<p>So what's the deal with professors requiring online textbooks ($70 +) that you can't find at a discount and you can't resell and the prof clearly gets paid as an author? This seems exploitative.</p>
<p>online textbooks?</p>
<p>sometimes it is. i had a professor make his students buy all THREE of his own published books. i can’t say that i wouldn’t do the same since i would want some people use my books, i mean, they did write it with the intention of helping students, right?</p>
<p>if you can, i always buy the lesser edition, which are peanuts compared to the most recent ones. fortunately i’ve found books in pdf format and bought 75 cent lesser edition books all the while have managed to get A’s.</p>
<p>good luck.</p>
<p>Hi, thanks for the suggestion, but how do I find these “lesser versions?”</p>
<p>sorry, lol, i meant to say “previous” editions. go to half.com for them (even amazon and ebay should have them). at my cc, i was able to complete 21 classes and payed about $200 for books by purchasing the previous editions.</p>
<p>of course, for certain classes (e.g. math, physics, chemistry, etc.), you would have to buy the most updated edition, but previous editions, if you’re willing to compromise are a great way to cut corners.</p>
<p>as for pdf books, there are scrupulous and rather “unscrupulous” ways of getting them online, but they are hard to find for the most part.</p>
<p>good luck and happy hunting.</p>