Subject: International textbook editions From: claudia holland <chollan3@xxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:39:07 -0400 |
I was recently contacted by a parent who had purchased his college bound child a textbook from an online source. He bought a hard copy mathematics textbook through a vendor represented on Amazon.com. The online information did not indicate that the book was an international edition of a Pearson publication that was "illegal" to purchase for use within the US or Canada. When the parent received the shrink-wrapped text, there was a notice plastered inside the wrapping on the book itself with language warning consumers about these limitations of use. The book came from Malaysia, apparently, and was advertised at less than one-third the cost of the text in the US (~$50 vs ~$180). No wonder he bought it. The parent was perturbed for several reasons: 1) the exorbitant mark-up for the same exact book available in the US, 2) the lack of consumer information from the Malaysian vendor (& the fact it was shipped to the US at all, given the warning), and 3) the lack of concern on the part of Amazon.com whose service was being used by the Malaysian vendor. As a copyright educator, how does one address this dilemma? Students and their parents want to do the ethical thing and purchase a work from the rightful content owner. In this case, they found out they are being fleeced by those who scream the loudest about their distribution rights! Claudia Holland [***** removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of chollan3.vcf]
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