When is the most suitable time to buy textbooks? Points to note on using second-hand textbooks Websites and Contact Information

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When is the most suitable time to buy textbooks?

Points to note on using second-hand textbooks

Websites and Contact Information

Upon receiving the school textbook list, parents should buy the textbooks at the earliest.

How to get the “Corrigenda” & “Appendices”?

How to buy “Learning materials accompanying the textbooks”?

Useful Websites, Contact Information of Publishers/Developers and

Differences among “Revised”,

“Reprinted” & “Reprinted with

Minor Amendments” textbooks

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1. When is the most suitable time to buy textbooks?

 Affected by the Coronavirus epidemic, the summer vacation of schools had been brought forward to March/April

this year, the last school day is postponed

accordingly. In this connection, parents/students may receive the school textbook lists for the next school year a little late. Upon receiving the school textbook lists, parents/students should buy the textbooks at the earliest possible time.

 The Mainland-Hong Kong logistics and transportation industries are still affected by the epidemic this year, and the progress of printing and supply of textbooks may be delayed, resulting in a shortage of stock in textbook retailers before the new school year begins. Before purchasing textbooks, parents are advised to refer to the

“Information on the Supply of Textbooks on the Recommended Textbook List and their Accompanying Learning Materials for the New School Year” provided by textbook publishers on the

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“Textbook Information” webpage (www.edb.gov.hk /textbook) for the latest information about the supply of textbooks and learning materials and the expected dates of publication. This will avoid parents from the hassle of purchasing textbooks that are not yet published or out of stock. The Education Bureau (EDB) will continuously update the relevant information from July to October for parents’

reference. If individual textbooks are out of stock, some textbook retailers may provide reservation service (full payment in advance may be required).

 To cater for students’ learning needs, individual schools may develop “school-based” teaching materials on their own or in cooperation with publishers. Parents/Students are advised to check if they need to place an order for these “school-based”

teaching materials through their school.

 Sometimes, parents and students may not be able to purchase all the textbooks required before the school year begins because some textbooks are out of stock in individual textbook retailers or some publishers are not able to print the new textbooks on schedule. In such case, parents and students can

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approach the publisher(s) and/or the textbook retailer that helps the school to print the textbook lists direct. Contact information of publishers has been uploaded to the EDB’s webpage (https://cd.

edb.gov.hk/rtl/publisherlist.asp). Please also see the list in Section 4 of this pamphlet.

[Remarks: The EDB has urged publishers to inform schools and take remedial actions if they cannot supply sufficient copies before the start of new school term. Such actions include arranging direct ordering services for schools and providing students with part of the content of textbooks free of charge so as to avoid affecting student learning.]

2. Points to note on using second-hand textbooks

Students who use second-hand textbooks can find the applicable edition(s) of the books on the school textbook list. For example:

English Language Book 1 (2016 ₁^st Edition, 2018 reprinted) Primary Mathematics

Book 2

(2016 ₂^nd Edition, 2021 reprinted with minor amendments)

Publishers’ / Developers’ Tel

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The year of its previous edition and the year of reprint are also clearly marked on the “reprinted with minor amendments” textbooks. For example:

In the examples above, the English Language textbook and the Mathematics textbook have been

“reprinted”and “reprinted with minor amendments”

respectively but have not been “revised” since 2016.

Their appearance, including the design of the front and back covers, the title, the size of paper and the order of pages, remain unchanged. The amendments on the both textbooks only involve corrections of the typographical errors or minor amendments to the content. Students can rest assured to use the second-hand textbooks.

The information about the applicable editions of textbooks is detailed on the Recommended Textbook List (www.edb.gov.hk/rtl).

Students who use second-hand textbooks can download the “Corrigenda” or the “Appendices”

First published in 2016

Reprinted with minor amendments in 2021

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indicating the updated content free of charge via schools or publishers’ websites. Relevant links can be found from the webpage of the Recommended Textbook List.

If students need to buy the “learning materials accompanying the textbooks”, such as worksheets, workbooks, accounts for e-learning resources, they can place an order through their school, or contact the publishers/textbook retailers for direct purchase.

Contact information of publishers has been uploaded to the EDB’s webpage (https://cd.edb.gov.

hk/rtl/publisherlist.asp). Please also see the list in Section 4 of this pamphlet.

3. Differences among “Revised”,

“Reprinted” and “Reprinted with minor amendments” textbooks

“Revised” textbooks: Publishers have to observe the

“five-year-rule of no revision” for textbooks. If publishers intend to apply for revision, the textbooks concerned must have significant improvement over

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the old edition before approval can be granted.

Parents and students should buy the textbooks according to the “applicable edition(s)” as shown on the textbook list.

“Reprinted with minor amendments” textbooks:

They are neither new edition nor revised edition.

