Book prices are a real problem
Dear Editor,
I was very glad to see the article about book price monopolies. Book prices really are a problem, and it deserves serious attention. However, I must address the issue of buying books online. I have been buying my books online for a couple years now, and I have saved thousands of dollars doing so!
At the beginning of every semester, students are always complaining about book prices. But when I ask people, they all seem to say that they bought their books at PawPrints and didn’t even bother looking elsewhere.
When I tell them that I bought all my books online and saved hundreds of dollars, they are usually shocked. Take this semester for example. As a senior taking 18 hours, my books would have cost me over $800 after taxes. But I bought all my books online and paid less than $400. Your article said that there are dangers involved with buying online, but I don’t agree.
Why are people afraid of buying a $20 book online but they have no problem buying a $100 pair of shoes?
When you buy your books online, you search by the ISBN number and you get the exact book. Sure it’s probably used, but you’re only going to use it for four months anyway. And who cares if you have to pay for shipping, at least you don’t have to pay a tax!
Oh and one more thing.
That sign that’s up in the PawPrints bookstore that compares the prices of books online to their prices is false advertising. I almost always find my books for less than half the price of the bookstore, so don’t believe their propaganda.
Sincerely,
Dallas Loewen
International Business
Senior
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Sep 15 2006. Filed under Letters to the Editor.
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