cheapest way anyone bought their books--Rosai, Sternberg etc.

[ilovepath]

I was just checking what was the cheapest way anyone bought their books--Rosai, Sternberg etc. My idea was to use those 40% off coupons borders gives on on line purchases, but didn't know if amazon or anything was cheaper--any input appreciated!

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[Patho2009]

Buy used ones on Amazon/ebay/ B & N

 

[ilovepath]

Has anyone tried the borders 40% coupon, didn't know if they would exclude 400$ books. It would be good if it works.

 

[danaphosaurus]

In the past you were able to use 30% Barnes and Noble coupons on textbooks- I got the new Enzinger and Weiss and Fletcher that way- Unfortunately, they have gotten wise and they won't accept them on textbooks anymore- They did just accept it for a board review book though probably because it wasn't classified as a textbook-
I don't have any experience with Borders- It never hurts to try

 

[scurred]

regardless of anything, I would definitely checkout the Mod. Surgical Path...

The new edition just came out and I got it for pretty cheap using a 10% off coupon.

Suster is one of the best around

 

[Ziehl-Neelsen]

At my residency program we contact the sales rep for one of the big publishers (Elsevier, Lippincott, etc.) every year and invite him to come to the hospital for a book fair. The sales reps are usually more than willing to come and offer a 20% discount with a donation of a text to to our resident library for the chance to sell so many books at one fell swoop.

It's a pretty good deal for the residents and allows us to keep our resident library updated. I would think that residency programs around the country could swing such deals.

 

[PresterJohn]

Has anyone seen online 40% coupons around lately? Most I can find is 25%. Also, there's a Borders Rewards promo for July where you get $5 per $50 spent instead of the usually $5 per $150. It's not much, but it adds up quickly with path texts.

 

[ilovepath]

40 comes by once every few months, I just want to make sure all the stipulations are right, like its applicable to online purchases, as they won't have a sternberg in one of their stores. Or maybe you can order and use the coupon in the store--they always change stipulations, I just got my fingers crossed that they'll work on path books, as 40 is an awesome chunk

 

[rockit]

At my residency program we contact the sales rep for one of the big publishers (Elsevier, Lippincott, etc.) every year and invite him to come to the hospital for a book fair. The sales reps are usually more than willing to come and offer a 20% discount with a donation of a text to to our resident library for the chance to sell so many books at one fell swoop.

It's a pretty good deal for the residents and allows us to keep our resident library updated. I would think that residency programs around the country could swing such deals.

We just had this and the books were still cheaper on Amazon.

 

[ilovepath]

So to sum it up for ppl like me who don't have money to spend:
Amazon is a sure bet (unsure if there are comparable sites that go cheaper)
The Borders 40% would be good if we can verify it can work w/o them giving you trouble b/c it's a special order/textbook.

 

[yaah]

Despite all the discounts, I still often find the cheapest prices on amazon. Personally, I am cautious about buying "used" books online because I am never sure which edition I would get. But that's just me.

 

[pathstudent]

The cheapest way is to use your residency book fund. That way they are free.

Or if you are employed most academic departments give their faculty a slush fund for books.

Or if you are a fat cat private practice pathologist pulling over 200K a few thousand on books is nothing.

 

[ilovepath]

still slush can be applied to cheap venues like amazon and borders right?

 

[KluverB]

Despite all the discounts, I still often find the cheapest prices on amazon. Personally, I am cautious about buying "used" books online because I am never sure which edition I would get. But that's just me.

Bought a few books this way. Saved quite a bit. Been quite pleased.

 

[TMZ2007]

still slush can be applied to cheap venues like amazon and borders right?

You *might* find that your department has an official vendor or wholesaler that you are required to order from.

 

[TypicalTuesday]

The cheapest way is to use your residency book fund. That way they are free.

Or if you are employed most academic departments give their faculty a slush fund for books.

Or if you are a fat cat private practice pathologist pulling over 200K a few thousand on books is nothing.

Thanks for the enlightening post. I'm surprised I got by without that knowledge before. I'll be forever indebted to you.

 

[ilovepath]

As far as I can tell the 25% borders work on path books but not 40%, and when I compared to amazon, it seemed borders was a little bit better. I don't know if I went on amazon during a bad day, but I'm just giving my experience.