Reddit reviews Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 12/E (LANGE Basic Science)

As AndroidPolice mentioned, it is still more expensive than the paperback versions, and you don't get to trade it in at the end of the quarter/semester:

Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 24th Edition

• Google Play Books Digital Price: $53.60
  
  
• Google Play Books Trade-in Value: $0
  
  
• Amazon Paperback Price: $42.69
  
  
• Amazon Paperback Trade-in Value: +$24.13
  
  Katzung Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
  
  
• Google Play Books Digital Price: $54.49
  
  
• Google Play Books Trade-in Value: $0
  
  
• Amazon Paperback Price: $42.69
  
  
• Amazon Trade-in Value: +$29.60
  
  Melnick & Adelberg Medical Microbiology
  
  
• Google Play Books Digital Price: $52.00
  
  
• Google Play Books Trade-in Value: $0
  
  
• Amazon Paperback Price: $50.86
  
  
• Amazon Trade-in Value: +$33.26
  
  So, would I essentially pay twice as much just for convenience?

Goodman and Gilman as well as Katzung are both considered standard pharm books for med students:

http://www.amazon.com/Goodman-Gilmans-Pharmacological-Therapeutics-Twelfth/dp/0071624422

http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Clinical-Pharmacology-LANGE-Science/dp/0071764011