Textbooks for Class
We will be using two books in our class: a handbook (The Little, Brown Handbook, 8th edition) and The Writer's Workplace with Readings: Building College Writing Skills (7th edition). The ISBNs are in the online syllabus, and while I typically grant students the ability to choose cheaper editions, this isn't going to be a possibility for this class - your assignments will come directly from these two books, and will frequently involve exercises in the texts, so if you don't have the editions the remainder of the class and I are working from, you will need to be responsible for xeroxing pages or otherwise copying readings and assignments from another student's texts or finding them elsewhere (online, in the library, etc.).
Having correct reading materials is your responsibility - not having the books in a timely manner is not an excuse for not doing the work.
In other words, I'm sorry these texts are as expensive as they are; however, you do need to have the correct editions.
I always encourage students to order through Amazon using Amazon Prime (use your college email to sign up and it's free at first, then half price after that initial period, I think). The books typically are as cheap as you will find them elsewhere, and you can be assured that you will get them within a day or two.
Having correct reading materials is your responsibility - not having the books in a timely manner is not an excuse for not doing the work.
In other words, I'm sorry these texts are as expensive as they are; however, you do need to have the correct editions.
I always encourage students to order through Amazon using Amazon Prime (use your college email to sign up and it's free at first, then half price after that initial period, I think). The books typically are as cheap as you will find them elsewhere, and you can be assured that you will get them within a day or two.