Buying Books

[(Shovel)]

Right, I just discovered that one of the "Buy This Book" textbooks that UMIST want me to have this year costs £60. Naturally my student loan has had a fit at the idea and run away to hide in a small shoebox while I work out what to do.

So I've come here. Having used ComputerPrices.co.uk to compare PC part prices, is there such a thing for books? E.g. type in the ISBN and it'll give me the top 5 cheapest prices from a variety of retails?

Would be very grateful if you know of any

Thanks,

Ben

 

[~Lazarus~]

www.kelkoo.co.uk

?

 

[Tom]

Maybe theres a used one on amazon?

 

[Ash!]

I Know The Register has a computer book section. Supposed to be very good prices

 

[(Shovel)]

Thanks very all, especially Ash!, since the Reg shop had the aforementioned £60 beast for £35

Muchos thanks

 

[doh_boy]

You could also ask people in the year ahead of you. There's also usually a book fair at mmsu around now. AND There's used books in the book-shop in the shopping precinct (uh :s ) near to the phoenix.

 

[Gumbo]

Also, buy the used one off someone who got really good marks the previous year and left loads of annotation in the margins.

 

[SilverHood]

I noticed Amazon.co.uk charge shitloads of Computer books... my Database systems book was 60 quid on there.... only 40 in waterstones