Buying and Selling Textbooks On-line

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BooksName

BooksAuthor

Price

 Saved

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CampusBooks.com

Macroeconomics : Principles and Applications (with InfoTrac)

Robert E. Hall - Marc Lieberman

26.20

 $      26.20

THIS WAS GOOD BECUASE THIS WAS A BOOK THAT THE BOOKSTORE WOULDN'T BUY BACK.

Sold

http://www.half.ebay.com/

CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Dennis Berkey

10.00

 $      10.00

This was an old math book which was not being bought back from the bookstore, a friend of mine helped me sell it online to get some money from it.

Bought

ebay.com

Macroeconomics

Michael Parkin

19.91

 $      95.00

I would guess it is about that. It is a good idea to buy textbooks online. I prefer my method of knowing enough people that the bookstore is a faint memory. I like to capitalize on the fact that students will not get much money back from the bookstore if they sell it back. I get my schedule and go to book buyback looking for a printed list of books my friends and I need. It helps to get online and find the books to see what you could get them for and what they look like so that you can have beeter luck approaching people earlier.

Bought

amazon.com

Financial Accounting (6th Edition) (Charles T Horngren Series in Accounting)

Walter T. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren

80.00

 $        5.00

Bought

amazon.com

Theory Of the Point Estimation

E.L. Lehmann, George Casella

120.00

 $      50.00

Bought

www.half.com

Principles of Marketing

Kotler and Armstrong

44.00

 $      90.00

I'm so glad i did order on line because the delivery was less than a week!

Bought

Powells.com

Brain and Behavior

Myers

65.00

 $      35.00

Powells and other websites were really helpful when it came to purchasing the right textbook at the cheapest price.

Bought

Powells.com

Brain and Behavior

Myers

65.00

 $      35.00

Powells and other websites were really helpful when it came to purchasing the right textbook at the cheapest price.

Bought

Amazon.com

CyberLaw and E-Commerce Regulation

Sean P. Melvin

25.50

 $      90.50

I happened to be looking at the Amazon.com page for books before class started, on the off chance that they would have the above listed book for my grad. class. Low and behold they did. I was for sale from somebody named virtualbookbin and was selling out of Oregon. I called the Book Bin in Corvallis, hoping that it was them and that they would let me come and purchase it from them directly. I recommend for students in the Corvallis area to call the Book Bin, because they might sell you the text that you need minus the commission that Amazon charges. Just another option!

Bought

Amazon.com

Cyberlaw & E-Commerce Regulation, An Entrepreneurial Approach

Melvin

25.50

 $      90.50

For a new copy of this book the OSU bookstore was charging $116.00. I was able to purchase it from Amazon for on $25.50, and it has barely been opened. Additionally, the Book Bin in Corvallis sells books on Amazon, so sometimes if you call them they will have the book and will sell it to you directly from the store w/o the commission that Amazon adds. It's worth trying!

Bought

www.amazon.com

Financial Accounting

Harrison

128.70

 $      20.00

no

Bought

half.com

Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices

Angelo Kinicki,

41.99

 $      18.00

Searching for the correct book was more challenging than going to the bookstore and seeing it on the shelf but it is worth it to save 18.00 had it only been 5.00 it wouldn't have been worth it. At the OSU bookstore you know you got the correct book and if you are already on campus then it is more efficient to just purchase the book rather than spending an hour searching the net for each book to save a few dollars.

Bought

amazon.com

Principles of Marketing, 10th Edition

Kotler, Philip; Armstrong

23.48

 $      31.72

Bought

Amazon.com

The 8th Habit

Stephen Covey

17.16

 $        5.00

Bought

www.half.com

Microsoft Office

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathleen T. Finnegan

42.00

 $      39.00

Sold

www.half.com

Coglab on a Cd

Angie Mackewn, Danalee Goldthwaite, Greg Francis, Ian Neath

9.20

 $        8.20

from the time that I put the book online, it took about 3 days for the book to sell

Bought

campusi.com to link me to ebay

Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Malcolm Gladwell

14.99

 $      15.01

It is not a textbook I need for the courses I am currently taking, but a book I am reading to learn more about the subject.

Bought

half.com

Repase y Escriba

Dominicis

40.00

 $      40.00

After I got the book, I found out why it was so inexpensive!! It was not the book, but the study guide. Hopefully it will work better next time.

Bought

Amazon.com

Mangerial Accounting

James Jiambalvo

79.85

 $      37.10

I have used Amazon many times, and I really like it. It is easy to find books and the prices have always seemed reasonable. They also ship EXTREMLEY fast. The books I ordered this term all shipped within a week, for free.

