Textbook Cost Strategies

THANK YOU! Timely adoptions make the difference! HEOA Compliance – Books Identified before registration begins Fall 2012Winter 2013Fall 2013Winter %51%65%68% Buy books from students sooner Pursue rental options Obtain books from wholesalers Save on expenses returning books to the publisher More time to solve problems

Rent-A-Text Fall 2013 had 340 titles rent eligible. Students rented 5,080. Saves about 50% off the NEW retail price. Local rental is a great way to save students money.

Digital Can be up to 60% cheaper than a physical text Can be integrated with Blackboard Mobile friendly, used on multiple devices Take notes, highlighting, share notes *, Snap Summary Try Now, Buy Later Text to speech option 301 units sold TY – 71,000 + total *available on most titles

New & Upcoming for Fall 2014

What is it? Includes the cost of the course materials with tuition New, used, rental, digital, almost anything Digital materials can be delivered through BB, instructor not “tech support” Students have access to the materials BEFORE classes start

Questions? Thank you Jennifer Rockafellow Course Materials Manager