[bksvol-discuss] Re: Off topic: question about the differences in content between a first and second addition.
- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:21:53 -0500
Jess, the answer to your question is yes, they are usually
significantly different for two reasons. First, the publisher wants
students to buy its new book, so they move around the content to
different page numbers, add new questions for discussion, and
sometimes reorder the chapters. This effectively prevents a student
from using an older edition past its shelf life. I've seen this
happening more often over the past ten years as textbook publishing
has become more competitive. Second, new editions of a book usually
contain new sections, updated factual information, and fix mistakes
found in the text of the previous edition. With that said, it still
may work out for you. This will depend on the subject of your class
and how your professor teaches as to whether you can use the RFB book.
If this is math or science, you're in a pickle. If it's something like
psychology, history, or political science, you may be able to skate
by. If the professor just lectures and tells you to read at home at
your own pace, you're good to go. If your professor assigns you
discussion questions from the book or does other things that depend on
specific pages of the book, you could have a rough time. Have you
considered asking Bookshare or your college's Student Services office
to scan your book for you? It's kind of late in the game, but you
still may have time to get this to work out. Talk to Carrie about the
possibility, and consider FedX or UPS overnight or second day shipping
to get it to her in time. Do not use media rate shipping from the post
office if you need your book before the middle of February. That kind
of shipping is cheaper, but it takes weeks for the package to get
where it's going.
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Monica Willyard
Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com
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