Bought

amazon

a day late and a dollar short

Terry McMillian

5.99

 $      10.00

It was very easy, you just gave them your information (address, card #) and they sent you your book.

Sold

Ebay

Diversity Amid Globalization

Les Rowntree, Martin Lewis, Marie Price, William Wyckoff

20.00

 $      10.00

Sold

www.urshelf.com

Ecology(Dorling Kindersley eyewitnesses)

Steve Pollack

00.00

 $           -  

No

Sold

www.urshelf.com

Ecology

Steve Pollack

00.00

 $           -  

I haven't sold the book yet.

Bought

www.amazon.com

Microsoft Office Access 2003

Joseph Adamski and Kathleen Finnegan

9.75

 $        5.00

It was actually a pleasure doing business online. :)

Bought

Cheapesttextbooks.com

Acces 2003

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathy T. Finnegan

30.49

 $        5.00

I found that the cheapesttextbooks.com was good because the site itself didn't sell the books, but it searched all book sellers and showed me the prices of each site and I was able to chose the cheapest one.

Bought

amazon

Practical Chinese Reader 2, and 3

Dr. Tianwei Xie

4.00

 $        3.00

Yes, the book store was around $25. wow.

Bought

half.com

Macroeconomics Principles and Applications

Robert E. Hall and Marc Lieberman

24.25

 $      40.00

fast, cheap, and easy!

Sold

www.craigslist.com

Managerial Accounting, Second Edition

Jiambalvo, James

65.00

 $      30.00

It seems that there is a fortune to be made dealing with these textbooks. I wish oregon state had its own website set up where kids could exchange/buy/sell. This website would also have information on which classes need which books, and reviews. The site could use paypal and take a small portion of the sale to remain sustainable and profitable.

Bought

amazon.com

Macroeconomics

Robert E. Hall

8.25

 $      80.00

this was an easy way to purchase my economics book and i saved alot of money doing it this way. This is a good exercise because i never knew how much you can save.

Sold

www.amazon.com

Principles of Macroeconomics

Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair

50.00

 $      20.00

I've experienced selling and buying textbooks for classes online numerous times. I prefer buying and selling online rather than spending a fortune at the bookstore. I save money when purchasing them, and when selling the textbooks, I make a profit. Works out great!

Bought

Amazon.com

The U.S. Brewing Industry: Data and Economic Analysis

Victor J. Tremblay, Carol Horton Tremblay

35.00

 $        5.00

I saved almost exactly $5.00 because the OSU bookstore was selling the same book for $39.99

Bought

Amazon

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2003, Comprehensive

Joseph J. Adamski

14.99

 $      10.04

Cheap, but buying the previous edition book seems somehow wrong.

Bought

Amazon.com

Microsoft Access 2003

Joseph J. Adamski

18.49

 $      20.00

Online buying is an excellent way to save money on books, especially Microsoft and technical books.

Sold

amazon.com

The KingFisher Illustrated Encyclopedia

David Burnie

12.00

 $      12.00

I sold my old biology book during the summer at some point so my date is just roughly june and was not able to specify the date. Also I sold my book for $12.00 and it had an added shipping charge of around $4.00. Plus I feel like I saved 12.00 by selling online cause otherwise I would get no money since the school didnt buy it back.

Bought

half.com

When Bad Things happen to good people

Harold S. Kushner

04.00

 $        2.70

It was real easy to use. I have been using half.com to buy textbooks for some time now. You have to be careful and make sure you get the right version of the bokk you want. it's easy to set up an account and I feel like I always get great deals using half.com

Bought

half.com

Microsoft Office Access 2003, Introductory

Joseph Adamski and Kathleen Finnegan

20.36

 $      10.00

I love using half.com, it's where i get all my text books!

Bought

Half.com

Fashion Forecasting

Evelyn L. Brannon

17.75

 $      20.00

Sold

Half.com

Financial Accounting

Harrison, Horngren

50.00

 $      15.00

It is better to sell your books online because you may not get as much money for them at the Bookstore Buyback.

Bought

amazon.com

Mastering Audio: the art and the science

Bob Katz

39.99

 $      20.00

guessed at savings, as the bookstore likely doesn't carry this book, and it would be a special order

Bought

amazon.com

Big Java

Cay S. Horstmann

64.98

 $     (12.00)

Bought

Amazon.com

The Essential Cosmic Perspective(2nd Edition)

Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, and Voit

57.00

 $      40.00

The transaction went quick and smooth. The time it took to get here was only about three days and the seller was quick in getting it to me. I saved about $40 from buying it from the bookstore and this book was shipped from a college student in Florida.

