You are all assumed to be undertaking a postgraduate degree in MA/Med Tesol and Applied Linguistics at the University of Bradford. One of your module is called 'Materials Development' and you are provided with a reading list and £150 budget to spend on books. The money is not enough to buy all the books. However, with online bookstores, you can compare prices and try to buy as many books as possible. However, you would have to be careful with regards to return policy, delivery information, making safe payment and whether the books is new or old/used.
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Below is the list of online bookstores you will have to explore. You will have to answer the following questions for each website and make notes.
Webquest
1. General information
Which website do you find easier to browse and why?
Which bookstores operate student discount?
Which websites stock old and used books?
2. Customer Services
Which bookstores have minimum spend policy for free delivery? What is the minimum spend?
How long does it take to deliver books for each bookstore?
What is the return policy for each bookstore?
Which bookstores enable you to track your orders?
3. Prices
Which bookstore is generally cheaper than the others?
Which bookstores offer student discount?
Which bookstores have offers? What kind of offers are they?
4. Making payment.
What is each bookstore's privacy policy?
What credit or debit cards do they accept?
Can you pay by cheque?
5. Deciding and buying
After you have compared the prices and other information, decide which books you are buying from which bookstore.
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