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Mona Farley, Bookstore Manager Jared Taylor, Textbook Manager

Mona Farley, Bookstore Manager Jared Taylor, Textbook Manager. Agenda Topics. Text Cycle/Adoption Process Reducing Costs for Students Textbook Rental Used Textbooks & Book Buyback Digital Textbooks Discussion and Q & A. The Bookstore’s Partnership With Your Academic Community is Critical.

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Mona Farley, Bookstore Manager Jared Taylor, Textbook Manager

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  1. Mona Farley, Bookstore Manager Jared Taylor, Textbook Manager

  2. Agenda Topics Text Cycle/Adoption Process Reducing Costs for Students Textbook Rental Used Textbooks & Book Buyback Digital Textbooks Discussion and Q & A

  3. The Bookstore’s Partnership With Your Academic Community is Critical When books are adopted How books are discussed and used in class and students’ perception of value How adoptions impact buyback and rental

  4. Course Materials Adoptions:Timing is Everything Used book acquisition Adoptions drives buyback Timely adoptions equals more money to the students Used copies from wholesalers Sourcing from multiple suppliers New book acquisition Title Research Publisher follow-up to ensure correct book and anticipate any publisher delays Rental – national and local titles 113 national 5 local or 24% spring

  5. Working Together on Course Material Adoptions April 1st Due Date for Adoptions • Paper adoption, online adoption, email confirmation • Streamline “eDoption” coming this spring Late Change Adoptions • Reducing frequency is helpful to student savings • Communication between bookstore and Faculty/Department is the key

  6. Ohlone College Spring Adoption Details

  7. Student Cost Of Ownership: Used Books Save Confidential Information of Follett Higher Education Group

  8. Digital Delivery of Content CafeScribe: Available in store and online Free 7 day trial Downloadable with No Expiration Date Students save 50% from cost of new textbook

  9. CaféScribe Downloaded content with benefits of social networking Student study groups Classmates or from across the country Share notes and highlights Ability to search texts instantly & easily

  10. Follett Field Support Jared Taylor Textbook Manager 1216txt@fheg.follett.com or jtaylor@ohlone.edu Phone – 510.979.7925 Mona Farley Bookstore Manager Email – mfarley@ohlone.edu Phone – 510.979.7462

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