books

Primble

Hi

i want to get more up to date books. is it osborne that are good ones?

Rinske

Osborne books are pretty good if you ask me, I liked them better than the BPP books.

Dipak Thanki

I never used the books for Level 3, so I wouldn't know but I did buy the osbourne books and they looked good and easy to understand!

Primble

brilliant thanks. thats what i thought but thought i'd check before buying

Marga

Primble wrote: »

brilliant thanks. thats what i thought but thought i'd check before buying

kaplan books are quite good ....but then again anything other than HLC will look great

Susan Dennis

Marga wrote: »

kaplan books are quite good ....but then again anything other than HLC will look great

Hi Marga
I also enrolled with HLC this January to do AAT Level 3, must admit was the biggest mistake of my life, the books are full of errors, and tutor support non existent, still no further on with the course 7 months later. Did you use any other books to get you through the exams, at this rate i am not going to pass anything,and just have a huge debt round my neck for the next two years. I don't know how HLC are getting away with this.

welshwizard

Having been waiting for many books from the publishers (I teach) only Osborne have provided almost a complete set (levels 2, 3 and 4). BPP have issues some paper and some e-books whilst Kaplan seem to have only managed to produce the bulk of level 2 & 3.

I have looked at Osborne for the first time and I must be honest, I find them very readable with some good examples to illustrate key points. I do like Kaplan books as they are a bit bigger and provide more room to make notes on each page and have also been approved by external organisations like the Dyslexia Society (text printed on grey background to reduce glare). Kaplan are also doing e-books which means you can have your library at work as well as home although you can't make notes on the pages with e-books.

My recommendation? If you want books now - order Osborne books - or keep checking kaplanbooks.co.uk to see if the books you require are available (tip: out of stock with Kaplan seems to indicate not yet published).

jewels.p

I have used the Osbourne Books throught my studies as that is what my Learning Provider sends me. But to be honest when it came to consolidations in DFS I found the Kaplan Book easier to understand than the Osbourne Book. I just couldnt get my head around them from the Osbourne Book but the Kaplan one explained it a lot better. Cant comment on other subjects though.

A-Vic

jewels.p wrote: »

I have used the Osbourne Books throught my studies as that is what my Learning Provider sends me. But to be honest when it came to consolidations in DFS I found the Kaplan Book easier to understand than the Osbourne Book. I just couldnt get my head around them from the Osbourne Book but the Kaplan one explained it a lot better. Cant comment on other subjects though.

I found BPP books and pass cards a lot better for DFS - the problem i had with kaplan was with tax books there was 4 pages of corrections

jenny3549

I've just this second ordered my course for Technician with Kaplan (whey hey!) and they are catching up with the books - apparently the AAT left some things quite late to finalise but of the ones I need only budgeting isn't being sent straight away (half of MAC) so there is plenty to get on with.

Like Marga and others I too had the misfortune of dealing with HLC for level 3 and ending up buying the Kaplan books for FRA and ECR which were a breath of fresh air so can definitely recommend them. Have a look on Amazon (or even ebay) and you might get them quite cheaply.

Marga

Susan Dennis wrote: »

Hi Marga
I also enrolled with HLC this January to do AAT Level 3, must admit was the biggest mistake of my life, the books are full of errors, and tutor support non existent, still no further on with the course 7 months later. Did you use any other books to get you through the exams, at this rate i am not going to pass anything,and just have a huge debt round my neck for the next two years. I don't know how HLC are getting away with this.

hi Susan i didnt use any other books and thank god i passed ECR and FRA. I even didnt bother to do the assignments on ECR

HLC is a big mistake

Kaplan books i understand them a lot and have plenty of exercises to complete.

If you need help with the level 3 let me know because i have done all exercises on them and i know where the errors are

Marga

jenny3549 wrote: »

I've just this second ordered my course for Technician with Kaplan (whey hey!) and they are catching up with the books - apparently the AAT left some things quite late to finalise but of the ones I need only budgeting isn't being sent straight away (half of MAC) so there is plenty to get on with.

Like Marga and others I too had the misfortune of dealing with HLC for level 3 and ending up buying the Kaplan books for FRA and ECR which were a breath of fresh air so can definitely recommend them. Have a look on Amazon (or even ebay) and you might get them quite cheaply.

i bought all four Level 4 books DFS, MAC and the two tax units from Kaplan amazon in one go and they arrived very soon and new .... i think each book from amazon is around £17

jow774

I used the Kaplan books all the way through, I bought BPP for PTC and I felt that it wasnt as good as the Kaplan books. PTC was also the exam I was least confident about after studying and I wished Id used Kaplan, so I would definately recommend Kaplan books.

Primble

hi, Thanks for all the replies. I have been using Kaplan so far but thought (along with the need for up to date books) that looking at a fresh perspective migh help

Primble

Right i'm part way through ordering these but just to clarify Limited company accounts tutorial 2nd ed unit 11 is DFS? i did click on the diploma pathway but i dont like it being called something else. and when i find it all on amazon it says nvq

jewels.p

Primble wrote: »

Right i'm part way through ordering these but just to clarify Limited company accounts tutorial 2nd ed unit 11 is DFS? i did click on the diploma pathway but i dont like it being called something else. and when i find it all on amazon it says nvq

Limited Company Accounts is definitely DFS but I am not sure about the edition number. I only borrowed the Kaplan book and have now returned it so cant check for you.

Primble

yay all ordered. as soon as they turn up im knuckling down

anniem

jewels.p wrote: »

Limited Company Accounts is definitely DFS but I am not sure about the edition number. I only borrowed the Kaplan book and have now returned it so cant check for you.

Jewels - thank you, my Kaplan DFS book, passcards and your card (mwah) arrived back today!

Do I need to stick them back in the post to you Primble?????

Primble

Thanks. i have Kaplan ones. was looking for a change in scenery (and up to dateness)

anniem

primble wrote: »

thanks. I have kaplan ones. Was looking for a change in scenery (and up to dateness)

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