Books!
I just got back from the Caltech Bookstore, and they already got in the Database System Concepts book for my course. What a relief. The only drawback is that it weighs in at $137… It’s only $129 through amazon.com, and $113 through bookpool.com.
Anyway, this should be an interesting term. I’m still not 100% sure that I’ll stick with that book next year, but at least for this year it should do pretty well.