Hello all. We're in the process of submitting textbook requests to our bookstore for the Spring, and both of my texts (from the same company) are in new editions starting in January. I know I've seen at least one other person raise a concern about this on this list or another list, but I cannot recall any discussion about it specifically. I'm told since my classes usually are heavily enrolled, it might be too difficult to obtain used, last editions for everyone - necessitating ordering the new edition instead. I know some companies have been changing editions mid-year for a while now, but this is my first experience with the issue. Is this mid-year change becoming more common? If so, is it related in any way to the upcoming federal law requiring academic institutions to post book prices, as I understand, as early as registration? It doesn't seem related, but perhaps I'm missing something. Is there some underlying financial motivation? I know a lot of us use the summer to acclimate to new editions and new texts, and mid-year changes are a lot harder to deal with I bet. I'm almost inclined to go with a different company completely, but if everyone's doing it I may have no choice!
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