Textbooks are really fraggin' expensive. This I knew.
I'm just very thankful that I'm taking two art classes, which is two-fifths of my load, and they don't have any books. Though as my mom said, "You'll make up for it by buying art supplies". True, but I don't think they'll equate to a textbook.
I was able to find most of my books on Barnes & Noble's website, which saved me mucho bucks. Unfortunately, my Stats textbook wasn't there, which was the real killer. Well, I mean, it probably was, but there were several different editions flying around...and they actually weren't cheap than the NIU website, so I just got them from the university bookstore. Buuuh.
Still less than the pharmacy kids have to pay. ;D