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====== Where to buy cheap/used books from? ======
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====== Where can I buy books online? ======

===== GRACS =====
| ★ **See the [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~gracs/books.shtml|GRACS Textbook page]] to quickly and cheaply order your CS textbooks.** ★ |

===== Multi-Site Searches =====
The following sites search a number of sites and calculate the cheapest option available.

  * [[http://www.addall.com/|AddALL ]]
  * [[http://www.bestwebbuys.com/books/index.html|Best Book Buys]]
  * [[http://www.bookfinder.com/|BookFinder]]
  * [[http://www.bookfinder4u.com/|Bookfinder4U]]
  * [[http://www.booksprice.com/|Booksprice]]
  * [[http://www.campusi.com/|Campus i]]
  * [[http://www.thecheapestbook.com/|Cheapest Book]]
  * [[http://www.mysimon.com/Books/9000-11122_8-0.html|My Simon]]
  * [[http://www.pricegrabber.com/home_books.php/|PriceGrabber]]
  * [[http://www.pricescan.com/home_books.asp|PriceScan]]
  * [[http://bigwords.com/|BigWords]]
====== Alternatives to buying ======
===== Places where books can be borrowed =====
Computer science relevant books are mostly in:
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/pcl.html|Perry-Castañeda (Main) Library (PCL)]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/pma.html|Physics Mathematics Astronomy (Kuehne) Library (PMA)]]
But there are also the:
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/arch.html|Architecture and Planning Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/benson.html|Benson Latin American Collection]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/cah.html|Center for American History]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/chem.html|Chemistry (Mallet) Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/class.html|Classics Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/cdl.html|Collections Deposit Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/eng.html|Engineering (McKinney) Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/fal.html|Fine Arts Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/geo.html|Geology (Walter) Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/hrc.html|Harry Ransom Center]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/law.html|Tarlton Law Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/lsl.html|Life Science Library]]
  - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/msl.html|Marine Science Library]]

(By the way, the Fine Arts Library has a great DVD collection which you can check out for free.  Much better and cheaper than a video store!)

===== Online Books =====
The [[http://www.lib.utexas.edu|UT Library website]] provides access to [[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/books/etext.html|thousands of books online]], although not that many on computer science.

**Advnatages of eBooks**

  * You don't have to buy the original book.
  * The text is searchable.
**Disadvantages of eBooks **

  * Some websites have a limit on the number of concurrent viewers, so it may not be available for online viewing before homework deadlines or exams, when you need them the most.
  * You generally cannot save or print them.
===== Other Libraries =====
Even if UT doesn't have the book, or if all copies are checked out, you can still borrow it from another library via two methods:
  - Interlibrary Loan -- the UT libraries will find the book and have it shipped, if you have the time.  Request via [[https://lib-pclcz020.austin.utexas.edu/Illiad/IXA/illiad.dll|InterLibrary Services]].
  - If you're in a rush, uou can find the book yourself via [[http://utexas.worldcat.org/|WorldCat]], and go to that library to use the book.  If the library is part of [[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/texshare/libraryuser_card.html|TexShare]] (and most colleges and public libraries in Texas are), then [[http://lib.utexas.edu/services/borrower/texshare.html|get a TexShare card from the UT libraries]] so that you can check out the book at the other library.