Bought

half.com

Principles of Marketing

Kotler and Armstrong

08.45

 $      50.00

I'm planning on buying books online next term too.

Sold

http://www.bookstore.mu.orst.edu/

Living Religions

Mary Pat Fisher

40.00

 $           -  

Sold

half.com

Maculinities

Mark Hussey

16.50

 $        7.50

I have sold and bought a majority of my textbooks on half.com and have been pleased with every transaction. I think it is much better to check out online textbook stores before going to the OSU bookstore.

Bought

Ebay

It was a purse

No author

49.50

 $      50.00

You and I spoke earlier about me not doing the textbook selling/buying because I got my books on scholarship. I did this about a purse I bought on Ebay before christmas.

Bought

www.half.com

Microsoft Office 2003

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathleen T. Finnegan

42.00

 $      40.00

Very time and cost efficient.

Bought

www.amazon.com

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathy Finnegan

34.95

 $      20.00

Sometimes you can find em cheaper, sometimes you can't

Sold

half.com

Sociology

Margaret L. Andersen, Howard F. Taylor

24.68

 $      10.00

Bought

Half.com

Managerial Accounting

James Jiambalvo

63.49

 $      27.76

This is my first time to buy textbook online. But it was so easy to order. I'd like to continue this! Thank you.

Sold

half.com

Calculus an applied approach

Larson

26.10

 $      40.00

To think i can buy used or even new textbooks for a third the bookstore price blows me away. I understand that the university has limitiations and margins on buying and selling, but they can't possibly compete with online prices.

Bought

http://www.ebay.com

Catch a Fire

White

12.00

 $        5.00

This was a book for a class, but it wasn't necessarily a 'textbook' it was a novel.

Bought

Amazon

Understanding Mass Communication: A Liberal Arts Perspective

Melvin L. Defleur

30.00

 $      45.00

This book purchase was very easy and efficient.

Bought

Ebay

New Perspectives on Microsoft Access 2002

Adamski

2.00

 $      40.00

Using an book that is one generation back is a very smart idea. The price for college textbooks has gotten out of hand.

Bought

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

Brief Calculus: An Applied Approach

Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

74.92

 $        3.74

I saved money on shipping by ordering all my books at one time

Bought

half.com

Managerial Accounting : James Jiambalvo (Hardcover, 2003)

James Jiambalvo

59.99

 $      20.00

I saved more than 20.00 because I buy the book and then sell it, so it hardly cost me anything. Where as the book store wont let you sell it back for anything close to what you pay for it.

Sold

half.com

Finite Mathematics

Howard L. Rolf

5.00

 $        5.00

The book hasn't actually sold but it's been posted. If it sells, I'll be impressed- it's an old book that the bookstore doesn't want back. Also, I wanted to tell you that I was completely surprised by how easy it was to post this book for sale and totally plan on using this method for future terms.

Bought

http://www.osubookstore.com/

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON MS OFFICE ACCESS 2003 INTRODUCTORY

Joseph Adamski

16.56

 $       (3.00)

I used the OSU Book Store website because when I purchased my books for Winter Term 2006, I was living in Chillan, Chile as a Study Abroad Student. I felt that using the OSU Website was the safest, fastest and most effective way for me to purchase my books while abroad. Although, I probably could have saved more money by searching at another site or speaking with students, while away my most effective alternative for me was the OSU Website.

Bought

amazon.com

Financial Accounting

Walter T. Harrison, Jr. and Charles T. Horngren

67.00

 $      20.00

Sold

amazon.com

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

14.11

 $        2.18

Sold

www.beaverauction.com

Micro Economics Priciple and Tools Fourth Edition

Arthur O'Sullivan and Steven M. Sheffrin

50.00

 $           -  

It has not yet been purchased. I think this site is not known enough for me to really get a sale yet. I do feel that if this site were to become more well known I could actually make a transaction and sell the book. This site is basicly a corvallis based eBay...

Bought

amazon.com

Psychology 7

John W. Santrock

95.35

 $      45.00

Buying books online for the most is cheaper and it's not a bad way to go.

Bought

half.com

Precalculus

David Dwyer, Mark Gruenwald

40.00

 $      73.22

It was a great website and good buy. I reccommend buying textbooks online earlier rather then later bacause it takes a few weeks for you to receive your books in the mail.

Sold

amazon.com

Critical Thinking and Communication: The Use of Reason in Argument

Edward S. Inch, Barbara Warnick

60.00

 $           -  

Online was a good way to sell this text since OSU bookstore is no longer taking this version for course re-use.

