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runandplay

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New vs Used Books

Post by runandplay » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:32 am

Sorry if this topic has been approached before, but the search isn't working today... As an undergrad I rarely bought books, and when I did they were always used or older edition. In law school I plan on actually opening up a book, so I was wondering whether I should buy them used or new? I'm not sure how much a distraction previous highlighting will be on my reading, etc. I was thinking about buying all the shorter books used and purchasing the casebooks new, for at least the first semester... Thanks!

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Re: New vs Used Books

Post by LoyolaLaw2012 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:35 am

Buying the casebooks new will be very expensive. I usually email my professor before he posts the books list, then buy them from amazon. If you purchase them early enough, you will get a better deal. Whether the highlighting is distracting depends on you.

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Re: New vs Used Books

Post by jennylynn » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:36 pm

I got new for 1L just because I knew I needed to really just wade through the text myself and not use another person's notes as a crutch. This year I'm buying used, but making sure that the highlighting/writing is minimal. You can get a book with barely any handwriting for almost half retail if you look.

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Re: New vs Used Books

Post by Bosque » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:02 pm

jennylynn wrote:I got new for 1L just because I knew I needed to really just wade through the text myself and not use another person's notes as a crutch. This year I'm buying used, but making sure that the highlighting/writing is minimal. You can get a book with barely any handwriting for almost half retail if you look.
Some good advice.

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