sent in by S. Duggan and M. Strong
When looking for curriculum at a reasonable price it can be easy to become overwhelmed by places to look and the mind can start to swirl while switching between sites trying to compare prices, shipping costs and which book edition you are looking at. So in an attempt to help people narrow the options they are surfing between I ask the following questions:
1) Where do you shop for new curriculum at a good price?
2) Where do you shop for used curriculum in reasonable condition at a good price?
Just give us your three or four favorites.
Please post your answers in the comments section, if we get alot of responses and there is interest I can later compile them and post the top 10 in each cagegory in a post.
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Used Curriculum: (In Person Sales)
ReplyDelete• ENOCH Convention (Education Network of Christian Homeschoolers of New Jersey) (During May) [May 14-15, 2010]
(BIG used curriculum sale there on Sat. If you volunteer, you can to shop Fri. eve. for about 1 hour, before everyone else does on Sat.) :)
www.enochnj.org
• SEARCH Convention (During June in Quakertown, PA) [June 18-19, 2010]
(HUGE used curriculum sale and speakers, too! It’s about 1 hour from Phila. HIGHLY recommend for used books!!! The prices are wonderful!)
www.searchofpa.org/index.htm
• F.U.N. Curriculum Sale (During March in Tuckahoe, NJ)
http://FunCurriculumSale.tripod.com/
• Living Water Home Educators Used Curriculum Fair (During March in Marlton, NJ)
www.lwhe.org
Used Curriculum: (Web sales only)
ReplyDelete• HSLDA
http://market.hslda.org/auction/xcAuction.asp
• Well Trained Mind (WTM)
www.welltrainedmind.com/forums (Great for classical education!)
• Amazon (used or new)
www.amazon.com
• E-Bay
www.ebay.com
New Curriculum:
ReplyDelete• Rainbow Resource Center (RRC) –
Ask for their free catalog; it's a wonderful resource and full of reviews.
1-888-841-3456
www.rainbowresource.com
• Library and Educational Services (LES) –
Ask for their free home school catalog.
Sign up for their weekly home school specials with amazing deals! :)
269-695-1800 Phone and 269-695-8500 24-hour Fax
www.libraryanded.com
• Christian Book Distributors (CBD)
1-800-CHRISTIAN or 1-800-247-4784
Ask for their free homeschool and kids catalogs.
www.christianbook.com
• Veritas Press (Classical Method of Home Education)
We purchase some curriculum from VP, to buy the Lesson Plans cheaper. :)
www.veritaspress.com
P.S.
Living Water Home Educators, our local support group in NJ, has this listing on its web site:
• www.lwhe.org/?q=content/curriculum-helps
Used:
ReplyDeleteI've bought (and even sold 1 or 2 items!) a number of things on homeschoolclassifieds.com. If you only list a few things at a time, listing is free, and to buy, no membership required.
New:
To add to Kathy's recommendation of Veritas Press -- Veritas Press will price-match the lowest price for ANY item, provided it is the same exact item (same ISBN) and is being sold new. An excellent way to get new things at a better price & support their company.
Shoot, thought of two more "used" sources --
ReplyDelete1. Church of the Savior in Wayne has a large homeschooler's used curriculum sale every spring. It's hit or miss if you're looking for something specific, but if you're looking for something popular, you can often find it (and other surprises) there.
2. Yahoo list-serves. I use the classical method, so I'm a member of several classical lists (nationally) and several locally. They primarily exists for questions & networking, but they each seem to have 1 day/month when they allow for sale / looking to buy postings. I can be more specific with yahoo group names, but not sure that's necessary here.