Books. Books. Books.

Textbooks. Woah. Didn't see that expense coming. I mean, I knew that I would have to buy textbooks and I knew that textbooks aren't cheap. But when I first looked....over $700! I about fell over dead! I'm taking THREE classes for ONE semester! That's just crazy!

So... I turned to my wonderful friends on Facebook. They pointed me to Chegg, where I found my PSY101 book for rent - less than $50 for the whole semester. They also sent me to Amazon, which was actually much more pricey than some other places. Many friends recommended Half.com, which I've purchased regular books from before. That's where I found my math book for $48 after shipping. But I'm still a little irritated about my ENG 121 book... Who makes custom textbooks?! What kind of crap is that?! You guessed it... Only available at the school bookstore! (And on Craigslist, which I wasn't fast enough to get.) Irritating. Half of me knows that I should drive over to the bookstore tomorrow and buy the stupid book. The other half of me wonders whether or not I'll really need it... If I don't need it, I really don't want to buy the stupid thing.

Oye.... BUT! My brother got me a Kindle for Christmas... I'm LOVING it! I've discovered just how many free books there are out there for Kindle. I'm also learning just how much less regular books cost on it! I've missed reading! I will say, though, that it could be a recipe for a lot of late nights... I'm one of those who just can't put down a good book! Oh, well... I've always enjoyed books and I'm not going to stop anytime soon.