Bought

half.com

Managerial Accounting

James Jiambalvo

71.99

 $      40.00

Very easy to use.

Bought

half.com

The Europeans

John G. Rice

30.75

 $      30.00

It was very easy and I would have no problem doing it again.

Bought

Amazon.com

Dynamics of Democracy

Squire, Lindsay, Covington, Smith

60.77

 $      20.00

I have never bought a book on-line before. After saving a few bucks buying this one on Amazon, I think I will go ahead and order all of my books on-line from now on.

Sold

Half.com

Financial Accounting

Paul Kimmel; Jerry Weigandt; and Donald Kieso

25.00

 $      10.00

Was very easy to do. Site was sponsored by ebay so I was able to use my e-bay user I.D to set up the account and sell the book.

Bought

Amazon.com

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2003- Introductory

Joseph Adamski and Kathleen Finnegan

31.35

 $      12.00

Sold

www.textbookz.com

college algebra and trigonometry second edition

Dwyer and Gruenwald

50.00

 $      50.00

very, very sinple to create an account and post a book for sale. I believe it only took about 3 minutes to be done with the post.

Bought

www.half.com

Cheesemaking made easy

Robert & Ricki Carroll

14.75

 $           -  

This book is not offered in the OSU bookstore. I bought this book because I needed some sort of starting ground after I took a cheesemaking class. I went on to make Gorgonzola & Feta cheese with the help of this book.

Bought

half.com

Principles of Advertising and IMC

Duncan

67.24

 $      63.00

I really like buying my books online. It is often much less expensive. the only downside is that i usually do not have the money to buy them before the term starts, so i don't have my books until the end of the first week. this is usually not a problem if i read the slides online and go to class.

Bought

amazon.com

Public Speaking

Beebe and Beebe

42.75

 $      10.00

Bought

half.com

Rethinking the Color Line

Charles A. Gallagher

23.00

 $      30.00

Half.com is probably the best way to purchase text books

Bought

ebay.com

Financial Accounting

Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison

50.00

 $    100.00

It was an amazing deal. The only difference was it was a paper back instead of a hard back. It made me realize I should buy all my books online.

Bought

OSU bookstore

JPN 313 class notes

Nakajima

6.75

 $           -  

Bought

amazon.com

Japan at War

Haruko Taya Cook, Theodore F. Cook

22.94

 $       (4.00)

I previously completed this assignment by buying a book in OSU online bookstore, but they said that they are not going to ship my book. That's why I recomplete this assignment by buying my textbook for next term on amazon.com. The price was a litte bit expensive than buying the book in bookstore because of shipping fee. However, it was nice experience and was very easy to buy it. I am expecting that I will get my book within 3days.

Bought

Amazon.com

Managerial Accounrting

James Jiambalvo

76.00

 $      40.00

With using Amazon.com i saved alot of money from buying books online compared to using the OSU bookstore. I will continue to use amazon and save alot of money for textbook purchaces.

Sold

Half.com

Earth Science and the Environment

Jonathan Turk, Thompson

50.00

 $      15.00

It was easy and fast. I have sold many other books online before and love doing it.

Sold

eBay

Communication Research

Joann Keyton

15.00

 $      15.00

The book listed for one week. It did not sell. The OSU bookstore will not buy back the book, it's outdated. That's ok I want to keep it for reference anyway. The other book I bought Access 2003 never arrived so now I'll learn about the refund process...hopefully.

Sold

eBay

Communication Research

Joann Keyton

15.00

 $      15.00

The book listed for one week. It did not sell. The OSU bookstore will not buy back the book, it's outdated. That's ok I want to keep it for reference anyway. The other book I bought Access 2003 never arrived so now I'll learn about the refund process...hopefully.

Bought

amazon.com

Data Model

De Veaux, Velleman, and Bock

48.00

 $      40.00

Bought

www.amazon.com

Financial Managerial Accounting

Warren

75.00

 $      50.00

Sold

http://www.booktrade101.com

Macroeconomics, Principles and Applications

Robert E. Hall & Marc Lieberman

10.00

 $           -  

http://www.booktrade101.com Is a good website, that you can sell, or buy textbooks from people on campus. I have not yet sold the book, but it is listed for $10,00.

Bought

Amazon.com

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Introductory (Paperback)

Joseph Adamski and Kathleen Finnegan

18.99

 $      10.00

Sold

http://www.portland.craigslist.org

The Stratocaster Chronicles

Tom Wheeler

35.00

 $      15.00

I bought this book originally from the regular book section of the bookstore. I felt that I got a good amount of use out of the book and rather than let it sit around I would sell it online. OSU bookstore would not take this book back, so online was the only way to go. This book came with a CD as well...

