Textbook question

[UTVol17]

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Hey guys,

I was just accepted into DO school at LMU-Debusk. I am looking over my textbook list. Is it wiser to buy the physical copies of the books, or can Kindle editions give me the same benefit?

 

[HalfListic]

Hey guys,

I was just accepted into DO school at LMU-Debusk. I am looking over my textbook list. Is it wiser to buy the physical copies of the books, or can Kindle editions give me the same benefit?

total personal pref.

 

[UTVol17]

total personal pref.

Thinking about it, that does make sense. Are there certain classes where it is helpful to have a physical copy of the book? i.e. labs or etc?

 

[HalfListic]

Thinking about it, that does make sense. Are there certain classes where it is helpful to have a physical copy of the book? i.e. labs or etc?

Well, you've been to college. Med school, for this question, will be just about the same. Would you rather have a book or a PDF? A lot of people still like a physical book to mark up and navigate.

For labs, like anatomy, I think either is fine. Maybe the PDF version has a slight edge when it comes to diagrams, which can sometimes be interactive.

But still, its going to be an opinion for anyone to say one is better than the other.

One consideration if you go for ebooks is to make sure that what you are using is high enough quality that your eyes can stand reading it for a long time. Personally, I cant think of anything except for computers and the iPad with retina display that I would want to have an e-text on

 

[Acerbus]

Hey congrats! I'm in your class. Have you joined our class facebook group yet? Try posting your question there. The upperclassmen have been very helpful and responsive. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lmudcom2017/

Our class also has a SDN class thread: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=995836 but is has been pretty quiet.

 

[survivordo]

Although it is tempting to buy all the books I would try to garner from the soon to be second years which ones you ACTUALLY need. Most of my medical school education came from board review books, the internet and class notes. Not buying all of the "required" books will save you some serious $$$ as well as despair when you see them sitting on the shelve covered in dust 3 weeks into the semester.

Good luck next year!

Survivor DO

 

[cliquesh]

Don't buy any. Your school's library will likely have e-book versions for free.

I have most of my books on my iPad for whatever it's worth.

 

[NeuroLAX]

I agree with survivordo. Save as much money as you can when you can.

I don't use most of the books, but the ones I do use are very handy. Many of my classmates had hardcopies of the Netter's atlas for gross anatomy. It definitely helped since we are not allowed to have electronics in the lab. If you're using an iPad, Kindle, or something similar just be sure that it is compatible with software.