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| ashleyr Newbie United States Joined 5039 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Korean | Message 1 of 6 20 August 2010 at 2:35am | IP Logged |
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I'm trying to buy Assimil German with Ease from amazon.com, but am having trouble figuring out which product to buy. One product comes with a book and 4 cds (supposedly) and costs $32. Another product also says it comes with a book and 4 cds, but costs $192. Why? Both are called Assimil German with Ease. The only difference I can see is the year. The more expensive one is from 2005 and the less expensive one is from 1999. Here are the amazon links to the two product pages:
http://www.amazon.com/Assimil-Language-Courses-Compact-Engli sh/dp/0685520935/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282264310&s r=8-2 http://www.amazon.com/Assimil-Language-Learning-Programs-Eng lish/dp/270051050X/ref=tmm_abk_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=128226431 0&sr=8-1 Can anyone explain this weirdness to me? Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5384 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French | Message 2 of 6 20 August 2010 at 3:35am | IP Logged |
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the one with 4 cds and costs $32 is correct. Two different editions would be my guess. I ordered the Italian program for $32 and absolutely no problems :)
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| Louis Triglot Groupie Italy Joined 5529 days ago 92 posts - 110 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, Spanish | Message 3 of 6 20 August 2010 at 4:00am | IP Logged |
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You can always check the exact ISBN numbers on Assimil's website.
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 newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6178 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 6 20 August 2010 at 6:09am | IP Logged |
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Here is Amazon's product description for the $33 version:
Learn modern German in 100 lively and entertaining lessons. In just five months, you will be able to hold a conversation with German speakers. The audio recordings, made by professional voice-over artists, are invaluable for picking up the rhythms of the spoken language. Book & 4 CDs (total running time: 130 minutes). The versions of Assimil that Amazon sells for around $200 seem to be older imports while the cheaper versions are newer editions. But the actual material is exactly the same. Edited by newyorkeric on 20 August 2010 at 8:48am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| zekecoma Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5143 days ago 561 posts - 655 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish | Message 5 of 6 20 August 2010 at 9:20am | IP Logged |
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The Assimil and audio's are solid separately. But, I found this one which is both with
the book and the audio s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282288587&sr=1-11">Assimil German with Ease with Audio The difference is the black/red/yellow German flag colours in the back is the old version which I got instead of the proper one like in your second link. The second one is the one you want. Edited by zekecoma on 20 August 2010 at 9:21am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| ashleyr Newbie United States Joined 5039 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Korean | Message 6 of 6 20 August 2010 at 2:15pm | IP Logged |
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Okay, that clears it up a bit. I'm really glad the $32 one is correct and not the more
expensive one! Thanks so much for your help. :) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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