[bksvol-discuss] Re: Off topic: question about the differences in content between a first and second addition.

Hi Bob and Monica,

     Thanks for your response Bob.

     Yes, that is what I mean.

          The college said my professors name was to be announced.
Therefore, I am unable to get in touch with him/her.  What I am going
to do is have my ORS counselor order the print book from amazon.com
and scan it in and put it on bookshare.org.  In the mean time, I plan
to order the second addition from RFBD.  This way, I start class
knowing a little bit about my topic.

     To Monica: the reason why I have decided not to send the book to
Carrie is because there is a companion CD that comes with the book.  I
really need this book within the next 2 weeks, so it would be faster
this way.

     Would anyone like to validate the textbook I'm going to scan?
It's called "Technology In Action."

Jess


On 1/1/09, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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