Level 1 Curriculum Changes Over 40% of the Learning Outcome Statements for the 2008 Exam are either completely new (100+) or have been reworded to varying degrees (100+). Furthermore, 14 new readings have been added, and 13 have been dropped.
Sounds like a drastic change, but you’re quoting Kaplan’s marketing materials. Who knows, they might make it seem like a bigger change than it is so you buy the 2008 instead of using your friends’ stuff from '07