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Textbooks

NOTE:  As most students know, there are now many different ways (and pricing schemes) to acquire/purchase textbooks.   From renting books (at about half price), then returning at the end of the quarter; to E-books (at about half price) that can be accessed during the quarter enrolled in; used textbooks, etc.   Some of the above will be from vendors (such as the De Anza College Bookstore, or other third party sellers).   Other arrangements online are between one individual selling to another individual.

Whatever route you choose, ALWAYS use the ISBN as the primary ordering criterion - this is really the only certain way that you are obtaining the correct, required textbook(s). 

 The College Bookstore has a specially bound copy * that includes both required textbooks in the same book at no additional charge for the second textbook. The publisher of the textbook also said he would place some copies at Premier Off-Campus Books (formerly Aida's) across the street from De Anza.

If you prefer to buy each individually or, to compare the pricing of the "bound" copy at De Anza (or Premier) with each copy purchased separately elsewhere, you are encouraged to do so.

*BOUND Information (may purchase ONLY from the College Bookstore and Premier Off-Campus bookstore [across from De Anza] ) --  note the difference between bound cover and non-bound.

• American Government and Politics Today, Essentials 2009-10 15th edition (paperback), Bardes, Shelley, Schmidt. Cengage Learning/Wadsworth Publishers.  ISBN 142406161X (this also includes the other required textbook, California Government by John Korey) 
  

NON-BOUND: If seeking to purchase the textbooks individually or, comparing prices with the bound copy above, use the following information, remember, both are required, whether using the "bound" or not - if interested in general about the E-copy formats and benefits, go to:

http://instructors.coursesmart.com/students to see the material specific to the textbooks, go to:

• American Government and Politics Today: Essentials 2009-10 15th ed Bardes, Shelley, Schmidt. Cengage Learning/Wadsworth Publishers. ISBN 978-0-495-57170-4
  • E-copy also available at half-price.

• California Government 5th ed 2009 John Korey.  Cengage Learning/Wadsworth.  978-0-547-04193-3.
  • E-copy also available at half-price

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