Xref: utzoo sci.math:4926 sci.physics:4957 comp.edu:1466 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ncar!tank!trow From: trow@tank.uchicago.edu (Jon Trowbridge) Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.physics,comp.edu Subject: Re: How to beat the high cost of text books! Message-ID: <982@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 30 Nov 88 16:15:58 GMT References: <2219@cbnews.ATT.COM> <684@stech.UUCP> <547@aoa.UUCP> <17563@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: trow@tank.uchicago.edu.UUCP (Jon Trowbridge) Organization: The Duck Cabaret (Univ. of Chicago Division) Lines: 11 In article <17563@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> c60a-2di@e260-2d.berkeley.edu (The Cybermat Rider) writes: >I think the main reason the Nth edition is published is simply because >developments in the field concerned demand a new edition. This is certainly valid in the case of more advanced texts, but when was the last time there was a major development in introductory Calculus? All the first-year Calculus books that I've seen recently look like they were designed for visual appeal instead of content. How much do things like splashy color covers, fancy production values, elaborate layouts and slick graphs and diagrams add to the cost of a textbook?