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of AS Sociology for AQA marks a radical departure in the publishing of
textbooks in the UK, for a range of reasons: Colour and graphics - unlike with printed textbooks there's no premium placed on these. You get a full-colour textbook at the fraction of the cost. Portability: The electronic version (with optional site licensing) can be ported across numerous machines, added to a school / college VLE etc. at very little extra cost (with a site license it can be as cheap as £3 per student). AS Sociology for AQA downloads with no copy protection. We trust you to do the right thing and play fairly with us (as in not copying the text and distributing it to all and sundry) and, in return, we can keep the cost to both a minimum and make enough money to ensure updates are worthwhile. Wear and tear: Electronic versions rarely become damaged and unusable (and if they do, they're simple to replace - there are no password restrictions of the download files - we trust you not to make illegal copies...). Flexibility: One of the big advantages of electronic publishing is the flexibility it offers the end-user - something that can be expressed in a couple of ways: Firstly, with printed textbooks there are sections you may never teach / study - but you still have to buy them. With the electronic version of AS Sociology for AQA you can buy as many or as few modules as you want. You can, for example, buy just those modules you teach or study or you may want to buy a module to complement the existing textbook you use. Modules are designed to be both cheap and flexible enough to meet the needs of both teachers and students. Secondly, making notes from traditional printed textbooks can be laborious and, with something like highlighting, destructive. With electronic versions nothing could be easier to cut-and-paste Notes, highlight and print areas of text and so forth. Cost: The electronic version costs around 50% less than equivalent printed AS textbooks (even though the latter has less depth and detail to the text, fewer graphics and pictures and a much more limited use of colour - 4-colour separation is starting to appear, but 2-colour separation is still quite common). Buy a site licence and you start to make some serious savings - for £60 each AS student gets their own copy of a course textbook! Updates: When a book's printed it's contents are fixed - it's costly to add updated text or new features (because it requires a complete resetting). Electronic versions have no such restrictions - updated material can be added quickly and easily (in the same way that updated versions of software can be produced). Once you purchase the electronic version you become eligible for version updates (should you want them) for the lifetime of that version. Support: AS Sociology for AQA (2nd edition) is the only textbook you can buy and be guaranteed access to and support from the author if and when you need it. If you have a question, problem or simply want to pass the time of day you can email Chris.Livesey and be certain of getting an answer (how many other authors can you say that about?). |
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Modules ▪ Introduction to Sociology ▪ Families and Households ▪ Culture and Identity ▪ Wealth, Welfare and Poverty ▪ Education ▪ Research Methods. |
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Download Details Complete Textbook (6 modules):  Length: 390 pages Text and graphics: Full Colour Price: £10.00 Individual modules: Length: Variable Text and graphics: Full Colour Price: £2.50 per module How to download AS Sociology for AQA: The Electronic Version |
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