<p>An upperclassmen let me borrow a previous version (14th) textbook. The 15th edition, which is "required" is nearly $130. Is it necessary for me to get the 15th edition? Thanks!</p>
<p>Edit: i also paid to get my access code for SAL, so that shouldn't be a concern (assuming I stick with the 14th edition).</p>
<p>There is such a thing as being penny-wise and pound foolish. You’re paying $57,000 a year to go to USC and complaining about a $130 textbook. On a per unit basis, how much is your class? You’re better off getting the stupid $130 textbook (agree with you about the cost) and sucking it up. You could theoretically do it on the cheap and try to get by with the older edition, but you won’t have the same pages and whatnot as the professor and your classmates. IMHO it’s not worth it, and keep in mind that if you hold on to your textbooks from college that a lot of them will be invaluable resources for you in your career.</p>
<p>Idk who you have, but I have Cummings/Tolan, and Tolan specifically said the 14th edition won’t be as good for the class. But I looked at the 14th edition too, and it is a bit different. Doesn’t seem like too much of a difference though. I would suggest you talk to your discussion teacher!!</p>
<p>But the page numbers are definitely off and there is new sections in 15th, so i think it’s big enough changes to make some differences in which book you use.</p>
<p>Just buy the 15th edition of OB. I remember Tolan said the homework assignments are different between the two. You can always sell it next semester since BUAD 340 will be a class in the spring.</p>
<p>I looked through the textbook guild on facebook, but it doesn’t seem to be very popular. Is there another way on campus that students sell and buy textbooks through each other?</p>
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<p>Does it ever occur to you that not everyone who goes to USC pays full price? My entire tuition was covered by financial aid. I work part-time and balance a paid internship to help pay off rent and survive. So, yes, $130 IS kind of a big deal, and I will try to find an alternative before having to settle for the worst.</p>
<p>I have Cummings, btw. I talked to a few of my classmates and we’ll all be sharing the 15th edition of the textbook.</p>
<p>Wow, that’s presumptuous. I am quite aware that not everyone pays full price, as I myself was on pretty heavy financial aid, without which I would have been unable to attend. That said, see above about a $130 textbook against a $57,000 cost. If you’re paying / borrowing / getting grants for X thousands of dollars for a class (think about how much each class meeting costs) but end up having trouble keeping up in class and fully comprehending the material based upon a stupid $130 textbook then you’re missing the point. I’m not saying that it isn’t stupid and that it isn’t a scam, I’m saying that sometimes you have to bite the bullet. If it’s a problem, go see the financial aid office. They’re not stupid and they’ll help you make it happen.</p>
<p>BTW I ate on $10 a week (not day - week) for a while in college so yes, I am quite familiar with the concept of struggling through school.</p>