International vs. US Text Editions?

Question

Right now I'm looking for a textbook called Data Structure and Algorithm Analysis in Java. I have found it really cheap as an international edition, and they claim to be just like the US edition.

Are they really the same or is there some big difference that they're not informing me about? Why would the international version be so much cheaper?

Answer 1

Some publishers sell copies of their textbooks to foreign markets at a much lower cost. The rationale is that these sales are additional, unpredictable income and should not be a factor in the pricing of textbooks in America. A study by a Duke University student found that, as the Internet has become more prevalent and facilitated the reimportation of international editions, publishers have responded by raising the price of the international editions

Answer 2

An International Edition Textbook is simply the international counterpart to a US Edition. Most international editions have slightly different covers and many have different ISBNs on the outside covers (although some have the same ISBN as the US edition on the inside). These books were originally created to be sold in different regions, such as England. International edition textbooks have the same pagination and contents as the US Edition.

Answer 3

My daughter has gotten the international edition many times. She finds that at times, the international edition will use metric measurements while the US version uses US measurements. But since she is fully measurement bilingual it does not matter to her. Otherwise she found no difference. It only says it is illegal to sell in the US or Canada as the US/Canadian distributor has not made an inflated profit off of it. But it is not illegal for you to own it. You will not get into trouble. The publisher can sue the seller if they want but that is the seller's problem. And it is not your problem that the US/Canadian distributor gouges in this market compared to elsewhere.

Answer 4

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