19 Nov
2005
19 Nov
'05
8:04 a.m.
Yep, close to 50% and the materials are IDENTICAL! We americans love
bond paper and color diagrams, so we end up paying twice as much for
textbooks.
This semester alone cost me $450 for 3 textbooks and none of them were
international editions. There was one book that costs $150 and the
international edition was only $60!
Ram
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[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Gil Carrick
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:29 AM
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Subject: RE: Minix
International editions of the textbooks are cheaper. Usually
published in paperback and on thinner paper, etc. We have
many international students here at UTA, many from India.
They almost always have international editions of their texts
that they buy over there and bring with them. I am not sure
of the difference, but I think it must be substantial. Less
than 50% of the price of the standard edition I am sure.
Gil