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Problem with college textbook?
I'm taking HIST 2112 at Southern Polytechnic State University and I'm having major problems with getting a book. It's the only class I have that really requires me to have my textbook because we have a quiz over different sections every week. It's not difficult with a book but without a book it's terrible. My midterm is coming up soon and I still don't have a book.
When we first started I had no money. I had to get an extension on my college payments because there were some troubles with financial aid and it took too long to come in, therefore, I never got my college refund that I was going to use for books and stuff until almost a month into school. I tried finding a job to at least get some money but couldn't find one. When I finally got my refund I went online to buy the book. Everywhere I looked that had the book did not have much information on the book or even a picture of it. I knew it was red and it was called "Retrieving the American Past" and it was from 1877 until later on and it's by Pearson. I ordered the book and had to wait 2 weeks to get it. I got it yesterday and it's the completely wrong book, as it only goes from 1810-1860. Still Pearson and still Retrieving the American Past, but online I was never given the year span or a picture of the book or anything. Now my midterm is coming up and I cannot find this book anywhere online where it is for sure the right book. I can't find any eBooks on it, can't find any PDFs anywhere, it's not online anywhere, nothing. It's not even in our own college bookstore anymore.
Long story short, lots of complications happened, got the wrong book, need it very soon. Is there anyone that can help me with this?
I really do not appreciate how insulting your entire answer seemed to be. I'm not sure if you have some superiority complex or you just enjoy insulting students asking for help. No, there was no ISBN for the book on the syllabus because it is a customized reader that could only be bought in the store bookstore. Was there really any point in you having to say that I shouldn't even be in college at all? That doesn't contribute at all to helping someone out. Yes I looked at the syllabus. Yes I paid attention. I'm not some college kid that just worries about these types of things at the last minute when it counts. When I've gone to the bookstore they've always been sold out.
I also understand that Amazon makes things clear with the different volumes. But like I mentioned before, there were no pictures or titles that were my book exactly. I know it said bookstore only but that does NOT mean that someone who used the book here before hasn't tried to sell it somew
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
In my "source" section there's an Amazon link of 4 sellers selling RTAP SINCE 1877 (key word since lol)! And they all have buyer rates in the 90 percent range.
What threw me off was the low price but if this is the book you're looking for then what's the harm. Ignore this if it isn't but check out the link below.
Ah sorry I just saw that that book is "specialized for Texas Tech," one of their courses. If nothing else email the link to your prof and see if this book is similar enough to where it'll work for the quizzes/tests administered!
May help for studying in the meanwhile: http://educate.spsu.edu/achurell/history2112homepa...
I agree with the other answer-er a bit- maybe those online links provided by your uni + other ones can keep you up to speed in class
- CaligulaLv 79 years ago
Go back to the bookstore and get the ISBN. That's a number that is unique to each edition of each book. Then you can go back online and search for that specific number. If you get a hit, it's the right book. (Yes, it's still possible that sellers will enter the wrong information, but it's the best way to ensure that it's the right book.)
Go to the school library and see whether they have the right text or at least some other edition. Studying another edition will be better than not having anything.
See whether the bookstore can order another copy ASAP.
Ask a classmate whether you can borrow the textbook for 2 hours. Then photocopy the most important bits. That's illegal, of course, and I don't ordinarily condone this solution, but as long as you make sure to actually buy the correct book ASAP, you will at least still be complying with the spirit of the law.
Go to your professor and explain what's happened with your financial aid and trying to find the book. Acknowledge that it is your responsibility to find a way to get the book and that you understand that if you can't get it in time, Ask whether the professor has a copy you can borrow (sometimes professors have multiple copies of a textbook), or whether he or she knows someone else who might have a copy they'd be willing to loan.
I don't mean to sound mean, and I recognize that you did not expect the financial problems you ended up having and that that's the reason you didn't have a plan to deal with this, but I believe that if you can't afford the textbook, you can't afford the class. Without the text, you're missing out on a huge chunk of what you're supposed to be learning. If I had been in your position at the start of the semester, I would have considered withdrawing from this class and taking it when I had more money to buy the book at the start. Obviously right now the issue is to get you a copy of the text as soon as possible because you're already committed to this class. But should something like this happen again, I hope you will consider whether you'd be better off postponing a class with a book you won't be able to afford.
Good luck. I hope you come up with a solution for the short term as well as a copy of the book for the long term.
- Anonymous9 years ago
First, either on the syllabus or an online course description, there was the ISBN for the book. We are required by federal law to give students the information on the book so that they can order it. You either weren't paying attention or you didn't read the syllabus. In which case, you shouldn't be in college at all. Second, Amazon clearly indicates that this book comes in volumes- the first one up until 1877, the second after that.
Finally, there are plenty of sources of history. You have to know from lectures what people, events and topics are included in the course. Google them. Do your own reading.
- 9 years ago
Check your library? School libraries always have course reserves that let you rent out course textbooks for 2-3 hours a day. Simply read through, take notes, or photocopy the pages you need within that time. I used to do this all the time so that I don't have to buy the textbooks. Many students do this.
If it's not in the library, first try to find a classmate that can lend the book to you, if only for a few hours so you can copy the required pages while waiting for your own copy to be mailed to you. If you can't find anybody willing to lend you a copy, email your TA and explain your situation to them. Ask them if you can borrow their book for a bit, or go to their office hours and read it there. You can also go to your instructor's office hours and borrow their book, maybe photocopy that as well.
