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What is the difference between an international edition textbook and the US version?
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∙ 12y ago
Different languages!
That is not correct in the sense of the question that you are asking. I have used several international textbooks over the 10 years on and off that I have been going to college. Most of the time the only differences are the cover, the cover picture/color, the ISBN number, and occasionally some of the questions at the end of the chapters were different than the US edition. So if you find the international edition of your book, I would strongly recommend purchasing it. It will save you over half the price of the US edition in most cases. My Anatomy and Physiology International version cost me $69.99 with the CD and the US version was $201.35 at the bookstore!
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∙ 13y ago
International editions of textbooks are typically cheaper and have different covers, paper quality, and sometimes content such as different problem sets. They are intended for sale in different regions at lower prices than the U.S. versions.
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∙ 12y agoI want to start off buy saying these books are a great alternative since the material and content is EXACTLY the same but I have come across some differences.
One fact is these international editions are much cheaper, than the absurdly priced US version. However, beware of a couple things when purchasing the international edition. First, in most math/science related books, such as engineering books, they seem to have different values in their problems. From what I have read the problems are the same just the number values are different, but this could be frustrating if the homework problems are from the book. Also, consider if your book comes with a CD it would be risky to buy an international version of this because many of them are strictly just the books. Lastly, many of these books take 8-12 days or more to ship so if you need your book overnight, it is not going to happen.
Do NOT be weary when buying these books because almost all of these books are 100% LEGAL. If you do not believe me e-mail the manufacturer and ask them.
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