Reddit reviews Elementary Algebra For College Students (9th Edition)

Elementary Algebra For College Students (9th Edition)

Hardcover – January 3, 2014

Buy New Price: $193.79

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321868064/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0321620933&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=00BXKVJE4J820GBXED7Z

Elementary Algebra for College Students (8th Edition)

Hardcover – January 13, 2010

Buy New Price: $160.98

http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Algebra-College-Students-8th/dp/0321620933/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409444421&sr=1-6

>..worth over $15,000.

BULLSHIT

I count 15 levels of 4 books. That's 60 books.

(The OP reports there are 18 levels of books, making 72 books total. Figures corrected from my estimate of 60 books)

The book costs $193.79 new at Amazon.

$193.79 72 = Total price: $13952.88

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE

Let's recalculate, using the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $206.

$206 72 = $14832

So even using the maximum price anyone would pay (MSRP) the value is well under $15000.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE

The OP reports the books cost $210 each. That price is well above MSRP. You would have to be an idiot to buy a college textbook at more than retail price.

Looks like someone got ripped off.

I did not spend $15,000 on algebra books, so I googled it. Turns out that, despite you and your uppity math skills, the stack of books is worth $12,402.56, or could be rented for a semester for $4,005--with free shipping!