Hi all, hope you're enjoying the Thanksgiving post-oink slump.
I'm having a Black Friday textbook-purchasing conundrum:
I'm about to purchase my A&P textbook from Amazon, and I see it is available in hardcover and loose leaf. There is a significant difference in cost. Is it worth it? From what I've read on these boards, this is a textbook that many advise to keep for the future. I would also be using the text for both A&P 1 and 2.
I searched the threads and found a bunch of dated posts on going through the process of having your books unbound; this book is sold as such, with holes punched out for a 3-ring binder.
Then there's what they call "textbook binding," but I don't know if I want to go there; it's sold by vendors off the site and has a different cover though they say it's the same edition.
So what say you: Bound or Unbound? I'm also curious to know if those of you who took A&P did indeed keep your textbook. That might make me sway toward springing for the regular hardcover.
I'm currently using loose leaf version (i thought it would be more convenient) of my a&p textbook and i kinda regret it because it isn't as durable as the hard covered text book version. But it depends on your situation whether you are always carrying the book with you or just leaving the book at home.
I'm currently using loose leaf version (i thought it would be more convenient) of my a&p textbook and i kinda regret it because it isn't as durable as the hard covered text book version. But it depends on your situation whether you are always carrying the book with you or just leaving the book at home.
I agree! A few of my pages have fallen out of the binder towards the end of the semester...usually the first page or so. It's annoying but I thought it'd be convenient too
I had the loose leaf for A&P and I would definitely do it again. The quality of my pages was the same as the bound text. A few pages got tears in the holes, but they are easy to fix with tape and a hole puncher (It wasn't a huge problem, though). I saved about $150 buying the loose leaf.
Hi all, hope you're enjoying the Thanksgiving post-oink slump.
I'm having a Black Friday textbook-purchasing conundrum:
I'm about to purchase my A&P textbook from Amazon, and I see it is available in hardcover and loose leaf. There is a significant difference in cost. Is it worth it? From what I've read on these boards, this is a textbook that many advise to keep for the future. I would also be using the text for both A&P 1 and 2.
I searched the threads and found a bunch of dated posts on going through the process of having your books unbound; this book is sold as such, with holes punched out for a 3-ring binder.
Then there's what they call "textbook binding," but I don't know if I want to go there; it's sold by vendors off the site and has a different cover though they say it's the same edition.
So what say you: Bound or Unbound? I'm also curious to know if those of you who took A&P did indeed keep your textbook. That might make me sway toward springing for the regular hardcover.
Thanks! :-)
Loose leaf! If your A&P is anything like mine that book will by your side a lot. Hardcovers are too heavy for me:)
xhelenaaax
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I'm currently using loose leaf version (i thought it would be more convenient) of my a&p textbook and i kinda regret it because it isn't as durable as the hard covered text book version. But it depends on your situation whether you are always carrying the book with you or just leaving the book at home.