>Do you want to buy a new book for calc 2 if you take it with somebody besides me? Or buy a new book if you switch sections?
Well, my idea was to standardize on cheaper books, not that it should be a free-for-all (for your reason precisely). It does involve academic politics and you'd run into the problem with having a lack of books in some cases. This sucks on all sides.
>Do you want to buy a new book for calc 2 if you take it with somebody besides me? Or buy a new book if you switch sections?
Well, my idea was to standardize on cheaper books, not that it should be a free-for-all (for your reason precisely). It does involve academic politics and you'd run into the problem with having a lack of books in some cases. This sucks on all sides.