Is it better to rent your textbooks? Would you save even more money if you bought the book and then sold it when you’re done with it? Where’s the best place online to buy cheap textbooks? If these questions are keeping you up at night, you’ll want to check out Book.ly, a website that lets you buy, rent, or sell textbooks.
Book.ly’s goal is “to make buying and selling books easier, faster, and more cost effective.” They specialize in college textbooks. When you search for a textbook, you’ll see a comparison of purchase, rental, or eBook prices from numerous retailers.
Book.ly is worth a look: http://book.ly/
For an in-depth look at eTextbooks, click on Traditional Textbooks vs. eTextbooks--Which is Right for You?
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Discount software: Microsoft Office 2007
Do you need to purchase Office 2007 but want a good price? Students are eligible to purchase Office 2007 and other software at a discount from these sites: http://www.uscollegebuy.com/s.htm
www.campustech.com
www.journeyed.com/SELECT
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www.journeyed.com/SELECT
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Textbook Hints
Grossmont College Bookstore is a great place to get textbooks – but what if yours has not yet come in? You have Ross Books of course, but….did you know …..
. Free use of textbooks is possible in your library? Check the Reserve area of the library for your textbook. If we don’t have it, you might want to ask your instructor if he or she can place their copy on reserve in the library.
. You can fill out a "Textbooks on Reserve Request Form" at the Library. We will purchase as many requested textbooks as our funds allow. Textbooks will be purchased based on student demand and made available in our Reserves section. Request forms must be completed by Augst 31st at 8:00pm. Questions? Just ask at the Reference Desk!
· You can rent textbooks for much cheaper than buying them? Check out http://www.chegg.com
· You can compare prices of textbooks from online booksellers? There are a number of comparison sites: try http://www.addall.com/ for starters.
A couple of useful additional hints:
ISBN:
The ISBN of the book is not always best to use when searching for a book – you might have the ISBN of the hardcover, but what if there is an ISBN of a soft cover that is cheaper? You won’t find it. Try the title instead.
Correct edition of your text:
There may be quite a few editions of your textbook for rent or sale – check to make sure you are ordering the correct one. That’s an advantage to using our bookstore – they always have the correct edition.
Selling a text:
Our bookstore is, of course, a great place to sell back your text. But if for some reason you can’t sell it there, there are a number of sites that purchase used books – http://www.valorebooks.com is one you might check out.
. Free use of textbooks is possible in your library? Check the Reserve area of the library for your textbook. If we don’t have it, you might want to ask your instructor if he or she can place their copy on reserve in the library.
. You can fill out a "Textbooks on Reserve Request Form" at the Library. We will purchase as many requested textbooks as our funds allow. Textbooks will be purchased based on student demand and made available in our Reserves section. Request forms must be completed by Augst 31st at 8:00pm. Questions? Just ask at the Reference Desk!
· You can rent textbooks for much cheaper than buying them? Check out http://www.chegg.com
· You can compare prices of textbooks from online booksellers? There are a number of comparison sites: try http://www.addall.com/ for starters.
A couple of useful additional hints:
ISBN:
The ISBN of the book is not always best to use when searching for a book – you might have the ISBN of the hardcover, but what if there is an ISBN of a soft cover that is cheaper? You won’t find it. Try the title instead.
Correct edition of your text:
There may be quite a few editions of your textbook for rent or sale – check to make sure you are ordering the correct one. That’s an advantage to using our bookstore – they always have the correct edition.
Selling a text:
Our bookstore is, of course, a great place to sell back your text. But if for some reason you can’t sell it there, there are a number of sites that purchase used books – http://www.valorebooks.com is one you might check out.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Term Paper Clinics
Do you have a paper due in a couple of weeks? Could you use a little help with your research? Come on over to the library for our Term Paper Clinics to get expert help! No need to sign up, just drop on by the library and stay for some or all of the scheduled times:
Wednesday, July 14th, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Room 70-267 (on 2nd floor of library)
Wednesday, July 21st, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Room 70-267 (on 2nd floor of library)
Wednesday, July 14th, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Room 70-267 (on 2nd floor of library)
Wednesday, July 21st, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Room 70-267 (on 2nd floor of library)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Grossmont College Library open an extra hour daily!
The students requested it ... and they got it!
The good news is that Grossmont Library is open one hour earlier every day for the rest of the summer. Rather than opening at 9 am, from Wednesday July 7 through the end of the term, Thursday July 22, we will open at 8 am.
That's one extra hour per day to peruse library databases, meet friends in the library's e-chat cafe, or create a Word document on library computers.
Keep that feedback coming - we *do* listen!
The good news is that Grossmont Library is open one hour earlier every day for the rest of the summer. Rather than opening at 9 am, from Wednesday July 7 through the end of the term, Thursday July 22, we will open at 8 am.
That's one extra hour per day to peruse library databases, meet friends in the library's e-chat cafe, or create a Word document on library computers.
Keep that feedback coming - we *do* listen!
Monday, May 17, 2010
More term paper help!
Our instruction librarian, Michelle Blackman is ready to help with research and other term paper difficulties this week in room 70-267 on the 2nd floor :
Tuesday 5/18 from 3 to 5PM;
Wednesday 5/19 from 8 to 10AM.
Tuesday 5/18 from 3 to 5PM;
Wednesday 5/19 from 8 to 10AM.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Library hours and term paper help
The semester is almost over and you are undoubtedly busy studying for final exams and writing papers. If you would like some term paper help, our instruction librarian, Michelle Blackman, is waiting to lend a hand in room 70-267 (2nd floor of the library) on 5/11 from 11AM to 1PM, 5/12 from 12PM to 2Pm and on 5/13 from 8AM to 10AM.
The library hours remain the same till the end of this semester, Monday – Thursday from 8AM to 8PM and Friday from 8AM to 3PM. During the Summer semester from June 14th till July 22nd the library will be open Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 8PM, except holidays.
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