Their appearance and order of pages are the same as the old edition. These textbooks only involve minor amendments to the content (such as the updates of necessary data) which have been reviewed and approved by the EDB. Students can rest assured to use the second-hand textbooks.

“Reprinted” textbooks: The reprinted version mainly involves corrections of typographical errors only.

Students can rest assured to use the second-hand textbooks. Reprinted textbooks do not have to undergo the textbook review procedures.

4. Websites and Contact Information

 Textbook Information:

www.edb.gov.hk/textbook

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 Recommended Textbook List (RTL) / Recommended e-Textbook List (eRTL):

www.edb.gov.hk/rtl

 Student Finance Office: www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo

Contact Information of Publishers/Developers

Contact information of publishers and developers with textbooks currently on the EDB’s RTL and eRTL.

Publisher / Developer Name 出版社／開發機構名稱電話 Advance Forward Education

Limited

進昇教育有限公司 5239 2214

Aristo Educational Press Ltd 雅集出版社有限公司 2811 2908 Cengage Learning Hong Kong

Limited

聖智學習香港有限公司 2612 1833/

2330 2533 Chinese Technical Press Ltd 中華科技出版社 2997 6683 Chung Tai Educational Press 中大出版社 2558 2247 Classroom Publications Ltd 課室教材出版有限公司 3187 4878 Crystal Education Publications 晶晶教育出版社 2555 1183

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Publisher / Developer Name 出版社／開發機構名稱電話 Department of Electrical and

Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

香港大學電機電子工程

系 9755 0889/

2219 4276 Department of Geography, The

University of Hong Kong

香港大學地理系 3917 2311

Educational Publishing House Ltd 教育出版社有限公司 2408 8801 Erudite Publishing House 閎博出版社 3701 3653 Excellence Publication Company

Limited

卓思出版社有限公司 2411 1280

Hong Kong Educational Publishing Company Ltd.

香港教育圖書有限公司 2565 1371

Hong Kong Music Publisher 香港音樂出版社 2384 6564 Hong Kong Unific Publishing

Limited

一域出版有限公司 3500 5008

Horizon Media Limited 博通文化服務有限公司 6527 4127 Interactive Press Company Limited 互動出版有限公司 9309 2835 International New Standard Press 國際新標準出版社 2154 3125 IT Education Center Limited 智庫教育有限公司 3543 0999 Jing Kung Educational Press 精工出版社 2826 5555 Kendy Publishing Company Ltd. 啟迪文化有限公司 3568 1560

Keys Press 啟思出版社 2516 3222/

2516 3126 Kinder Education Press Limited 幼兒教育出版社有限公

司 2408 8801

Ling Kee Publishing Co Ltd 齡記出版有限公司 2561 6151 Manhattan Marshall Cavendish

Education

文達 · 名創教育

2481 1930

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Publisher / Developer Name 出版社／開發機構名稱電話

Manhattan Press 文達出版

Marshall Cavendish Education 名創教育 Ming Pao Education Publications

Limited

明報教育出版有限公司 2515 5600

Modern Educational Research Society, Ltd.

現代教育研究社有限公

司 2745 1133

Moodle.hk 五到 2895 6428/

2895 6438 New Asia Publishing House 新亞洲出版社 ( 有限公

司) 2745 1888

Open Knowledge Association Ltd. 知識共享協會有限公司 2191 1000 Oxford University Press (China)

Ltd

牛津大學出版社(中國)

有限公司 2516 3222/

2516 3126

Pearson Hong Kong 培生香港 3181 0000

Pilot Publishing Company Ltd. 導師出版社有限公司 2774 0920

Radian Publishing Co. 偉能出版社 2637 0432

Religious Education Resource Centre

宗教教育中心 2776 6333

Sky Educational Press (HK) Ltd. 天行教育出版(香港)有

限公司 2424 0733

Smart Education Charitable Foundation Limited

聰穎教育慈善基金 2851 3822

Stanford House Publications (HK) Ltd.

史丹福書屋(香港)有限

公司 2330 2533

Star Publishing Ltd. 思達出版社有限公司 2456 0233 The Commercial Press (HK) Ltd 商務印書館(香港)有限

公司 2565 1371

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Publisher / Developer Name 出版社／開發機構名稱電話 The Open University of Hong Kong

/ Hong Kong Metropolitan University

香港公開大學 / 香港都

會大學 2768 6420

The Taiyar Publication Ltd 大雅圖書有限公司 2564 6833 Vision Publishing Co 宏思出版有限公司 2679 8119 Waza Cultural Enterprises Ltd. 華夏文化出版有限公司 3425 4690 Ying Lee Music Co Ltd 英利音樂有限公司 2467 2272

Textbook Committee Secretariat Education Bureau

Address：E326, 3/F, East Block,

EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon

Tel：3698 3947 / 3698 4025 Fax：2194 0219

Email：[email protected]