IB Textbooks from IBID

[mrken]

I am back in the Off Topics! :D

Anyways, is IBID ([url]http://ibid.com.au/[/url]) the only place to buy the textbooks made for the IB curriculum? It is not available at [rfdlink=http://forums.redflagdeals.com/autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=17]Amazon[/rfdlink] or Chapters...

Has anybody ordered from IBID before? What courier did they use, how long did it take to arrive, and were they any extra charges at the door (or postal office)?

I do not mind used textbooks, as long as they are in good conditions without too many markings.

One last question: are these textbooks even useful? :D I already got the Chemistry book (from school) and it seemed quite useful for not studying for what I do not need to study. :)

BTW, I survived IB Year 1! :lol:

[Pete00]

congratulations on surviving IB1! good luck on the rest! (former IB graduate)

[mrken]

[QUOTE=Pete00]congratulations on surviving IB1! good luck on the rest! (former IB graduate)[/QUOTE]
Well, I got through without failing it. :) I almost failed my Mathematics HL course. :( My marks for all of the subjects just plummeted upon my entrance into IB. :(

Did you find the IB textbooks useful?

[B40]

IB is a high school program?

So you just passed grade 9? That makes you about 14 years old?

I thought you were a lot older than that :|

[Rehan]

The IB diploma program is for grades 11 and 12.

BTW, that [I]ibid [/I] guy sure has written a lot of books! :|

[p51dray]

No I don't think they are worth the money. Not sure if there are new editions now but they have typos and mistakes. I think just getting the syllabuses are enough and your IB coordinator should have them, else you can hunt with google.

[mrspuff]

ahahaha...they are charging for books now in the IB program. geez i never had to when i was in it.

[mrken]

[QUOTE=Rehan]The IB diploma program is for grades 11 and 12.

BTW, that [I]ibid [/I] guy sure has written a lot of books! :|[/QUOTE]
I cite a lot of Ibids in my papers too. :lol:

[QUOTE=p51dray]No I don't think they are worth the money. Not sure if there are new editions now but they have typos and mistakes. I think just getting the syllabuses are enough and your IB coordinator should have them, else you can hunt with google.[/QUOTE]
I had a feeling that the Chemistry version 2 textbook was not too professional... I had to pay $75 for that (through a class order). :( I know, I know, $75 is nothing compared to university textbooks, but it is still too expensive. :( Interestingly, the IBID website charges around $50 CAD... I do know that my school rips students off for textbooks. :(

mrspuff, did they just loan out the IB books when you were in IB? In which school did you attend IB?

[mrken]

I just received a quotation from the distributor Pronin in Australia, and the freight charges are $57 via UPS for two books!!

The total is around $150, so $75 for each textbook after shipping charges. There will probably still be taxes on delivery... They mentioned that the order will arrive in two weeks, so I assume that is shipped via UPS Expedited? Does that mean no brokerage fees?

Any less expensive ways to get the Mathematics and Physics HL textbooks?

[mrken]

Is $75 for one IB textbook reasonable?

Or should I just find something else to read during the summer? :D (Extended Essay? ;))

[B40]

[QUOTE=mrken]

Or should I just find something else to read during the summer? :D (Extended Essay? ;))[/QUOTE]

Read RFD, you can get up to 20k posts by the end of the summer.

[wanted]

[QUOTE=B40]Read RFD, you can get up to 20k posts by the end of the summer.[/QUOTE]


I agree too.
You could study the trends of RFD, and write an essay.