Comments on: souls at wholesale http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:09:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ryan http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-405 Ryan Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:57:20 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-405 Tom - Yeah, <a href="http://www.half.com" rel="nofollow">Half.com</a> is the textbook slave trade online. Even still, many people have their parents buy their books and the "easiest" thing is just to get them from a university bookstore. Using Half.com, you somewhat have to know what books to get, which sometimes doesn't solidify until after a few lectures. And thanks about the writing thing; maybe people are starting to read my mind... Tom - Yeah, Half.com is the textbook slave trade online. Even still, many people have their parents buy their books and the “easiest” thing is just to get them from a university bookstore. Using Half.com, you somewhat have to know what books to get, which sometimes doesn’t solidify until after a few lectures. And thanks about the writing thing; maybe people are starting to read my mind…

]]> By: Tom Oakes http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-404 Tom Oakes Sun, 28 Aug 2005 05:39:25 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-404 When I was in college (92-96), this used to enrage me to the point that my friends would beg me to shut up about the textbook pricing conspiracy. What's even more ridiculous than the sale/buyback pricing discrepancy is the obsolescence of versions, which often rendered your $140 book worthless the following year. Hasn't anyone established a secondary network of buying/selling on the internet to circumvent the bookstores? It always seemed like a simple lack of information - Abigail didn't know people like you existed, and vice versa. We had some great ideas about creating a secondary market when we were in school, but there was this bong that kept distracting us. BTW - I agree wholeheartedly with Brucey - I stumbled upon your site a couple weeks back (from where I couldn't say), and have been checking back frequently. If you tire of the engineering thing, you could always write. Very entertaining, keep it up. When I was in college (92-96), this used to enrage me to the point that my friends would beg me to shut up about the textbook pricing conspiracy.

What’s even more ridiculous than the sale/buyback pricing discrepancy is the obsolescence of versions, which often rendered your $140 book worthless the following year.

Hasn’t anyone established a secondary network of buying/selling on the internet to circumvent the bookstores? It always seemed like a simple lack of information - Abigail didn’t know people like you existed, and vice versa. We had some great ideas about creating a secondary market when we were in school, but there was this bong that kept distracting us.

BTW - I agree wholeheartedly with Brucey - I stumbled upon your site a couple weeks back (from where I couldn’t say), and have been checking back frequently. If you tire of the engineering thing, you could always write. Very entertaining, keep it up.

]]> By: abigail http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-403 abigail Sat, 27 Aug 2005 23:50:52 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-403 yeah for the guest room just in case your guests have trouble falling asleep. weirdo. yeah for the guest room
just in case your guests have trouble falling asleep.

weirdo.

]]> By: Ryan http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-400 Ryan Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:53:25 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-400 Abigail - Sold it? I would have bought it off of you had I known you were selling it. You know, you never know when you need another calculus book. Like one for the living room and one for the kitchen. Should probably grab one for the guest room. Bruce - Thank you very much. Very, very much. Abigail - Sold it? I would have bought it off of you had I known you were selling it. You know, you never know when you need another calculus book. Like one for the living room and one for the kitchen. Should probably grab one for the guest room.

Bruce - Thank you very much. Very, very much.

]]> By: Brucey http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-397 Brucey Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:29:01 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-397 Damn you're a good writer. Seriously, you're very good. I wish I was as good as you are, and I've been published. You know when to stop, always have a point and an analogy or metaphor to drive it home. Damn you’re a good writer.

Seriously, you’re very good. I wish I was as good as you are, and I’ve been published. You know when to stop, always have a point and an analogy or metaphor to drive it home.

]]> By: abigail http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-396 abigail Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:14:14 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/08/24/souls-at-wholesale/#comment-396 when i sold my calculus book back i got like $60 bucks plus a huge weight lifted off my soul. when i sold my calculus book back i got like $60 bucks plus a huge weight lifted off my soul.

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