Why are first edition books fond while 2nd etc editions are better?
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the earlier, the better
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British Lit is not the same as European Lit. if your school has a decent literature curriculum, they will have them listed as two separate classes.
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Alibris is my favorite for teacher editions, but I've used all of the links listed below.  It might help to type in ATE after the title for annotated teacher's edition.
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Even if you can, please dont do this. The books are now available through http://www.amazon.com for quite low prices and are sold in bundles. The paperback editions are much cheaper as well. Please avoid piracy.\n\nhttp://insideram.blogspot.com/2005/07/stop-potter-piracy.html
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Steudent Teacher Editions are the exact same products provided at a big discount. The idea is too get students using the products in school so that after they leave they will continue to purchase and use the full price versions.
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Most of these sellers charge exorbitant shipping charges and make their money that way.  Even a paperback sold at 0.01 can be very profitable is you charge 3.50 for shipping.\nOthers, like myself in the past, are more interested in making quality books available to the largest amount of people, and therefore offer such items at a low price, knowing that they will go to an appreciative buyer.  This is the best way to recycle and is much better than throwing stuff away.  Surprisingly, there are a lot of people on Ebay who have motivations other than simply making money.
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We all know the advantages and disadvantages of browsing collections of information as opposed to searching for it. Browsing allows the user to bring nothing to the information seeking process accept the desire to know or learn something. They, the user, do not have to articulate an information need. They do not have to know the language of the collection's organizational scheme. They can happily be led via serendipity from one topic or another. Browsing a collection can be quite stimulating.\n\nOn the other hand, if the user is looking for specific information, and especially if time is limited, then browsing can prove to be enormously inefficient. Consequently, collections of information are indexed and searching mechanisms are created. The earliest indexes were rudimentary accession lists, tables of contents, and back-of-book indexes. There were then concordances as well as author and title dictionary catalogs. Dewey and Wilson popularized the subject index.
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depends what edition of the book you've got...
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Regardless of how much new is added, you can get a copyright in the new material, but you don't revive the copyright in the old material.\n\n    You can only get a new copyright in new material.  Now, as a practical matter, if you change a lot throughout the text, no one is going to be able to make a coherent book out of the old material still left in the new book.  But, if the copyright has run out on the old book, anyone can reprint that or any part of it without your permission. \n\n You do need to be careful in indicating that your new text, call it second edition, contains both new material and old material.  In most cases you can do this by listing the copyright dates for all material on the copyright page.
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The Ibook series is more for the budget minded buyer who wants to get an apple, and the Power book is for those who don't really worry about price and are more concerned with performance. And the power books weigh less. \nhttp://www.apple.com/hardware/
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Prentice Hall of India reprints the books in India. If you look at the production quality (paper, illustrations usually b&w or missing) etc. you will see that it is not exactly the *same book*. \n\nThen, please remember that a very great proportion of the cost of a book is the distribution cost (inventory carrying costs, shipping, distributor and dealer margins). Since these costs are proportionaltly less in India, (Rupees vs. Dollars), that also contributed to loessening the cost. \n\nI do agree that the 'enlightened self-interest' of the publisher in wanting to curb piracy losses, is another factor in reducing the rates!
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The number of pages in the book are all determined by the publisher .  Print size,   margins    page size.     Each different edition of a book can be quite different.  And it is a play.
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I got the regulat print.  It's not that small and ok to read without the cumbersome hard cover.  I understand a lot of the text more.  A much easier read.
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Simply fashion, theres no technical reason for it. \n\nHave to say the subject of this book of yours sounds a little bit dodgy...
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Experience is more valuable than anything you can learn from a book.
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Book cost depends on new verus used and what classes you take.  You can also find cheaper textbooks online, so make sure you look around.  Used books are always great, so don't shy away from them.