Where to buy textbooks online

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Hi, I start nursing school on Aug.14 and I need advice on where I can buy textbooks online that are cheap, relieable, and secure. I also have a PDA and was wondering if there was a site that sells the PDA version of the textbooks.

These are the books I need and the prices I found at Barnes and Nobles

DOSAGE CALCULATIONS: A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH- 47.95

SPRINGHOUSE NURSE'S DRUG GUIDE- 35.95

HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (PRENTICE HALL) -29.95

MOSBY'S DICTIONARY-38.95

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING BY B. KOZIER - 90.60

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I like Bigwords.com. I have had no problems with them.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Hospice.

I use http://www.campusbooks.com/ a lot. It's a search engine that will show you all of the available copies and their prices.

I also use half.com

The best way to find the books is to use the ISBN, located usually next to the barcode. You want to make sure you are getting the right edition, and using the ISBN will ensure this.

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Ok I tried campusbooks.com and their prices was either the same or a bit higher.

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Have you tried half.com, Amazon, Alibris?

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.
http://www.bestwebbuys.com
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Thanks for the input. I'm just going to try the bookstore at the medical school b/c the prices for new books are about the same and shipping will make it cost more. Plus my mommy told me to do it that way so I won't jipped(sp) Thanks though!!

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try ecampus.com

alot of times they have free shipping

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First I went to bigwords.com (thanks to someone on this website).. it will find you the cheapest book, it searches half.com, barnes and noble, and amazon, ecampus, and a bunch of other places. Then I printed that out.

Then I went to ebay and started bidding on the same books to see if I could get them any cheaper, and I have gotten 2 books for pretty cheap.

I also checked my school library. I am checking out my dosage book for sure, because it is pretty much basic math principles and I don't think I need to actually purchase that book to keep. I am going to make some notecards to remember anything.

Hope that is helpful.

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I buy textbooks from amazon or Ebay or half.com, well know sites. Mostly they have lowest price than others. Always buy book after using price comparison tools. I use textbook comparisons web sites like this one (ads free):

http://www.textbookhunting.com which is simpler like Google search.

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