[Milsurplus] Overseas versions of US publications.

[Albert LaFrance]

It's very common with college textbooks - many come in an "international
edition" which is identical to the US edition except for the artwork on the
cover.  The paper and printing quality are the same.

These books are often much less expensive than the US editions, and are
readily available from online sellers.  I think some of the sellers
re-import the books and ship from stateside stock, while others ship
directly from overseas.  I've gotten quite a few of my textbooks that way,
and saved a lot of money.  For example, last year I bought a brand-new text
online from a Hong Kong merchant - the shipping cost was surprisingly low, I
had the book in less than a week, and the total was about two-thirds of that
the college bookstore charged!

Albert LaFrance

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>bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of sdaitch at KUW.IBB.GOV
>Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:08 AM
>Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Milsurplus] Overseas versions of US publications.
>
>I don't know the copyright status of the DVD version of
>Kraus' "Antenna," but I have a small number of techical
>books I purchased while living in the Philippines,
>probably legally reprinted there.
>
>These are usually newsprint versions of stateside
>texts, apparently authorized by the publishers for RP
>distribution.  Two of them I could easily locate were
>reprinted by Jemma, Inc, and one is marked:
>
>"EXPORT OF THIS BOOK FROM THE PHILIPPINES PUNISHABLE
>BY LAW"  and
>
>"Reprinted under authority of Presential Decree No. 285, as
>amended by P.D. No. 400 & 1203, by:  Jemma Inc."
>
>The other is marked "This edition is authorized for sale only
>in Philippines"  and
>
>""This edition may be sold only in those countries to which it
>is consigned by Prentice-Hall International.  It is not to be
>re-exported and is not for sale in the USA, Mexico or Canada."
>
>With all this written, I'd probably agree the DVD might not
>be a legal copy.
>
>73
>Sheldon
>WA4MZZ