Tag Archives: Textbooks

vicbooks’ Monster May Sale

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Our annual sale starts on Wednesday the 18th and runs through to Friday the 20th of May. It’s a collection of rummageable gems, academic gap fillers and children’s delights. We’re putting it in the foyer of the Memorial Theatre in … Continue reading →

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Rush Prep, What to Know

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

vicbooks’ “Rush” period covers the first two weeks of the new trimester.  In its most basic terms, Rush is 10,000 transactions over 10 days (half of those in the first 3 days) by students chasing more than 22,000 textbooks and … Continue reading →

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Rush: A Textbook Mosh Pit

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Rush is the first two weeks of a new trimester. In its most basic terms, Rush amounts to 10,000 transactions over 10 days involving 22,000 textbooks and roving packs of stressed-out students.  Frantic is just one F word used to … Continue reading →

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Rush: Tips From the Veterans

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

After checking with the veterans of many a Rush, here are some tips for a better, cleaner and less clogged textbook buying experience: Where?: All undergraduate textbooks are at the One Stop Shop. All post grad at the Main Shop. … Continue reading →

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Rush: the beginnings…

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

We have no idea if other parts of Victoria University, or the English-speaking world, dub the opening couple of weeks of semesters with the moniker ‘Rush’ and, right now, we don’t care. No one on staff is sure of the … Continue reading →

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eTextbooks & ‘The Kno’

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

The war rages for market control of ebooks between tech giants like Amazon and Apple, and the publishers their success threatens (at least the biggies like Random House, Penguin and Harper Collins, most others have to sit on the sidelines … Continue reading →

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