[chrisper]

I'd agree with you if a book was $50 and not $250 each. I really cannot justify $250 x 4 (4 classes per quarter /semester) every semester just for the sake of collecting books that I will, to be honest, never look at again. If I have a certain problem I need to revisit, I can find everything online.

There are a few exceptions, of course, which is why I said that buying books that one wants to keep for the future (and also reference it in the future) is fine.

But should I really buy books for general education that I have to take and has nothing to do with my major?