Every website I go on to rent or buy textbooks asks me for the ISBN number or the authors name, but my school only provided me with a course number and when I type that in, multiple books come up so I am not sure which is the correct one. I want to purchase my books ahead of time so I can look into them before classes start but I am so confused.
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When you look at the courses you are taking there should be a link to see the books required which will include the title, author, and ISBN number.
My advice is to wait until after the first day to buy your books except for Math and English books because you will always need those in the semester. Some courses or professors won't even use the book, and you can ask your professor if the course will require the book to save some money if the book isn't needed
Laurie
You will need to go to the college bookstore - online or in person - and get the correct information.
Many professors are notorious for not choosing their textbooks timely, and many times there are some textbooks that are not yet available when school starts, because the bookstores cannot order them until the professor submits to the bookstore.
Prof. Cochise
The course syllabus will list the titles, and editions, of each required textbook.
Make sure that you order the correct edition.
And definitely rent rather than buy. By the end of the semester, the textbook will be obsolete anyway.
Good luck
averagebear
Textbooks in the current edition are so expensive. But old editions sometimes have almost no monetary value. The contents are often not very different. I'd email the prof to ask if you can use the cheap edition.
Valleycat1
You are going to have to wait until the professor is more specific or buy from the college website not a general textbook service