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I would order the "restricted asian edition" textbooks on-line for about a quarter of the normal price. The quality is not as good, but the content is certainly

by abossy 18y ago

I would order the "restricted asian edition" textbooks on-line for about a quarter of the normal price. The quality is not as good, but the content is certainly there. I never exactly understood the legality of doing this, but it's certainly a testament to the growing problem that is the college textbooks market.

nostrademons 18y ago
When I was in school, we'd always order from Amazon.co.uk because European countries apparently subsidize textbooks, and so we could get them for about 1/3 of the U.S. price. Unfortunately the falling USD has kinda nixed that practice, and I think Amazon may've started adding shipping surcharges for ordering from Amazon.co.uk and shipping to the U.S.
marvin 18y ago
It's perfectly legal, but it is not authorized (meaning that the publisher probably threatens to stop selling to anyone who re-sells their subsidized bulk orders)