How much is everyone paying for books this upcoming semester?

[JoshuaC]

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.

[Hazel11]

$250 for seventeen credits worth of books (!) All I have to say is thank God for Half.com and Amazon.com!!

[dallet6]

I'm taking 2 courses A & P and Ethics this semester. I bought the older edition to both books after reading from the prof the older edition and the newer one were exact. So I found the older edition on ebay for $25 (found a lab book too for $6), and my Ethics books I bought for $10 from eBay. I also had to buy my A&P cat for $20.

Is paying for the cat a seperate cost from the normal lab fee?

[want2banurse35]

My books are going to cost about $600:eek: but thankfully my financial aid award will pay for my tuition and my books:yeah:

[Aurora77]

I'm taking one class this semester--chem. The book is $144.95, the lab book is $39.95. What a racket! I should skip nursing school and go into the college textbook business; I'll be a millionare before I'm 40.

[Dancinagain]

Definitely look on Amazon.com for your textbooks. I also sell the ones I have used and make some money that way:yeah:. If you put the ISBN number in, you will be sure that you are getting the right edition.

Also don't forget Barnes & Noble. My Bio text was 176 in the bookstore at college, but cheaper on BN.com. Plus I have a book club membership so I got an additional discount. I think I paid around $120 instead for a brand new book.

[Peel]

Is paying for the cat a seperate cost from the normal lab fee?

At my school, I had to pay for the cat separately. May be different at other schools.

[ocmd79]

For my one class my textbooks came to over $500 - and that was on amazon. Granted my class combines A&P, microbiology and chem. I hope my other classes won't be like this!

[Sunset87, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN, CNM]

It's going to be closer to $350. I just found out about 2 more books I need to buy.

Another update...my total is now about $450.