International Edition books

Parents Forum
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<p>While searching for books, I came across this thing called "international edition" books. From your experience, are these usually almost identical (if not identical) to the "normal" editions of the book (the ones you could find in the college bookstore for example)</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>They are usually the same, but they aren’t supposed to be sold in the US. They are printed for sale in foreign countries at discount rates.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.thetextbookguru.com/2011/04/20/international-textbook-editions-a-cheaper-alternative-2/”>http://www.thetextbookguru.com/2011/04/20/international-textbook-editions-a-cheaper-alternative-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Most of the articles that I can find say that it is, in fact, legal. My son gave me a lot of attitude after one of the textbooks I bought online for him was an international copy. Seems that what I did wasn’t so bad. I don’t know that I would start importing them for profit…</p>

<p><a href=“Students Find $100 Textbooks Cost $50, Purchased Overseas - The New York Times”>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/21/us/students-find-100-textbooks-cost-50-purchased-overseas.html?src=pm&pagewanted=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It is quite legal to purchase I.E. books here in the U.S. See the other recent threads here in the Parents Forum.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I tried contacting my professor w/ my school email, but I think he’s ignoring my email or hasn’t checked his email. Do you know if there is any way to double check that the international version of the book at least has the same text (if not prac. problems)?</p>

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<p>One of my prized possessions is the Aho and Uhlman Compiler book. Chinese edition, very awesome ‘rice’ paper (very thin and translucent, nice actually), heavy duty binding. </p>

<p>In my days, the US Post Office supposedly intercepted, opened, and returned packages that were suspected of containing textbooks mailed from overseas. At least in our school in the 1980’s.</p>