| There are many reasons for students opting for | | | | There are two places where one can get old medical |
| used med school books. The main reason obviously is | | | | textbooks. |
| the high price of brand new books. | | | | The first is the textbook store of the university or |
| However, it is not very easy to find good quality | | | | the institute. Students who do not want the books in |
| used medical books. One can easily find used or what | | | | the future offer the books to the store at |
| is fashionably called "pre-owned" versions of almost all | | | | reasonable prices. However, there will be only a few |
| popular books of fiction or non-fiction. | | | | copies. |
| Why These Books Are Not Easy To Find? | | | | The second option is to search on the Internet. One |
| One reason is the high cost of the items. People, as | | | | can find some websites that sell pre-owned medical |
| a rule, prefer to keep something for which they have | | | | books at competitive prices. These websites accept |
| spent a large sum. Moreover, practicing medical | | | | used books from all around the world. Therefore, |
| professionals would want to refer to these books | | | | they tend to have a better stock than do university |
| frequently in the future. Medical books are no use | | | | stores. |
| and throw trashes like some of the popular fiction | | | | Start Early |
| books. As a result, only a fraction of brand new | | | | As already indicated, used med school books are |
| medical books comes back for sale as used med | | | | among the rare species in the used book planet. One |
| school books. | | | | has to start at least one month before the start of |
| Why Are Medical Books Costly? | | | | each semester. Earlier would be better. Most |
| Medical education is a niche sector in academic | | | | institutions publish details of reference books for each |
| publishing. A publisher has to spend a considerable | | | | course well in advance. It may not be difficult to find |
| amount of money and time for producing a quality | | | | out the books one requires for the next semester. |
| medical book. The authors have to have good | | | | One can always check the university store or any |
| reputation in the academic or research level. The | | | | other used bookstore first. However, unless one |
| publisher in most cases will have to pay a reasonably | | | | starts hunting books very early, one is unlikely to get |
| good amount to the authors. | | | | all the books one wants from the store. The next |
| Production cost too is very high. These are usually | | | | step is to search on the Internet. A simple search |
| very large books with a lot of graphics and pictures | | | | would lead one to websites that offer used medical |
| involved. Pre-production processes such as pagination, | | | | books. |
| proof reading, and indexing can be complex and | | | | Use ISBN |
| hence expensive. The publishers have no other | | | | Most students search the books based on author |
| choice than raising the cover price of the book. | | | | name and book name. A better option would be to |
| The following are some tips to select good quality | | | | use the ISBN. It is a unique number assigned to each |
| used med school books. | | | | book. It provides a faster and easier way to spot |
| Where To Find Used Med School Textbooks? | | | | used med school books. |