Sold

http://www.portland.craigslist.org

The Stratocaster Chronicles

Tom Wheeler

35.00

 $      15.00

I bought this book originally from the regular book section of the bookstore. I felt that I got a good amount of use out of the book and rather than let it sit around I would sell it online. OSU bookstore would not take this book back, so online was the only way to go. This book came with a CD as well...

Sold

http://www.portland.craigslist.org

The Stratocaster Chronicles

Tom Wheeler

35.00

 $      15.00

I bought this book originally from the regular book section of the bookstore. I felt that I got a good amount of use out of the book and rather than let it sit around I would sell it online. OSU bookstore would not take this book back, so online was the only way to go. This book came with a CD as well...

Bought

www.half.com

Financial Accounting

Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison

56.98

 $      50.00

It was much easier than going to the bookstore and waiting in line, the only thing that was bad about it was the wait but if you planned ahead it would be very very easy.

Bought

eBay

Public & Private Families

Andrew J. Cherlin

39.50

 $      30.65

I am very glad I bought this book online for this assignment. Before this term I always went to the bookstore to buy my books, I never considered buying them online. In this transaction I had to keep checking to see if I was the highest bidder. In the end I won the book and saved about 50% of the cost the book was being sold for at the bookstore. Next term I will probably try to buy my books online, but I will order them in more advance than I did for this term. (I ordered this book less than a week before the start of the term, so it wasn't here when classes started.)

Bought

amazon.com

Principles of Marketing

Kotler and Armstrong

23.90

 $    110.00

I think it's great to learn and know how to buy or sell online. I saved a lot of money by buying the text book online. I will definitely congratulate you professor Sullivan for making us do this assignment. I think it is very helpful for students.

Bought

Amazon.com

Macroeconomics Principles and Applications

Robert Hall and Marc Lieberman

94.76

 $       (2.00)

I don't like to buy used books unless I can look inside them. I prefer to have clean pages so I can write my own notes, so I usually buy new books. money is not an issue when it comes to my educataion.

Sold

OSU Bookstore

Managerial Accounting

James Jiambalvo

33.00

 $           -  

I didn't actually sell the book, I put it up for sale, but I still intend on using this book until the end of the term. So I can't really be able to sell it. But this Used Book Classifieds is a really useful tool that I may use in the future.

Bought

half.com

A World of Art

Henry M. Sayre

73.95

 $      25.00

Since this was the first time I bought a book online, I was not too knowledgeable about how to upgrade my shipping. It ended up taking two weeks to get my books but I ended up saving over $100 total for all the books I bought online.

Sold

BookintoCash.com

Sexuality Today

Gary F. Kelly

01.00

 $           -  

Bought

www.amazon.com

Financial Account

Harrison Horngren

50

 $      60.00

This transaction went great but the book is cheap because it;s international edition.

Bought

www.half.com

Financial Accounting

Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison

43.25

 $      50.00

If i had to buy this book new at the bookstore, it would have cost me $100 more than i paid for it, ya online buying!

Bought

half.com

MIcrosoft Office Access 2003

Joseph J. Adamski

42.00

 $      10.00

I really don't like buying textbooks.

Sold

OSU Bookstore website

Cognition - OSU 6th Edition

Stephen K. Reed

0.00

 $           -  

I cannot actually sell my textbook as the Gov't pays for my books and requires me to keep them. I did this only as a requirement, but if I could actually sell or buy my books thru the web then this would be a great method to do so.

Sold

OSU Bookstore website

Cognition - OSU 6th Edition

Stephen K. Reed

0.00

 $           -  

I cannot actually sell my textbook as the Gov't pays for my books and requires me to keep them. I did this only as a requirement, but if I could actually sell or buy my books thru the web then this would be a great method to do so.

Sold

OSU Bookstore website

Cognition - OSU 6th Edition

Stephen K. Reed

00.00

 $           -  

I cannot actually sell my textbook as the Gov't pays for my books and requires me to keep them. I did this only as a requirement, but if I could actually sell or buy my books thru the web then this would be a great method to do so.

Sold

OSU Bookstore website

Cognition - OSU 6th Edition

Stephen K. Reed

00.00

 $           -  

I cannot actually sell my textbook as the Gov't pays for my books and requires me to keep them. I did this only as a requirement, but if I could actually sell or buy my books thru the web then this would be a great method to do so.

