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From: trow@tank.uchicago.edu (Jon Trowbridge)
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Subject: Re: How to beat the high cost of text books!
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Date: 30 Nov 88 16:15:58 GMT
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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?