When a textbook is a "custom" edition it means that it has been customized to a specific school's specifications. This can mean that examples and questions could be different from the standard publication or extra notes or workbook section could have been added...or it might be almost identical to the standard edition, possibly with only the addition of the school's name to the cover or title page. If the book was not intended for use specifically in the class you are taking at your school then I would avoid a custom textbook, it will just end up causing you problems since there is no way of knowing when you're buying it secondhand what changes have been made.

The function of these custom text is basically to make money for the school (they receive royalties for each copy sold) and to increase sales for the publisher by making secondhand sales of their texts essentially impossible (some even put a statement on the book itself, like Gideon bibles, that they are not to be bought or sold used).

Here are a couple of articles that explain what the deal is with custom textbooks if you're want to know more.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121565135185141235-dWDw_HnZqBANzbyT_jV6ACT30yM_20080808.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

http://chronicle.com/news/article/4812/custom-textbooks-raise-money-for-departments-and-raise-questions-of-ethics

Hope that helps. Cheers.

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