Was I screwed by an online seller?

Transfer Students
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<p>A few days ago I went ahead and purchased Calculus by James Stewart 5th Edition. Well the book arrived today and after I opened the package I find the International Student Edition of Calculus by James Stewart 5th edition. My question is, did I get screwed over? Will the professors care about the edition of the book that I have? I don't want to walk into class with a book that says "Not for Sale in the United States" and cause some alarm.</p>

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<p>shouldn't be a problem as long as the questions are the same.</p>

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<p>which school do you go to? we used that book as well...
if you don't trust it, i'll sell you mine (used, very used, but usable) for $100, with solution manual :)</p>

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<p>I bought a couple of books like this in college (international editions) off EBay for a drastically reduced price. Usually the only difference is the int'l edition is paperback.</p>

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<p>Well this International Student Edition was really cheap ($68) and it's hardcover and inside there's a code for access to the regular student's edition online so I guess I actually got a good deal.</p>

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<p>I recently read a suggestion that buying the international edition is usually a great cost-saving strategy for textbook purchasing. Can't comment on the exact text for your class, or the price you paid, but apparently, it is a popular strategy.</p>

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<p>it's alright...they have the same contents</p>

<p>most people buy the international version over the us one cause it's cheaper!</p>

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<p>i got the international student ed of that exact same book from half.com last yr...it's exactly the same except for i have only noticed one problem...i think in chapter 6 or 7, there is one answer in the "selected answers" section in the back that is wrong....but 'im so sure, there are always wrong answers in those books anyway.</p>

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<p>It's most likely from England. </p>

<p>There's been lots of press about how these international editions (largely from the UK) are exactly the same and are being sold for about 50% of the US price on Amazon and similar sites. </p>

<p>But yeah. It should be exactly the same.</p>