Sold

half.com

Social Psychology

Robert A. Baron and Donn Byrne

10.00

 $      10.00

Setting up an account half.com was somewhat time-consuming and frustrating. Other than entering a lot of information to sign up, the process was relatively simple and hopefully someone wants my book!

Bought

www.amazon.com

Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown

14.97

 $      10.00

Sold

www.amazon.com

Calculus eighth edition

Varberg, Purcell, Rigdon

50.00

 $      44.00

The school was planning on switching to a new edition so the buy back price they were offering was an insult. I like the concept of online transactions and I plan on doing them more often.

Bought

amazon.com

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2003

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathy T. Finnegan

30.49

 $      10.00

Bought

www.amazon.com

Principles of Marketing, 10 Edition

Kotler, Philip

21.99

 $      30.00

I actually never received the book because of an error on Amazon. It was sent to another person, but they did credit my account.

Bought

bookbyte

access 2003

adamski/finnegan

20.50

 $      30.00

cd included, good condition

Bought

www.amazon.com

Understanding Capitalism : Competition, Command, and Change

Samuel Bowles, Richard Edwards, Frank Roosevelt

35.00

 $      15.00

When I first bought this book, it turned out to be an incorrect book for the original class. (The book store made an error about which book the teacher wanted to use). But, luckily, I ended up needing it for a class the next term, otherwise it would have been a negative amount saved.

Bought

amazon.com

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2003- Introductory

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathy T. Finnegan

16.25

 $       (3.18)

nope

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www.powells.com

Algorithmics: The Spirit of Computing

David Harel

21.50

 $      47.04

The instructor told us the first edition of the book was fine to use but the OSU bookstore only had the third edition. I was able to go to Powells.com and buy a used copy of the first edition at great savings.

Sold

www.ecampus.com

Financial Accounting

Harrison, Walter T.; Horngren, Charles T.

45.15

 $        7.00

I thought that they would have offered me more than this. Personally, I think that when it comes to selling back textbooks, you are better off just looking for a friend that needs it and sell it to them instead of the internet or the OSU bookstore. This was very informative, however, and I am glad you had us do this activity.

Sold

www.half.com

College Algebra and Trigonometry

Dwyer/Gruenwald

40.00

 $      25.00

Bought

www.swapies.com

Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley

Timothy White

20.00

 $      15.00

The bookstore's price wasn't too bad, but it still is easier to talk to students to give student a better deal without throwing money at the university bookstore anymore.

Bought

Half.com

Financial Accounting

Horngren&Harrison

33.69

 $      64.98

I haven't done online shopping before this assigment because I couldn't believe any online shopping website, but now I had a chance to research about it, and I got great answer.

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Ebay

Access 2003

JosephJ. Adamski, Kathleen T. Finnegan

32.99

 $     (25.00)

Bought

Barnes and Noble

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2003

Joseph Adamski and Kathleen Finnegan

43.95

 $       (0.70)

Bought

www.half.com

Microsoft Office Access 2003

Joesph Adamski and Kathleen Finnegan

49.99

 $      40.00

Buying textbooks is a nice idea, if you know ahead of time what books you need to buy. I bought text books last year (but had to wait to know if i needed them for sure) and therefore was delayed in having my textbook by three weeks, which cut into studying time.

Bought

amazon

microsoft access 2002

adamski and finnegan

12.98

 $        7.00

It saved me money

Sold

Campusbooks.com

Principles of Marketing

Kotler Armstrong

20.00

 $      20.00

the OSU book store doesnt even take this book back anymore. So, selling online was the only option

Bought

www.half.com

Student Solutions Manual for Statistics

Gerald Keller

26.49

 $      11.00

Bought

www.half.com

Stats

De Veaux Velleman Bock

46.78

 $      50.00

The transaction was smooth and easy, and I didn't have any problem or complaint about it.

Bought

half.com

Atlas of World Geography

Rand McNally

4.61

 $      10.00

This is amazing.if i didnt get my books payed for i would do this every term.

Bought

Amazon.com

Financial Accounting

Walter T. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren

80.00

 $      48.70

I think texts books cost way to much for college students. We are already working really hard to pay for the classes alone, let alone hundreds of dollars on books. All in all, I have switched to buying books online!

