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Re: Trying to locate a few copies of text for HS AP course



On 06/05/2003 11:31 AM, Daniel S. Price wrote:
> Despite Internet searches, I have been unable to acquire the
> half-dozen copies of _Fundamentals of Physics Volume 1, Fifth
> Edition_ (Halliday, Resnick, and Walker) that I need for next year's
> AP course. I would switch wholesale to the Sixth Edition but for the
> following issue: I have eleven copies of the Fifth Edition already,
> and sacrificing the monies spent on the older text is not a good
> option.
>
> I need, if possible, to obtain six more copies of Volume 1, at a
> reasonable price ($30 seems fair, since I paid $26 per book a year
> ago)--the Fifth Edition being preferable to the Sixth. Has anyone on
> the forum additional leads (other than sites readily searchable via
> the Internet such as Addall, Amazon, and their ilk)? [In other
> words, do you have a few just sitting around and want some extra
> cash?]

abebooks.com lists at least six copies of the fifth edition,
at prices well below your target.

In general I find abe much better than amazon as a source
of out-of-print books.