going to even carry them all. How do the instructors expect to cover that much material in one semester? I am nervous about starting nursing school and I hope that I can keep up! Good luck everyone this semester in class!!!

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www.half.com is also a good place to get good prices on used books.
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Specializes in NICU, High-Risk L&D, IBCLC.

$410.....this is the last semester before graduation!

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I went to the online book store, and including the non-required books, the total was around 350 dollars. BUT, I'm not taking anything overly complicated right now so I'm sure once I get into the big science classes, the cost will go up.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Cardiac.

About $650. Most of the books were bought new which may have been stupid. I've had some used books in really bad shape though.

I would have paid more except that the A&P and Microbiology books were lots cheaper online. The nursing books were about same price online and at the campus bookstore.

When the school sent the booklist they included the ISBN numbers so I was able to search online using that number. I hope the ISBNs are different for US and international editions.

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Specializes in CWOCN.

I needed to purchase the books for 9 credits of nursing courses. I have spent approximately $550.00.

Fundamentals of Nursing + Study Guide

Math for Meds

Davis Drug Guide

Taber Medical Dictionary

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Davis Handbook of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests

Nurses Pocket Guide for Diagnostic, Rationale & Intervention

Mosby's Nursing PDQ

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