<p>I'm looking for a textbook for D and saw much cheaper versions as International Editions. I did a search here and saw some comments, but I didn't find out if the International Editions come with the access code, if a book has one. D's professor emailed the class that all quizzes, tests and homework's would be done online through the book's access code site.</p>
<p>Anyone have any experience with IE books and access codes? Thanks</p>
<p>I have not seen an instance wherein the I.E. of a U.S. textbook includes a code for online access, like Wiley Plus, for example.</p>
<p>For required texts you’re forced to buy the Access Code from the university bookstore or the publisher online. If you purchase an access code that includes an online version of the text, it might be cheaper than buying the hardcopy AND the access code individually.</p>
<p>Incidentally, it’s frustrating for students to belatedly discover at the end of a semester that the professor never actually assigned work from the course’s online menu. That’s why you might see some Access Codes being sold by students who claim that they never activated it.</p>
<p>Thanks so much. </p>
<p>There are usually identical, including the exercises at the end of the chapter. Sometimes they are printed in lower quality paper, but that is it. </p>
<p>Actually it’s more common that I.E. books have some end-of-chapter problem sets re-arranged or omitted altogether. However, at times the I.E. and U.S. editions are completely identical. I imagine that the publishers make a cost-benefit analysis as to whether it’s worth it to make alterations for individual markets. Besides, of late they are in the habit of issuing new editions every three years or so. It’s a racket and everyone knows it, including professors. As I said, Lake Jr. has experienced no significant problem in using I.E.s. For example, his Differential Equations textbook was identical to the standard U.S. version. Cost difference? About $100. And the paper quality was standard U.S., which is the case with most of the licensed printing companies in Thailand and Malaysia. Alternatively, books printed in India regularly come with a disclaimer that they were made with lower quality paper.</p>