Is there a big difference in books if the ISBN is different??

Question

I am trying to by Physics Principles with Applications 6th Edition by Douglas Giancoli. With the ISBN 0131846612 / 978013146616. I keep coming accross the same title but with a different ISBN 0130606200 / 9780130606204. I keep being outbid on E-bay for the correct one. Are these completely different books?? Would it be so different I couldn't follow along in class??Any feedback would help.

Answer 1

if they're both 6th edition, then one must be the teacher's edition. teacher's editions have great extra notes and some questions are filled in, but if your school has a buyback at the end of the semester, they won't take it.

Answer 2

ISBN # 0131846612  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...  

(946 pages, published by Pearson Education)

ISBN# 0130606200 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...

(1040 pages Published by Prentice Hall)

ISBN# 9780130606204 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...  

(1040 pages Published by Prentice Hall)

I entered your ISBN in www.amazon.com and these three match them (couldn't find one). It appears the difference is in the two publishers and they first set of ISBN # have less pages than that other. I am sure that you will not fall behind because of it and if you are missing a few pages youc an always borrow a friends book and copy the pages. Contact your professor if you are worried but it should be fine.