
International vs US Texts

I kbow many people are very wary when they see the description of "International version" of textbooks. I just went out on a limb and bought my first one and can tell u i am more than satisfied. The most obvious difference is that the book is soft cover. I actually like that because its a lot lighter than hardcover versions. If u worry about the durability, buy a sheet of clear contact paper and cover the book as soon as u get it and it will last forever. I think that there's a legal reason why they tell u that the quality of the paper is lower, but really its not that different. THEY R NOT PRINTED ON NEWSPAPER as i feared before ordering it. The small downside is that the paper is thinner, so if you look at any white unprinted section of a page, you can see a ghost of the text printed on the opposite side. So far this hasnt affected my ability to read the text. Paper feels very similar. I have compared it to the US version sold at my school bookstore and i compared about 20 random pages and they were EXACTLY THE SAME, WORD FOR WORD, LINE FOR LINE, WITH ALL THE SAME FIGURES AND IMAGES. I paid $85 for a NEW organic chemistry book that sells at my school for $262 USED! Even the $85 that i paid was on the high side because i saw the book going for $59 but by the time i did by research on the international books the price went up. Still, textbooks r not going to get any cheaper. We will be paying more and getting less for them when we sell them back to the bookstore. They will go to new editions as often as possible and u WILL get stuck with a textbook u will never use again. Tuition is already high, but by buying 2 int book i saved $270 to put toward my tuition. Unless you don't have computer, i dont see any reason not to buy international textbooks online. I have 3 more years of pharmacy school left and intend to use these int textbooks throughout
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