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Textbook Cost Strategies

Textbook Cost Strategies. THANK YOU!. Timely adoptions make the difference!. HEOA Compliance – Books Identified before registration begins Fall 2012 Winter 2013 Fall 2013 Winter 2014 48% 51% 65% 68%. Buy books from students sooner Pursue rental options Obtain books from wholesalers

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Textbook Cost Strategies

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  1. Textbook Cost Strategies

  2. THANK YOU! Timely adoptions make the difference! HEOA Compliance – Books Identified before registration begins Fall 2012 Winter 2013 Fall 2013 Winter 2014 48% 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. New & Upcoming for Fall 2014

  6. 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

  7. Questions?Thank you Jennifer Rockafellow Course Materials Manager jenniferrockafello@grcc.edu 616-234-3882

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