Bought

half.com

Brief Calculus: An Applied Approach

Bruce Edwards, Ron Larson

65.00

 $      50.00

Book was like over $100 at OSU, got it for $65 at half.com

Bought

Amazon

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2003- Introductory

Joseph Adamski and Kathleen Finnegan

31.35

 $      12.60

Bought

Amazon.com

1. Financial Accounting(Sixth Edition)

Harrison,Horngren

9.99

 $   (100.00)

My original purchase was shipped to the wrong address, then after restocking fees and losses on shipping i was out over $40, once the order was replaced, the book ended up being a 4th edition and was listed in the 6th edition place. this is one transaction I would have liked to do in person, barrowing books from friends and checking them out at the library is a hassel when your waiting till the 5th week for your book to show up.

Sold

amazon.com

Managerial Acocounting 2nd edition

James Jiambalvo

23.89

 $      15.00

It has not sold yet but if it does i will stad to make at lest $15.00 then selling to the book store.

Bought

ecampus.com

Microsoft Access 2003

Kathleen Finnegan and Joseph Adamski

26.95

 $      12.84

Bought

half.com

The McCall's Book of Afghans

Simon and Schuster ?

00.75

 $       (1.11)

Not strickty a textbook, but I have all of those that I need just now with nothing to spare to sell. Hope all is well.

Bought

Ebay

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Chicano America

Jose Hernandez

39.99

 $      20.00

Bought

Ebay

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Chicano America

Jose Hernandez

39.99

 $      20.00

Bought

Ebay

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Chicano America

Jose Hernandez

39.99

 $      20.00

Bought

www.half.com

International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace

Charles, Hill

40.00

 $      57.75

Bought

www.half.com

Financial Accounting

Harrison Horngren

79.95

 $      25.00

Bought

www.ebay.com

Intermediate Accounting

Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygant, Terry D. Warfield

80.00

 $      60.00

They sent me the Wiley International Version which is only supposed to be sold in countries other than the US. I called Wiley publishers and they said that the purchase was not desireable--but okay.

Sold

half.com

Moral, Believing Animals

Christain Smith

25.00

 $        5.00

I guessed how much money i saved, because i sold my book online with the belief that i was helping another fellow sociology student out at a another school by selling him my book for for less than what he could have bought it for at his school's bookstore

Sold

amazon.com

The First Quarter

Steven L. Kent

05.95

 $           -  

I would have liked to keep it instead of selling it for as low as I did.

Sold

half.com

Social Psychology

Donn Byrne, Nyla R. Branscombe, Reuben M. Baron

60.00

 $      30.00

It was very easy to sell the book on half.com. You don't have to wait for the buyer to pay you, they pay on the spot with a credit card and half.com (run by ebay) automatically deposits the money into your bank account twice a month (depending on half.com balance).

Bought

Ebay

Calculus

Larson Edwards

20.00

 $      75.00

buying online books is great you can save allot of money. Ebay has a wide selection but a very scattered one so be carefull and go wild!

Bought

www.amazon.com

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

6.95

 $     (10.00)

I bought it used.

Bought

www.amazon.com

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

6.95

 $     (10.00)

I bought it used.

Bought

www.amazon.com

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

6.95

 $     (10.00)

I bought it used.

Bought

www.amazon.com

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

6.95

 $     (10.00)

I bought it used.

Bought

Amazon.com

Selling ASAP : Art, Science, Agility, Performance

Eli Jones

37.50

 $      32.00

Yes, if you buy from Amazon.com early you can save about 50% rather then buying from the bookstore!

Sold

half.com

Financial Accounting

Harrison

65.00

 $      25.00

Bought

Amazon

Tu Diras

Ana Martinez

41.00

 $      10.00

Saved a little bit of money

Sold

amazon.com

Financial Accounting : Tools for Business Decision Making (Hardcover)

Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso

107.96

 $      34.04

Books have always been cheaper online for me than buying them in the OSU bookstore.

Bought

www.amazon.com

Nonverbal Communication: Studies and Applications

Mark L. Hickson, Don W. Stacks, Nina-Jo Moore

40.85

 $      10.85

By the time shipping costs were included and i selected a used book I barley saved any money.

Bought

half.com

Microsoft Office Access 2003

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathleen T. Finnegan

42.00

 $      35.00

good way to save some money!

Bought

www.bookbyte.com

Managerial Accounting

James Jiambalvo

75.00

 $      50.00

Sold

OSU bookstore classifieds

Microsoft Office Access 2003

Joseph J. Adamski, Kathleen T. Finnegan

40.00

 $           -  

I listed the book, but I doubt it will sell. I want to keep the book but if someone wants to pay $40 dollars for it then I'm selling it (maybe they would like to buy a soon-to-be-expired book for their antique book collection). However I learned that through the OSU bookstore classifieds it is pretty easy to list a book to be sold, perhaps I will take advantage of this in the future.

