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Could they have been pirating the books? In my home country (Turkey), there were alternative sellers (basically photocopiers) who made pirate copies of books (u
by terminalcommand 6y ago
Could they have been pirating the books? In my home country (Turkey), there were alternative sellers (basically photocopiers) who made pirate copies of books (usually on much thinner paper and washed out colors) and sold them. They were exactly like bookstores and they'd have the books you needed in stock. They usually sold textbooks for 1/10th of the price.
- iguy 6y agoThis also happened. But there was a completely legal tier of regional editions, my guess is also that this note is there because the regional rights were transferred to someone else.
- mikorym 6y agoIn South Africa, we also have different versions from the US and they are not pirated. They are usually called international versions. It does have to do with pricing here vs. the US, but they are still expensive for a student.
- iambrj 6y agoPretty sure it wasn't piracy. For instance see this[0] book (not affiliated), at the bottom left it says "Restricted! For sale only in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Bhutan" [0] https://www.amazon.in/Abstract-Algebra-3ed-David-Dummit/dp/8126532289/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=abstract+algebra&qid=1593094249&sr=8-7 https://www.amazon.in/Abstract-Algebra-3ed-David-Dummit/dp/8...