Why are our children still not allowed to use the up-to-date editions of class-room text-books?
Posted: 09 Mar 2024, 10:10
I came across this video and watched how the librarian is trying to promote the service his employer is providing (the Library of Oromia State University) and saw also how he praises the value of the books (based on the cover of the books). He said something like "these are original books" and I saw a book titled "Big Java" (from the IT department).
I tried to verify if the book indeed adheres to the "originality" claim of the librarian and searched the book title in the internet and is currently in its 7th ed., whereas the one in the hand of the librarian is a 5th ed., at least looking at the optics of the book.
The 7th ed. costs something like over 60 $ while the 5th ed. something around 20 $ or so on the internet. I am not sure what the cause of the big price difference is. Since IT is a field that changes at a very high pace the newer editions might have new contents and technological innovations, I think personally. The big price difference might be explained in such a content, the publisher can still cash in by sending those outdated contents by sending them to places where the technological advancement is put under a curb, which could put our students at a comparative disadvantages.
The book in the hand of the librarian:
Possibly with the following Table of Contents
The book currently new edition:
Big Java, Early Objects
With the following Table of Contents
If you (the young Ethiopian Generation) want to write your own version of the Battle of Adwa, then start by questioning everything that comes your way, as a responsible citizen.
I tried to verify if the book indeed adheres to the "originality" claim of the librarian and searched the book title in the internet and is currently in its 7th ed., whereas the one in the hand of the librarian is a 5th ed., at least looking at the optics of the book.
The 7th ed. costs something like over 60 $ while the 5th ed. something around 20 $ or so on the internet. I am not sure what the cause of the big price difference is. Since IT is a field that changes at a very high pace the newer editions might have new contents and technological innovations, I think personally. The big price difference might be explained in such a content, the publisher can still cash in by sending those outdated contents by sending them to places where the technological advancement is put under a curb, which could put our students at a comparative disadvantages.
The book in the hand of the librarian:
Possibly with the following Table of Contents
The book currently new edition:
Big Java, Early Objects
With the following Table of Contents
If you (the young Ethiopian Generation) want to write your own version of the Battle of Adwa, then start by questioning everything that comes your way, as a responsible citizen.