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[mystikol87]

As spring semesters begin, just a quick reminder to order your books through the Amazon.com link in the Outfield section here. When you do so, the site receives a percentage of your purchase, which really helps Larry and the others out a lot!

I should also note that this applies to ALL Amazon purchases, not just textbooks.

Here's the thread: http://forums.marlin...c/97467-amazon/

Here's the link: http://amazon.marlinsbaseball.com

[Dr Beinfest]

I feel like this was a poke at myself considering I specifically told someone to remind me before Spring started to do this...

[pollyvonwog]

UGH i always forget to use this amazon link. IF I REMEMBER NEXT TIME THEN I WILL REMEMBER NEXT TIME 

[BenderRobot]

If I win the lottery, I'm buying everyone's textbooks!

1 cheer for generosity!
Hip!

[mystikol87]

I feel like this was a poke at myself considering I specifically told someone to remind me before Spring started to do this...

Not consciously, I just remembered the link as I went to purchase some books this morning and figured this thread might be useful.

[dim]

Attention, this is NOT spam.

[floridafly]

I'll definitely use this when I order my books today/tomorrow!

[Larry]

I appreciate it everyone, thank you very much!

[squall]

Are books still a billion dollars a semester?

Larry probably rollin in dough.

[Dr Beinfest]

Yup. I was excited this semester because I only need 3 books. 

 

Turns out 2 of them price between 150-200, used. The other is 125-150. 

 

Turns out at best it's an average semester for book prices. 

[Dr Beinfest]

Welp, there's the first half through Amazon. 

 

Dynamics and Thermodynamics. Luckily was able to grab an old edition of Thermodynamics. I'm sure nobody cares though...

[BenderRobot]

I care.

[mystikol87]

I don't.

[Dr Beinfest]

You're nobody.

 

Nicely played Mike.

[BenderRobot]

I'm also perfect.

[Dr Beinfest]

Bumpsketball.

 

Here comes another one.

[Piazza31]

Anyone have any good sociology or anthropology classes to take at FIU?

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Turns out 2 of them price between 150-200, used. The other is 125-150. 

 

Holy crap. You guys now in school have my sympathy.

 

'69 and early '70s, U of Minnesota, I never spent more than 100/yr (net) for books, 95% used, average maybe 6 each, I only recall one that hit 30 new. Sell 'em all back for half.

 

Roughly 600% general inflation since then implies that books would now average about 35-40 each used.

 

This chart runs from '78: http://collegeinsurr...book-inflation/

 

General inflation was almost 100% '69-'78, so everything in the chart almost doubles for the entire period '69-'12 (or more than doubles in the case of college texts, they were out-of-control even back in the olden days of the '70s.)

 

It looks like college text inflation has been around 1,600%, give or take 100%. Ridiculous. Not quite as ridiculous as tuition increases over the same time period, but close. For instance, U of M resident tuition was 399 in '69, it's now 12,060 up 2,923% and the U of M is not an exception to the general rule.

[BenderRobot]

*cookie*
Also, my used books were close to or over $100.

[squall]

Bubble.

[Dr Beinfest]

I'm already up to $210 or so, with another $140 on the way tonight. 

 

Marlin$Ba$eball.com

[Larry]

Thanks again everyone, this is a big help for the site!

[Dr Beinfest]

There, the nightmare is over.

[Piazza31]

*cookie*
Also, my used books were close to or over $100.

I once dropped $900 on a semester, and the kicker was FIU wouldn't take back any of the books.

 

I still have them in the trunk of my car, I can't even give them away and I refuse to throw them out.

 

[Piazza31]

With that said, I don't know what I'm going to do this final semester. I still don't even know what classes to take.