Bought

www.craigslist.com

Organizational Behavior

Kinicki, Kreitner

45

 $      15.00

If I would have returned it to the bookstore I would have received about $30 for it, but selling it online earned me a lot of money I couldn't get otherwise.

Sold

Half.com

America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making

James H. Jones, James Kirby Martin, Linda O. McMurry, Randy Roberts, Steven Mintz

55.00

 $      55.00

I feel I sold the book for a great deal compared to other sellers, and I felt that transaction was better suited for selling online as the bookstore wouldn't even buy this book back.

Bought

amazon.com

Financial Accounting 6th Edition

Walter T. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren

80.00

 $      58.00

Bought

Amazon.com

Managerial Accounting

James Jiambalvo

75.68

 $      30.00

Everything went very well and I received my books within a week. I ended up saving over $200 this term on books because I purchased it online.

Sold

Craigslist.com

Motifs

Kimberly Jansma and Margaret Ann Kassen

750

 $           -  

I had no books I currently needed nor wanted to sell so I raised the price of this book I currently have to an outrageous price that no one would buy at. The listing is free and can be changed and modified at anytime. I also figured that if anyone did want this textbook, I would be making a huge profit in which case this sale and hassle would be worth all the trouble. I have bought books online before at the osu bookstore and ebay and cheapbooks.com, which is linked to ebay.

Sold

craigslist.com

Managerial Accounting, 2nd edition

James Jiambalvo

60.00

 $      20.00

It was very simple to sell find a site other than e-bay that sells books online.

Sold

www.ecampus.com

Microeconomics: Principles and Tools

O'Sullivan, Sheffrin

30.00

 $      30.00

The OSU Bookstore wasn't buying this book back, so I'm getting $30 back as opposed to nothing at all by selling it at ecampus.com.

Sold

www.beaverchat.com

Stats: Data and Models

DeVeaux, Vellem and Bock

85.00

 $     (20.00)

It is great to have someone pay me more than the bookstore would give me, but less than they would have to pay for the book from the bookstore. It works out great for both of the parties involved.

Sold

www.collegetextbookbuyers.com

Sexuality Today

Kelly

05.00

 $           -  

It seemed like a lot of work to get such a small amount of money back for a book that the bookstore would not buy back from me, but it is useful to know about these kinds of websites and the services they offer in case I ever do need to utilize their services in the future.

Bought

amazon

international business: competing in a global marketplace

Charles W. L. Hill

29.99

 $    100.00

i took this opertunity to find an international copy of the book that costs about 100 less than the hard back they sell at the book store.

Bought

amazon.com

Lies my teacher told me

James W. Loewen

5.05

 $        6.00

Sold

Amazon.com

Environmental Economics

Barry C. Field

60.00

 $      10.00

I have posted this book for sale, but there is no buyer yet.

Sold

Oregon State Bookstore Classifieds

Organizational Behavior 2

Kinicki

40.00

 $      25.00

I believe this was a beneficial and worthwhile assignment. Thank you.

Sold

OSU Bookstore

America, A Concise History

Henretta, Brody & Dumenil

35.00

 $           -  

The Bookstore provides a free way to buy and sell textbooks if you do a little research on price.

Sold

www.half.com

Understanding Management with infotrac

Richard L. Daft

46.99

 $      25.00

The website I used to sell the book took a 15% commission when selling items.

Bought

www.amazon.com

New Perspectives on Microsoft Offece Access 2003, Comprehensive

Joseph J. Adamski

23.44

 $      20.00

This is the first time I have bought a textbook online and I think it is a lot better deal than the OSU Bookstore.

Bought

http://www.amazon.com

Catch a Fire

Timothy White

11.56

 $        5.44

Bought

www.half.com

The Economic's of Men, Women, and Work

Blau

20.45

 $      35.00

Nope.

Bought

www.half.com

The Economic's of Men, Women, and Work

Blau

20.45

 $      35.00

Nope

Bought

Half.com

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2003

Kathleen T Finnegan

20.25

 $       (3.69)

Bought

ebay

Essentials of the Legal Environment

Miller, Cross & Jentz

55.00

 $      20.00

The price was a "buy it now" price, as appose to a auction style bidding price. The bidding price was at $20 at the time of my purchase with 4 days remaining. I did not want to wait that long before purchasing the book since the class I needed it for (Business Law) was already underway.

Bought

amazon.com

Fashion Forecasting

Evelyn Brannon

25.98

 $      30.00

I really think that buying books online is the way to go, in the end you save yourself a lot of money.