used textbooks in melbourne
February 28, 2010 11:31 PM Subscribe
Does anyone know where I can buy 2nd hand textbooks in Melbourne, or a good Australia-based online used book supplier?
I've googled but to no avail...
I'm at Melbourne Uni and the bookshop doesn't seem to have any used books.
I want to buy previous editions of (psychology) text books because they are a fraction of the price of the new/latest editions and they're not all that different. I'd rather not resort to using amazon or betterworldbooks and having to have them shipped from America.
thanks if you can help.
I've googled but to no avail...
I'm at Melbourne Uni and the bookshop doesn't seem to have any used books.
I want to buy previous editions of (psychology) text books because they are a fraction of the price of the new/latest editions and they're not all that different. I'd rather not resort to using amazon or betterworldbooks and having to have them shipped from America.
thanks if you can help.
You can try Academic and General bookstores. There are a few websites around (can't remember them), though they never had heaps available. Also look for notices up around uni - or try putting some on noticeboards in the areas where most of your faculty classes tend to be held. Sometimes student organisations run book sales.
posted by AnnaRat at 11:51 PM on February 28, 2010
posted by AnnaRat at 11:51 PM on February 28, 2010
Is it for cost reasons that you want to avoid buying from overseas?
If so, it may not be as expensive as you think. Booko (http://www.booko.com.au/) is good for finding cheap books.
If you're trying to be more environmentally responsible, try Academic Books http://www.academicbooks.com.au/
posted by jedro at 12:08 AM on March 1, 2010
If so, it may not be as expensive as you think. Booko (http://www.booko.com.au/) is good for finding cheap books.
If you're trying to be more environmentally responsible, try Academic Books http://www.academicbooks.com.au/
posted by jedro at 12:08 AM on March 1, 2010
Melb Uni's student union website has some resources for that, IIRC - there was a textbook swap website linked on it, as well as a few others. This was a year or so ago so they should still be there.
There are also a few secondhand bookstores in the city but I can't remember where exactly. Somewhere down Swanston, I think.
posted by Xany at 12:14 AM on March 1, 2010
There are also a few secondhand bookstores in the city but I can't remember where exactly. Somewhere down Swanston, I think.
posted by Xany at 12:14 AM on March 1, 2010
Instead of buying textbooks you might want to investigate the CAVAL inter-library borrowing system which you're eligible to use. Most of the bigger Melbourne campuses like Latrobe and Monash will have scores of Psyche textbooks and if they're not the prescribed reading for their courses you should be able to grab them and simply keep renewing over the semester.
posted by mechrisd at 12:50 AM on March 1, 2010
posted by mechrisd at 12:50 AM on March 1, 2010
Definitely use the student union's book exchange service - I'm pretty sure it still runs. Your own faculty/student society might also have a bulletin board or online system for used books.
posted by kid A at 1:16 AM on March 1, 2010
posted by kid A at 1:16 AM on March 1, 2010
Monash Uni has second-hand academic bookstores at its various campuses, or used to.
posted by Joe in Australia at 1:30 AM on March 1, 2010
posted by Joe in Australia at 1:30 AM on March 1, 2010
The Monash book coop still exists at Clayton. You could also try here.
posted by hawthorne at 3:50 AM on March 1, 2010
posted by hawthorne at 3:50 AM on March 1, 2010
You say Melb Uni bookshop doesn't seem to have any. Have you asked?
I haven't been there for 9 or 10 years, but they did a twice-yearly 2nd hand textbook buyback, so it should (hopefully) just be a matter of asking where they're keeping the 2nd hand stuff these days.
If not, try Academic and general
http://www.academicbooks.com.au/
posted by CardinalRichelieuHandPuppet at 6:20 AM on March 1, 2010
I haven't been there for 9 or 10 years, but they did a twice-yearly 2nd hand textbook buyback, so it should (hopefully) just be a matter of asking where they're keeping the 2nd hand stuff these days.
If not, try Academic and general
http://www.academicbooks.com.au/
posted by CardinalRichelieuHandPuppet at 6:20 AM on March 1, 2010
I came here to recommend Academic and General on Swanston St, but I'm too late, so I'll just 3rd it instead.
Back when I was at La Trobe University in Bundoora they had a second hand bookstore on Campus. Admittedly, that was 15+ years ago now, so who knows if it still exists. If it does, it might be worth the slow trip on the tram to check it out.
posted by damonism at 4:13 PM on March 1, 2010
Back when I was at La Trobe University in Bundoora they had a second hand bookstore on Campus. Admittedly, that was 15+ years ago now, so who knows if it still exists. If it does, it might be worth the slow trip on the tram to check it out.
posted by damonism at 4:13 PM on March 1, 2010
Response by poster: thanks everyone~! will look into these options.
posted by beccyjoe at 11:19 PM on March 2, 2010
posted by beccyjoe at 11:19 PM on March 2, 2010
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posted by vac2003 at 11:50 PM on February 28, 2010