A video that showcases our top pics of books on the topic of “history of money” January 25, 2009
Posted by Eugene Aronsky in : Uncategorized , add a commentWith We Compare Books you will always find the best deal and the lowest prices on any book you are looking for. We believe that it is important to understand the past and the origins of money in order to understand the current economic crisis, and here is a showcase of books that will assist you in this quest. The Almighty’s dollar, a history of money and American Protestantism, by James Hudnut-Beumler (you will save $6.63 on this book) The work of Wall Street: An account of the functions, methods and history of the New York money and stock markets, by Sereno S. Pratt, et al (you will save $20.66 on this book) and Money; its nature, history, uses and responsibilities, by The Michigan historical print series (you will save $52.76 on this book)
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Why is it so difficult to buy used textbooks online? December 11, 2008
Posted by Eugene Aronsky in : textbooks, used books , add a commentThe main issue with used books is that, unless you purchase them at your college bookstore, they are typically sold by students who just finished the course. This means that most used textbooks are sold by individuals, on many different textbook sites, at different prices, and your best bet at finding the lowest price is to use a textbook price comparison. An additional benefit of We Compare Books is that we do not archive our data, this means that every search that we do is done live, and is accurate up to the minute. This may be an issue if the textbook you require is very popular and you are trying to buy it during the beginning of a semester, the prices are likely to change often, and the faster you buy the textbook the more likely you are to get the best price.
What is a used textbook? December 11, 2008
Posted by Eugene Aronsky in : textbooks, used books , add a commentA used textbook is one that another student has previously owned, and chose to sell following the completion of the course. You are typically likely to find the best used textbooks for books that have not released a new edition for a year or two. When a publisher releases a new edition of a book the older editions become largely worthless (to the bookstore) seeing as how next semester the professor using this textbook for class will want the students to have the latest edition. It is important to note that often the difference between the two editions of a textbook are minuscule, and many professors are fine with students using an older edition in order to save money (although I always recommend checking with your professor on this before making a decision).
The standard textbook rule that I tend to employ is that used always beats new, except when the used book is in “bad” condition, or has water damage. This is because used textbooks are always significantly cheaper and often come with a few extras (such as a previous owner who may have underlines or highlighted all of the important paragraphs, and may have written down answers to problems in the textbooks margin). Trust me, I know that this may not sound entirely fair, but when you are taking a full course load and have a part time job (to pay for your textbooks) it is good to have any help you can get.