It's been a long time since college, and the books were a good deal cheaper back then. (although it didn't feel that way at the time.) I've googled this, and it seems all the sites are for online selling and require an ISBN number. I've also looked up the cost of buying the books from the bookstore with no luck
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Thanks very much! (and good luck!)
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This is a fictional college, but I checked out Nassau Community College up in NY just to see what the figures were, and for a four year program, books and supplies ran over $6000.
Thanks for taking the time to answer.
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This is actually just a throw away line. My character is checking his wallet to see if he has enough for a taxi, and mentions 4 twenties, a ten and three singles, noting this was what he got for selling his books. And I realized that the $1000 was for an entire year, not a single semester, so we're looking at probably $500. In this case, it seems he's done really well getting $90 back.
Thanks so much for taking the time to answer. The cost of eduction is enough to make the Baby Jesus weep.
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And not being able to sell back a textbook because it's being changed next year is definitely a common issue. My first college changed books in a math class three semesters in a row. Oh, what fun that was.
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Thanks so much!
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