I'm looking into buying the textbooks I need for the TESU Non-Western Lit. course, and two BYU-IS courses.
First, for the TESU Non-Western Lit. course, we are expected to buy The Norton Anthology of World Literature, volumes A, B, C, D, E and F (two box sets). Each volume is around 1000-1500 pages—making this approximately 7500 pages of text. What the heck?
For the two BYU-IS courses, most of the books are fine. There's just one book though, that's out of print. I found a few used copies in only two places online, however, it makes you wonder, why do they expect you to buy a book if it's out of print?
On a more serious note:
First, for the TESU Non-Western Lit. course, we are expected to buy The Norton Anthology of World Literature, volumes A, B, C, D, E and F (two box sets). Each volume is around 1000-1500 pages—making this approximately 7500 pages of text. What the heck?
For the two BYU-IS courses, most of the books are fine. There's just one book though, that's out of print. I found a few used copies in only two places online, however, it makes you wonder, why do they expect you to buy a book if it's out of print?
On a more serious note:
- For most course books, are they completely required, or some are more-or-so optional?
- Are there workarounds? Any suggestions?
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