Just curious about the "international editions" of college textbooks that I have been seeing recently when searching for class textbooks.
The seller usually promises that besides subtle differences such as cover pictures or different ISBN numbers everything is the same.
Is the content really identical to the US versions in most cases?
I would love if someone can impart some firsthand experience!
Help is much appreciated, thanks!|||The differences are usually minor. Things like page numbers, or specific examples cited, or review questions being slightly different, but the text will be the same. International editions are a great way to find cheaper textbooks and are among the various results I find when using http://www.bigwords.com to find cheapest textbooks. They are a textbook search engine that searches all the online textbook retailers and rental sites to find you the best prices. And at the end of the semester you can use them to search for resellers to sell your book to. All the search results are organized by price so you can buy your books for the lowest prices and sell them back for the highest.|||Often the differences are cosmetic - depends on the subject though. If you're talking about a subject that's directly linked to national policy, an international text won't work all that well (e.g., economics, politics, etc.) If you're talking about mechanical engineering or something else, less of a problem. Generally speaking though, best to go with the text prescribed - if the international text is nothing but a jumbled version of the US version, and your homework is based on either one, you're suddenly in charge of figuring out the difference. How much of a bother is that? It can be massive.|||I would say they are the same you can buy them from TextbooksRus
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