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April 27, 2009

Welcome to the BookDealFinder.com Blog!

Post time: 6:42 pm

Hi, my name is Scott, I am the founder of Book Deal Finder.
I have started this blog to help college student with ideas and experiences with college life, student living & beginning financial information that can help you start your life, all from experiences of friends, family & you! My first blog will be why I started BookDealFinder.com.

Get Your Textbooks Cheaper Online!
When I was a student, I found that I was throwing money away by buying textbooks at my college bookstore. I never got a good deal because they controlled the prices they sell them for, and the amount that they will give us to sell your books back. College bookstores sell you books for a high price, and buy them back for a low price. That is how they make money.

So I decided to start a company to find great book deals, hence BookDealFinder.com. It was possible to buy cheaper textbooks online. Many times we can find your textbooks online for less money than the college bookstore will give you to buy it back. If you find an online textbook deal for $35, at the end of the quarter the bookstore may buy it back for $55, then you might make $20 from that textbook.

Book Deal Finder has everything you need to find your textbooks online cheaper than they are in bookstores, even with shipping. Make sure to check back often, to locate your books.

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Put the link on your Facebook, MySpace, blog, or any other website! This is so simple and an easy way to earn some extra cash! Find your books on www.BookDealFinder, and then buy from the site that has the lowest price. Make sure you bookmark this page so you can get back to it easily. Add this page to your favorites.

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April 23, 2009

The ABC’s of ISBN

Post time: 8:11 pm

Your Foolproof Way To Get The Right Book – and More
You may think the ISBN, the International Standard Book Number, is just a jumble of numbers. In actuality, it’s simply the easiest way to make sure you’re getting the right books for your classes. The ISBN is a unique book identifier barcode assigned to each book printed, and to each new edition and variation, except reprints. But there’s a wealth of information in those digits that can make for interesting reading without opening the book’s cover.

There was a big change in the ISBN system at the beginning of 2007, when the number of digits increased from 10 to 13. The numbering system was first created in 1966 by W.H. Smith booksellers and stationers in the United Kingdom, and had nine digits. Then, in 1970, it was adopted as the international standard, with 10 digits. Any book with an ISBN assigned before the beginning of 2007 will have the 10-digit ISBN. All those assigned after that will have the 13-digit number.

An ISBN consists of four or five parts:
1. If it’s a 13-digit number, it begins with a three-digit prefix of 978 or 979.
2. Next is a group identifier code, which represents a group of countries which shares a common language.
3. Then comes the code identifying the publisher
4. That’s followed by an item number
5. Last is a single character or number called a “check digit” that provides the means to verify that the ISBN is valid.

When you’re ready to order your textbooks, make sure you have the correct ISBN number for each one. Your professor should provide the ISBN as well of the title of the textbooks required for the class.

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