Dmmetler Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 DD’s psych class has one of those custom textbooks with online code. Her section doesn’t use the code. But she needs the book, and once she opens it, it’s not returnable, and the code won’t be usable. Sigh... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Ugh. I hate that. Maybe you'll be able to sell it online with an unused code. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 can you buy the book without the code on the used marketplace or sell your unneeded code there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I agree, can't you sell is with unused code? We are having a struggle right now with a code. Purchased new. Code isn't working. So frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I would look for a used book. In the meantime, if she does not have to have the book in class immediately, you can often get a free trial of the code that includes an e-text. The custom edition usually is just chapters omitted or something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'm surprised you can't sell it. I bought a used book from the college store (the code was unused). They won't buy back used books with used codes, but will buy them back with unused codes. Amazon will buy them either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Can you find a used book, or rent it? Used/rented books usually come without codes, but since you don't need the code... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Why won't the code be usable? I'd look for used. If there are no used books available, consider buying the standard edition used, and just utilizing the library copy for any custom stuff that comes up. The custom content often doesn't come into play at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 One of the 4 textbooks DD received this earlier this month is normally used in Colleges. An Astronomy textbook. The copy she received was formerly a Rental book in a CC in Iowa. I believe that the Access Code has not been used. It says the Access Code can only be used by the original purchaser. I wonder how they would know, if my DD needed to use it, that we bought the book used? She had previously used a textbook for a Web Design (?) course that had an unused Access Code. If someone has a textbook like that, when they are done with it, if they sell it, it should be worth more than a book that does not have an Unused Access Code. The Custom book sounds like the pits... A good way for them to sell more textbooks... A rip-off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 This happened to dd and we were able to sell the book with the code for a much better price than the book alone would have brought - not to the bookstore, but to another student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 One of the 4 textbooks DD received this earlier this month is normally used in Colleges. An Astronomy textbook. The copy she received was formerly a Rental book in a CC in Iowa. I believe that the Access Code has not been used. It says the Access Code can only be used by the original purchaser. I wonder how they would know, if my DD needed to use it, that we bought the book used? The statement that the code can only be used by the original purchaser probably means that the code cannot be reused (at least in practical terms). Sometimes the publishers do have a date by which the code expires, so if the book was originally bought several years ago, the code may have expired even if it has not been used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azucena Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 There's an article on the The Atlantic's website today on this very topic: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/01/why-students-are-still-spending-so-much-for-college-textbooks/551639/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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