Campbell Biology in Focus - Standalone book

I had to buy this for my son's AP class and I'm sure the book itself is good. I DO NOT however, recommend renting the book. They would only let me rent it for 6 months initially and indicated at the time that I would be able to extend the rental when it expired (since I needed it for 9 months). However, when it came time to renew, they claimed that the publisher wouldn't let me extend the rental and that I now had to BUY the book. If I had known that in the beginning, I would have bought a hard copy so that I could resell it. Now I am stuck with a $100+ ebook that we won't need in three months and can't sell. I'm mad that this was not stated up front and am growing increasingly torqued at Amazon as these types of things seem to be happening more and more. Just buy the book outright and get at least some of your money back at the end. The Kindle version is a rip off.

Please note some courses require online access to Mastering Biology that you DO NOT get with a used book.If you are sure you do not need online access, buy used.If you need online access buy new searching for "Biology in Focus Mastering Biology" that will have the book and online access code.

One of the best-written physical or life science textbooks I've ever had the pleasure of being forced to read. The material in this book is presented better than most college biology professors can beat in a lecture format. Beneficial for students taking biology just to pass for lab science credits, as well as students intending to continue on to a degree which requires it.

Copy of son's text arrived in the condition stated in the description.

I absolutely love this textbook. The figures are so great and really help to reinforce concepts. Explanations of new material is easily understandable and there are questions after every chapter! Careful with the online access, I got a code that didn't work for me. It was a brand new, and never used code, but it was for a newer version of MasteringBiology, so check with your professor if you need it! Other than that, LOVE this book!

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I rented this book for my general biology class, and it fit the bill

Needed the book for a lecture course. It's a great book for the class, but honestly didn't use it much. Save yourself from your school bookstore and just rent it here. It's cheaper and won't break the bank for your textbooks.