A poorly written "book" that you are forced by naive professors to purchase at outrageous prices. To curb the used market, the pages are renumbered, the cover changed, and the book republished as a "new edition" every few years.
Person #1: Dude, i just sold back all my college textbooks and got $80 dollars! Sweet!
Person #2: Do you remember what you paid for them?
Person #1: Yeah, $600. Why?
Person #2: Never mind...
Person #2: Do you remember what you paid for them?
Person #1: Yeah, $600. Why?
Person #2: Never mind...
by Justin The Something August 22, 2007