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Ned's Berkeley Bookstore
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Category: Bookstores [Edit]
Neighborhoods: UC Campus Area, Telegraph Ave2476 Bancroft Way
(between Dana St & Sather Rd)
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 204-0900
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat-Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Ned's Berkeley Bookstore
man, i had ned's bookmarked ages ago as a "must rate" and thought i'd be first, but i guess liza beat me to it!!
anyway, as she said, they carry all the textbooks for much cheaper than the official UC bookstore and while they're not as cheap as online, there's the convenience of immediate pickup and proximity to campus. they also have your regular run of school supplies and some berkeley paraphernalia.
This place is terrible. Not only are their textbooks way overpriced but they also brainwash you into thinking they have the "lowest price" and you can even sell books back to them for (wait for it) HALF of what you paid!!
You'd think that with all the money they make they could at least afford some decent AC, but no, in the beginning of the year it's always boiling in there, and there's a huge line of suckers willing to dole out large sums of money because they're "saving" like $10 by buying a used textbook.
I only come here when I absolutely cannot get my books anywhere else, or when I have some crappy beat-up printed-wrong textbook to sell.
Ooohhh, I get it. "We have the most used books!" means the books are very used and old, not that they have a large quantity of them sold at affordable prices. Hm.
Offered me $1 and $2 for books I wanted to sell back. Such a great deal! *rolls eyes*
And the advertisement, "Why pay more across the street?" should be answered with "So I can pay the same amount, if not more at Ned's."
I only come here if they monopolize on the lab manual for my classes.
The only really cool thing about this place are the t-shirts they make which read:
"I got USED at Ned's"
Otherwise, it's an alright place to get textbooks, in that you feel slightly less raped purchasing books here vs. the University bookstore.
If you don't want to order your books online, this is the best store for textbooks - they usually have ALL the textbooks, and lots more [CHEAPER!] used copies than the Berkeley bookstore. Big bonus: They are right by the campus!
That said, textbook stores are still horrible! They sell books at RIDICULOUS prices [come on! If you're taking five courses, you're going to spend AT LEAST $500 on books, readers, etc!!!], and buy them back at even MORE ridiculous prices [read: buy a book for $120, sell back for about $40].
Also, I have a personal issue against the never-ending stream of new editions! The books are updated every couple of years [the major differences tend to be a different cover and relocations of a few photos within the text], and the old editions are rendered absolutely WORTHLESS! I understand that the professors who wrote the books and the publishing houses need to make money [when books are outdated, all the students are forced to buy brand new books], but this is completely unfair! I have stopped selling back my books, because they are actually worh more as reference books to keep around!
Boo for taking advantage of students!
