Fun With The Law


So I finally got this textbook online that I ordered a week ago.  One of my law classes requires a book that is 1,298 pages long.  It retails for 100.00 bucks at the publisher’s site and 120.00 bucks at the campus bookstore.  I found a used copy online at Classbook.com for 70 bucks plus 5 bucks s/h.  WHAT A DEAL?!?!?  … … … right?

Yeah it arrives today and is 96 pages long.  I paid 75 dollars for a 96 page book.  Did I order the wrong book?  Nope.  I used the exact ISBN number.  In fact, the book they sent has not only the same ISBN, but the same Name, Author, Cover Art… By all means, it’s identical… just missing 49 of the 52 chapters in the full book!


I took the book to my teacher, who is also the author of the book, and just happens to be a lawyer…   She explained that this book is obviously a specially made copy for some other class that shouldn’t have been resold by any company and since it uses the same ISBN number, and they sold it for such a high price, it constitutes as fraud.  She then advised me to email classbook.com and explain to them that I consulted a lawyer and that they’ve committed fraud.  If they don’t refund 100% of my cost along with shipping costs, as opposed to the 90% they normally offer, then I will be reporting them to the State Attourney General….


… …. Having a lawyer for a teacher… is REALLY cool…  And on top of that, she’s emailing them since she’s the author and she’s gonna ream them for re-selling bogus copies of her book.  Heh heh…


ANYWAY, here’s the pic that Scoot drew me in about 4 minutes on his last day of work:



Ok… time to go nap before more classes…


Mood:  Headached and Sickly… sleepy time…

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