2007-08-22 11:57:00
Recently I discovered that the Netherlands' largest online bookstore Bol deals in secondhand books. Or more precisely: it works as an intermediary between seller and buyer. I guess you could compare it to the Amazon Marketplace.
Study books are notoriously expensive, often ranging between forty and a hundred euros a piece. Of course I wasn't looking forward to paying such a huge sum now that I'm starting college. Lo and behold! Bol's secondhand section listed six out of the eight books I need for the first semester. By buying these books I managed to save seventy euros, bringing the total down to a little over two hundred. Nice!
Another nice way of saving a few bucks is the fact that Hogeschool Utrecht allows spread payment of my fees. This year's college fee is about a thousand euros, give or take a few. Instead of paying this whole sum up front, I can now pay in six terms. Even better, these terms are spread all over the whole year. This means that we can easily save up a little money and still have ample breathing room.
kilala.nl tags: money, school,
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Posted by Thomas
That's a good point RawCode and luckily I did keep my eye on those. Thanks for the reminder though.
Posted by RawCode (website)
You wouldn't believe how many students I have seen that bought the wrong version of a textbook for a class and have been lost on the 1st or 2nd day.
Posted by Thomas
I'm assuming that, since they were asking for a specific ISBN and/or version, I've bought the right books. If not, well, I'll still have saved some money :)
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2007-08-22 14:31:00
Posted by RawCode (website)
Be sure to check the revision number of the book you are purchasing so it matches the one required for the course.