Paperback or Hardback: Which Edition of Classic Texts is Better for Students?

[JFo]

Let me start off by apologizing for starting another "book" thread. I realize that some of you must be sick to death of these types of questions, but I didnt see this topic anywhere in previous threads. As I'm sure you know, students are usually quite poor and don't want to risk making a mistake and get a book that wasn't what they expected. So here goes the question:

Are the (cheaper) paper-back versions of classic texts such as Courant, Apostol, Spivak's calculus, word-for-word replicas of the original hard-back copies?
Are there any other differences besides the hardness of their covers?

Thanks for your help
JFo

 

[courtrigrad]

yes. and you can get courant's book and apostol's book (both volumes) online which i am studying right now

 

[JFo]

yes. and you can get courant's book and apostol's book (both volumes) online which i am studying right now

So your using the paper-back version?
Can I get the ISBN # from you?

Regards,
JF

 

[courtrigrad]

no i am using the hard back version (just checked em out of library). but they the actual ebooks online

 

[JFo]

no i am using the hard back version (just checked em out of library). but they the actual ebooks online

How do you know they are the same then?

 

[WORLD-HEN]

Which book of Courant were you talking about? If it was "An Introduction to Calculus and Analysis", then here's the ISBN for the paper back version.

Volume one : 81-8128-168-3
Volume two : 81-8128-169-1

I don't see why the paper back and hard back should be any different. Its logically absurd :) Its just the same book with a different binding.