Cambridge O Level Commerce Coursebook 3rd Ed. – 2027-28

Commerce for Cambridge O Level – Coursebook, by Deborah Malpas, Julie Whatford and Sharon Elan-Puttick, Third edition with Digital access, is published by Cambridge University Press and carries the badge "Endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway". Its contents list six units with their chapters, a section on commercial calculations (formulae), a glossary and an index, in a book of about 300 pages. This page is for the 2027-28 session, which for Cambridge means the exam series of 2027 and 2028. Exam Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore, supplies it with cash on delivery across Pakistan and delivery to the Gulf countries.

Quick facts

• Title on the cover: Commerce for Cambridge O Level, Coursebook
• Authors: Deborah Malpas, Julie Whatford and Sharon Elan-Puttick
• Edition: Third edition with Digital access
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Cambridge logo on the cover)
• Endorsement: "Endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway"
• Opening pages: How to use this book (vi), Introduction (vii), Introduction to command words (ix)
• Structure: 6 units, 14 chapters, commercial calculations: formulae (page 281), glossary (282), index (293), acknowledgements (300)
• Cover picture: a fan of blue, pink and white light streaks on red
• Shown on: O & A Level Books → O Level
• Session: 2027-28

What is Commerce, and why a student chooses it

Commerce is the subject about how goods and services move from the people who make them to the people who use them. It follows the chain: production, trade, transport, storage, selling, advertising, paying (banking and insurance) and looking after customers. Students who plan to study business, accounts or economics later, or who simply want to understand how a shop, a factory or an online seller works, find it a friendly O Level subject. The book includes an "Introduction to command words" (page ix), which is especially useful because Cambridge questions start with words such as "state", "explain" and "discuss" and each one asks for a different kind of answer.

Complete table of contents (as printed)

The six units in plain words

Unit 1 – the basics (pages 1–42). Trade and commerce (17 pages) explains why people trade, and Production (24 pages) covers how goods and services are made. Unit 1 is the foundation of everything that follows.

Unit 2 – the businesses and the paperwork (pages 43–120). Different types of enterprise and outsourcing, retailing and wholesaling, trading documents, and communication. Of its four chapters, Different types of enterprise and outsourcing and Retailing and wholesaling are the longest (23 and 22 pages). The chapter on trading documents (18 pages) rewards careful learning: students need to know which document is used for which step of a sale.

Unit 3 – globalisation (pages 121–146). A single chapter of 25 pages on the globalisation of trade, which explains how trade crosses borders.

Unit 4 – getting goods to customers (pages 147–177). Transportation (16 pages) and Warehousing (14 pages).

Unit 5 – the biggest unit (pages 178–252). At 75 pages it is about a quarter of the book. It has Advertising (27 pages), Banking and insurance (25 pages) and Sources of finance and commercial performance (22 pages). If time is short, plan extra revision here.

Unit 6 – responsible business (pages 253–280). Sustainability (10 pages) and Ethics and consumer protection (17 pages), followed by commercial calculations: formulae on page 281. The formulae page is a short, one-page list worth copying onto a revision card.

How to study

1. Learn the words. The glossary runs from page 282 to page 292 (11 pages). Make flash cards for 10 words a week.
2. Draw the chain of trade. One page showing producer, wholesaler, retailer and customer, with transport and warehousing between them, helps you place every chapter.
3. Practise the documents. For trading documents (page 89), make a table: document, who sends it, who receives it, why.
4. Calculate. Keep the formulae page (281) open when you do calculation questions.
5. Use command words. Before each answer, circle the command word in the question and check what it asks.

A plan for the 2027-28 session

Cambridge exams are held in June and November, and your teacher or school decides which series you sit. Check the syllabus for your exam year on the Cambridge website or with your teacher.

Which edition will you get?

The cover says "Third edition with Digital access". Ask us what comes with the copy we supply, and send your school's book list on WhatsApp if a specific edition is named.

Matching and similar books

• Cambridge IGCSE & O Level Economics Coursebook 3rd Ed. is the companion subject for students of business and economics.
• Pakistan: History, Culture & Government 3rd Ed. – O Level P1 and Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070 – Bryan Earl & Doug Wilford are other O Level books, for different subjects.

Buy it in Urdu Bazar, Lahore

• Shop: Exam Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore 54000
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Frequently asked questions

Is this the right Commerce book for O Level in session 2027-28?

It is the Third edition coursebook for Cambridge O Level Commerce. For students sitting the 2027 and 2028 exams, check the syllabus year with your teacher and send us your list on WhatsApp.

How many units does it have?

Six units with fourteen chapters, then commercial calculations (formulae), a glossary and an index.

Does it explain command words?

Yes. "Introduction to command words" is on page ix.

Does it include digital access?

The cover says "with Digital access". Ask us on WhatsApp for what is included with the copy we supply.

Do you deliver outside Lahore?

Yes. We deliver all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries. Send your name, address and the book name on WhatsApp at 0317 4846676, or call the shop in Urdu Bazar, Lahore (Monday to Saturday, 9 AM – 9 PM).

Inside the book — contents and sample pages