<p>I bought a book from online for business statistics class, but it turned out to be an instructor's edition. The return dates have already passed, so I am hoping that usually the instructor's edition books have the same content as the student's edition?
If not, does the seller have responsibility for selling the wrong edition to me? and what are chances that I will get a full refund?
thanks a lot!</p>
<p>I would return the book to the seller. You could get an honor code violation for having such a book. Additionally, college professors are provided those books at no cost and reselling them is unethical, IMO. </p>
<p>When you return it, tell the textbook company that you are not allowed to have instructors’ editions and had that been noted on the book description, you would not have ordered it. Go through your credit card company if the bookseller refuses to give you a refund.</p>
<p>In the future, when you order online, if they give you the chance to send a note to the bookseller, put “Do not send instructor’s edition.”</p>
<p>It depends on the book, but usually the instructor’s editions I’ve seen are the student edition with additional content added (extra appendices, notes in the margins about paper ideas and how to present certain topics, etc.) Page numbers and the like are usually the same, since the book is meant for the instructor to work through with the class. You should probably be fine with the instructor copy. You might want to go to the bookstore and just page through a student edition side-by-side to make sure things match up.</p>
<p>It really depends who you bought it from as to whether you can get a refund now, since it’s past return dates. My bookstore’s return dates are weird, and I have returned a text after the return dates with no problem if the text itself was faulty. (Just call them or go in person and explain your situation – they’re at fault here, you’re a dissatisfied customer, and they should be happy to help you fix it.) If you bought it online and the time to return the purchase has expired, it depends. If it was listed under the wrong ISBN or didn’t specifically say in the product description that it was the instructor edition, then you should file a claim with the seller (or if it was through Amazon or half.com or something, email or call Amazon or ebay and discuss your options). You may not be able to get a refund if the dates are set in stone, but it’s worth a try.</p>
<p>Edit: MD Mom brought up a good point. If the book has test banks or quiz answers or something in it, you should return it. The last thing you need is to get expelled over some silly mistake.</p>
<p>The OP did not get the book from his/her college bookstore.</p>
<p>Don’t return it; it can be resold at a profit if anything else. If it were me, I would just keep the book hidden; it is not like academic dishonesty is reasonable suspicion to search a vehicle :D</p>
<p>^After all your talk from atop your high horse about how much better you are than everyone else, I am astonished you would say such a thing!</p>
<p>^ How do you think I got on the high horse to begin with?</p>