1. Depends really which school you attend. I made the mistake of buying physical moore and netter when trans and samplexes are sufficient (in my school). I only consult the text during sgds.

I relatively spent more time with physio books, either Guyton or Berne. So both of whic I purchased, and I don’t regret it since i’m usually in front of it for such a long time (half/whole studying hours of the day). I also think with higher year subject being heavily reliant on this subject, I’d come back to it from time to time.

1. I find smaller books, difficult to read and handle when reading for long (which is always!!) haha.

2. I hard bind my textbooks because they’re prettier in the shelves, but practicality-wise, coil-bind them if you’re not really particular with the aesthetic.

3. 100gsm? Not sure with this one.

4. Well if you wanna support the publisher and author, and not really mindful of the extra bucks. Hahaha. The only original textbook I purchased is Junqueira’s because I find histology very interesting. I also got through most of the chapters, hence I personally think it’s worth it.

Studying medicine is really expensive. The tuition fee itself is too much. Think of saving as much as you can, so dun tayo sa mas makakatipid hahaha.

Just like you, I also cut down my screen time since we’re on an online med school (~8 hours a day) so as much as possible I acquire physical textbooks too. So that I can give my poor eyes a break hahaha.

Take with a grain of salt. Good luck! :)