Textbook question (1 Viewer)

[kimjuliana]

Is it a good idea to buy textbooks now? Or should I just wait later?
Also I hear people talking about selling "readers", what is a "reader" exactly?

 

[Andrew759]

Wait until the first week. The lecturer will say if you need to buy anything or not.

Readers are basically like notes that you buy from the university copy centre, i think.

 

[kimjuliana]

Do we need to buy readers, or is it optional?

 

[bedpotato]

For some units, the recommended textbooks are actually readers. So some units may require readers, others your lecturer will probably inform you (or you can ask them).

 

[kimjuliana]

People are selling text books on facebook, is it a good idea to buy them now? Or wait til the lecturers say so?

 

[Andrew759]

Definitely wait. You may not even need a textbook that is supposedly 'mandatory'.

 

[nerdasdasd]

"Mandatory" ... It's just just to increase textbook sales.

 

[Carrotsticks]

Ask people around here (or make a thread in the USYD Forums) stating which subjects you are doing. There is bound to be a user who has done at least one of them, so they'll be able to tell you which books you will or will not need.