<p>hi , i am an indian student and i have planned to take my SAT lit test in december. unfortunately i couldnt get ANY book anywhere in my country... books that i can procure from the US, either cost tooo much or take tooo long... can anyone help me out with this??? i badly need to start my preparation... any e books or online materials???</p>
<p>SAT lit’s not really worth prepping for, since it’s just reading.</p>
<p>^ I disagree. it’s good to get used to how CB interprets the poems. granted it doesn’t take the same level of prep as world history, but i strongly recommend doing the 6 tests in the Kaplan book.</p>
<p>It’s not how CB interpret the poems if you do Kaplan tests, is it? </p>
<p>Meh, I think the most important thing is speed, which I s’pose could be developed with practice tests.</p>
<p>^ Well, both Kaplan and CB come up with really straightforward interpretations. doing the practice tests will teach you not to over think things on the real test. i also know that people on this board who got 800 like lolcats did a lot of prep.</p>
<p>I guess. But “overthinking” isn’t the term here. Getting stuff wrong on a test of reading isn’t “overanalysis” it’s “faulty analysis”. =]</p>
<p>^ sounds like you’ve never aced lit ;)</p>
<p>Not yet, but I will this time.</p>
<p>Ahahaha, because clearly, one interpretation will stand out as the Truth™, the Whole Truth™, and Nothing But The Truth™…</p>
<p>Although from what I’ve heard the Lit test is fairly formulaic so the Truth™ really is out there. ;D</p>
<p>If you really are afraid of doing poorly cough up the cash for a book online, lol. If you think you need to prep extensively though maybe Lit isn’t the right test for you…</p>
<p>if you consider yourself a strong literature student you should probably do a lot of practice tests…remembering that there is one right answer in the passage is surprisingly hard. this test is enormously silly, but hey…</p>
<p>folks… i agree about all that practice tests and stuff… but the problem here is i don have books… not even one… even for the practice tests… pr kaplan barrons… none is available in my country</p>
<p>neethu16 , you CAN buy any of the books required for preparation from amazon.com(USA Amazon)</p>
<p>Their prices range from 10.99 to 12.99 $ I recommend that you buy Kaplan 2008-2009 SAT Subject Literature prepbook.</p>
<p>Here is a link :
[Amazon.com:</a> Kaplan SAT Subject Test: Literature, 2008-2009 Edition (Kaplan Sat Subject Test. Literature): Kaplan: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-SAT-Subject-Test-Literature/dp/1419551833/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225360201&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-SAT-Subject-Test-Literature/dp/1419551833/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225360201&sr=8-1)</p>
<p>Regarding your other question :</p>
<p>Amazon.com offers shipping to India. These are the delivery estimates:</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Help > Shipping & Delivery > Shipping Rates and Times > International Shipping Rates and Times > Asia & Pacific Islands](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=596188&#country]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=596188&#country)</p>
<p>So you can choose priority shipping to India , delivery estimates are 2-4 days…</p>
<p>yeah… i already checked out amazon… its too expensive 
i would not be able to afford it…</p>
<p>i already checked out amazon. i would not be able to afford it though the price of the book is jus 13$ the shipment charges come to 30$ :(</p>
<p>Have you tried Sparknotes? Is there some sort of American Cultural Centre/Fulbright Agency in India? They often have books that you could study with.</p>
<p>i tried sparknotes. they don’t have the book. and i also tried the library in the american consulate. they don have the book either</p>
<p>do you have friends in the states? or people who might have ordered the book? maybe you can photocopy theirs? get your school to order it?</p>
<p>i asked my friend there to get me a book and mail me. but that again is very expensive i guess… comes to around 50$</p>
<p>try purchasing a used one online? might be cheaper. At least you’re investing your money in something worthwhile (your education).</p>
<p>its not the books themselves that i cant afford… its those shipment charges… thats the problem… i tried almost all the boook agencies in my country and they don have the book… and all the sites from US charge exorbitantly for the shipment… :(</p>