Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog

I am happy to say that I made it through my first semester back to school after 15+ years. I took Modern Astronomy as I needed a Natural Science credit and made an A … woohoo!

Now I am getting ready for my second semester and plan on taking two classes: Programming in Java and Drawing for the Non-Art Major.  I have realized how expensive the textbooks can get. I paid $110 for my used Astronomy text last semester and sold it back for $57, which I am told is not too shabby. I have just ordered my books for next semester and they came to $131 and that is just for the Java Programming text. The book and supplies for the Art class is still TBD.

I have had a couple of friends suggest some services in which you can rent books or buy them at a lot cheaper rate than the campus bookstore.

BookRenter.com – Textbook rental service
DealOz.com – Site that helps you find the best deals on books

Just by doing a simple Google Search, I see several other textbook rental services.

Chegg.com
CampusBookRentals.com
Skoobit.com

I think I will stick to what my friends are recommending, but if anyone has any opinions, comments or praises for any of the services listed or know of a service that has not been mentioned, feel free to leave me a comment.

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Happy learning.
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I have decided after 18 years to go back to school. My first class started last Monday and I now realize how much time I’m going to have to put into this endeavor. It’s going to be a long journey trying to keep up with school and a full time programming job. I have run across a few articles that give great information for adults going back to school.

• Back to School: Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students
• Tips for Going Back to School as an Adult
• Back-to-school Tips for Adult Students
• Going Back to School
• Back to School: Talk to Your Professor!
• Back to School: Keep an Academic Reading Journal

I had to have one Natural Science credit and decided to take Modern Astronomy as my first class. Don’t be surprised to see a couple of Astronomy related posts here. The sub-title for my blog is “Random Subject Matter” after all.

This will be me in a few more weeks…

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Until next time…

I ran across this trailer for Disney Nature’s Earth on a friend’s Facebook page and I have to say it is the most breath-taking trailer I have ever seen for a documentary.

Looks really awesome and I can’t wait to see it.