Bustling book market

(Baonghean) - The new school year is still more than a month away, but the market for textbooks, reference books and other school supplies has already begun to become bustling...

The Book Distribution Center of the Joint Stock Company of Books and School Equipment is the place where people come to buy books the most in Vinh City. To meet that demand, starting from May 10 to June 10, the Joint Stock Company of Books and School Equipment has organized summer services with many incentive and discount programs. Next, from July 10 to August 10, the month of book distribution to serve the opening of the new school year continues to be implemented. In which, all items are discounted from 10 - 15%. Other subjects such as international and national excellent students, excellent students, advanced students are discounted from 12 - 15% when buying textbooks.

This year, Ms. Tran Thi Hai has a child in grade 3. Although her house is in Hung Linh commune, Hung Nguyen district, Ms. Hai still takes her child to Vinh to buy books. For her, this is partly a habit, partly because she feels secure because buying at the main dealer does not have to worry about fake books or books of poor quality. This school year, the textbooks for grade 3 have not changed much compared to previous years, so choosing books is not too difficult. However, she has difficulty choosing English books because in Vinh City from the 2014-2015 school year, all schools will switch to teaching English according to the new curriculum, while in Hung Nguyen, many schools still teach according to the old program, Let's learn.

Because she was wondering what program her child's school was studying, she had to call the homeroom teacher to ask for information to avoid buying the wrong books, not following the program. Discussing the textbook market this year, Ms. Ho Thuy Hang, an employee of the bookstore, said: Except for the English program for grade 3, which has changed and parents have to buy new books, all other levels of education, textbooks remain the same. The price of books this year is not higher than last year. The average price of a set of books from grade 1 to grade 12 ranges from about 150,000 to 200,000 VND. In addition to buying new books, students can also save money by buying used books. Currently, used textbooks are sold quite a lot at prices only about 1/3 or 1/2 of new books (depending on the newness of the books). Right at the equipment bookstore, there is also a separate counter selling used books with nearly 6,000 titles for all levels of education.

Parents buy books at the Book Store of School Equipment and Books Joint Stock Company.

Currently, the School Equipment and Books Joint Stock Company has 45 agents and stores in 21 districts, cities and towns in the whole province. Nearly 800,000 textbooks have been delivered to all localities through channels such as: education departments, agents and retail stores. Ms. Mai Thi Bich Thuy, Deputy Director of the company affirmed: "Textbooks for the 2014 - 2015 school year are enough to meet all the needs of the people, ensuring that there will be no shortage of books, book fever or empty books". Also according to the policy of the Ministry of Education and Training, this year, books such as textbooks, exercise books, continuing education books, target program books, English books according to the national foreign language program, educational technology books, life skills education books... are reprinted and used normally.

In addition, there are some reprinted books with revised content, such as Math and Vietnamese workbooks for grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. English 3 books, English 3 workbooks. Biology, History, Geography, Music, Fine Arts, and Civic Education workbooks for grades 6, 7, 8, and 9. However, the revised content is not much and students can still study the old books. For a long time, the textbook market in Nghe An has rarely detected fake or pirated books. However, parents should be vigilant and choose to buy books with the stamp of the Education Publishing House and buy them at reputable addresses.

Along with textbooks, the reference book market is also very vibrant. However, according to many parents, there are too many reference books today and it is very difficult to find a suitable book for their children. For example, for grade 3, there are nearly 20 different reference books for Math from the Education Publishing House alone. That is not to mention books from other publishers, many of which have similar content. Researching students in the high school block, Huynh Thi Thuy Duong, a 12th grader at Cua Lo High School, said: In the past, when buying reference books, because I did not read carefully, many of the books I bought had duplicate content. It could be the same book, the same content, the same publisher, but printed in a different year, so the cover was different. Or there were cases where books from one publisher were "copied" by another publisher, mixing a little of each book. If you do not research carefully, it will be a waste. In addition, there are many reference books with poor content, even incorrect, offensive, and contrary to Vietnamese customs and traditions.

To avoid buying poor quality books, student Huynh Thi Thuy Duong's experience is that when buying books, you need to read carefully, you can buy books from reputable publishers such as the Education Publishing House, university publishers or buy books by author's name. Block A, university entrance exam preparation should focus more on books with multiple choice questions. Particularly for primary school students, when buying, parents should consult teachers or people whose children have studied. You should buy reference books, advanced books that are appropriate for your child's ability and academic ability, you should not buy books that are too difficult or buy books that are intellectually stimulating for students rather than "ready-made" books, solution books, sample books that easily create dependence in students.

My Ha