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I've just started university and was told yesterday that we need a book for Mondays lecture. However this obviously doesn't give me a lot of time to get this textbook. If I order online it won't come in time,and the university itself charges a lot more for the book than online. We only need the book for the first two weeks and then won't need it for the rest of the degree.
Some other students and staff said they were able to download a pdf file of the textbook but I can't seem to find put where they got it from. The texbook is called "Legal systems and skills" by Scott Slorach,Judith Embley, Peter Goodchild and Catherine Shepard.
Can anyone help me?!
Thanks in advance
Some other students and staff said they were able to download a pdf file of the textbook but I can't seem to find put where they got it from. The texbook is called "Legal systems and skills" by Scott Slorach,Judith Embley, Peter Goodchild and Catherine Shepard.
Can anyone help me?!
Thanks in advance
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https://m.waterstones.com/BookDetails.aspx?bookId=9718823
Pop into your local large store and purchase it there. You can then return it after 2 weeks and get a full refund.
Not ethical but we used to do it all the time at university - buying a book before exams for revision and then returning it after to get money back. You obviously have to keep it in pristine condition.
That is actually a really good idea!
So I can return the book after two weeks- is that the limit?
I thought a PDF file will be better than carrying a book around but seriously cannot find one single file available to download.
You can return within 30 days and it's fine as long as it still looks unused. Keep the receipt to get the refund.
Thanks so much. That never crossed my mind. I'll still be trying to find a PDF file, but will go into waterstones if I can't find one by tomorrow.
See here http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780191795992.do
I saw that website this morning, it's a not confusing haha.
Before I asked any other students, I wanted to see if it was possible if I could download the PDF file. For convenience as well, instead of lugging around books on the train it will be better on my tablet/laptop.
...and Amazon UK and Ebay UK might also be sources of cheaper, used copies of this book though hopefully the local county library service will be able to reserve a copy.
Now I know why, haha.
Surely your uni has a library that provides multiple copies of the core reading material, and I'm sure it has a photocopier too.
I think your only option is to go and buy it in store, really, and ASAP in case your other fellow students decide they need to buy it too. When I was a student, we got told to look at certain books and it was a mad dash to the library to get one of the three copies they held in there. Or, we'd head to the local Waterstones or somewhere, only to find their five copies had just been sold. We used to end up in ever-increasing circles, trying to find a shop that hadn't sold out.
Oh is it, haha I won't go there tomorrow. My uni library has some but they've all been taken out. I've requested one hopefully will get one soon.
Tried that this morning, librarian said they are all taken out and some people are waiting for the book. If they did, will be about a month or so.
I have no idea where they found it! I should have asked for the file or link when I saw them yesterday.
I think im going to have to . I just find it a waste of money; a book we will use for two weeks and that is it.
No, save your money.
Well that's a bit silly on part of your uni, they should keep reference copies of core materials that can't be loaned so they are accessible all the time. I was forever taking reference copies of text books to the photocopier and printing relevant chapters/pages for pre-reads.
I'm going to go in a bit early on Monday and just check once again. I'll photocopy the first few pages as I doubt we'll use the whole book.
Thanks so much for helping btw
I'd recommend hand scanners as it doesn't damage the book and it's a lot easier than trying to pop the book on the scanner and resizing etc.
They've obviously changed their policy as that was never the case when I was at university. I've returned textbooks more recently as well so perhaps it differs from branch to branch.
I saw that, haha did make me laugh a bit!
Stupid me, I didn't ask them for the link on Friday. I just asked where they found it and they said they literally typed it in on Google and it came up. I'll ask tomorrow if I could just have the file.