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Goodman and Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics Digital Edition

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The hardcover edition is by necessity one of those books that, because of its weight, is a pure reference book. That is, one takes it off the library shelve only if one has to look something up. Because of this I would not have bought it if it had not said that there would be a simultaneous digital edition that could be accessed with an Internet Subscription Access Code from any computer. That caught my eye because that's what I wanted: A quick reference I could get from anywhere I would be at that particular moment. What I overlooked was -and that is absolutely my fault- that this online access would be only available for the duration of the print edition. In other words, as soon as a new edition would appear, the online access would be cut off. Now, if I would not have overlooked it, I might have called McGraw-Hill and asked when the next edition would come out. But I did overlook it and the next edition came out within 12 months...! I complained to McGraw-Hill and they graciously offered free online access for 12 more months. After that, I guess, I will have to rely on the PDR again. Conclusion: Would I buy the Goodman & Gilman's again? No. Not with this time-limited online access.

This edition isn't more convenient than the cheaper not digitalized 2005 one, not permitting full update from 2005 till now (June 2009) and digital update ending by August 2009. As it doesn't fully contain the new edition subjects, we're all waiting for the next normal edition.