Re: Calculus Book
- From: Rick Decker <rdecker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:20:13 -0400
quasi wrote:
On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 19:39:13 -0700, fishfry <BLOCKSPAMfishfry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <1126820030.070046.147710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Karuna" <mrinalini.sukumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am taking a calculus course at a local college. We have been told to refer the book "Calculus with Analytical Geometry" by Larson 7th edition. It's a very costly book. I am getting the 4th edition for a very less price. Does anyone know how different 7th ed is from the 4th.
Textbooks are a scam perpetrated on starving students. I can't imagine that the definition of the derivative has changed between editions. But by making a few minor changes, the author gets to make sure the students have to buy a brand new book instead of used.
Yes, it is a scam, particularly given the prices for most new texts, but I think it's more the publishers rather than the authors who are the driving force for new editions.
While I can't speak for all textbook authors, I can certainly attest to the fact that almost all the pressure to revise my texts comes from my publisher (who makes a heck of a lot more than I do off of every copy sold).
No author in his right mind writes a text with the expectation of getting rich, IMO.
Regards,
Rick
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