Buy it used.
Added bonus: When you're done with it, you can lend it out for half Berkley's lending price and charge half their fine when it's overdue.
... Ho ho ho! You are much more savvy than I am. This sounds like a good thing to do with my anger-inducing linear algebra textbook, too...
Even on Half.com/Ebay? That's the only way to buy textbooks that isn't a complete scam, and as a bonus, sometimes you can get the cut-rate international editions that aren't supposed to be sold in the US (because then it wouldn't be a scam).
God I hate the textbook system.
Half.com: $92 used is the best I can find.
So, I may try that, but they're still assholes.
To be honest, some texts are actually worth the money. I spent about $150 on an enormous textbook I'll probably be using for the rest of my life, and in general Springer-Verlag is very, very good about book quality/price. The man who wrote the fundamental analysis text everyone buys managed to argue with his publishers to decrease the price... mathematicians really want their work out there, teaching students. I'm not fond of Houghton-Mifflin, though, because it's like "quick, print a new edition and fuck over some more students" is their middle name.
Even on Half.com/Ebay? That's the only way to buy textbooks that isn't a complete scam
Previous students in a course are ususally more than willing to accept less for their books. This only works if the professor doesn't change the book between semesters though.
This textbook isn't one of the typical ones used at Berkeley, nor is it one of the mainstream intro texts. That, and Berkeley is so honking big that it's really hard to get connected with other students.
On the other hand, I suddenly have a website idea.
EDIT: found a copy for $65. Thank you, International Edition >_>
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