Mona Farley, Bookstore ManagerJared 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

• When books are adopted• How books are discussed and used in

class and students’ perception of value

• How adoptions impact buyback and rental

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

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

Ohlone College Spring Adoption Details

Date Titles Adopted Titles Expected Titles Ratio Adopted InvestmentExcess Adopted

%

31-Jan 493 550 89.64% $1,366,427 159.51%

25-Jan 459 550 83.45% $1,323,341 154.48%

18-Jan 413 550 75.09% $1,077,031 125.72%

11-Jan 411 550 74.73% $994,546 116.09%

5-Jan 398 550 72.36% $891,569 104.07%

23-Dec 385 550 70.00% $849,060 99.11%

15-Dec 354 550 64.36% $709,180 82.78%

7-Dec 311 550 56.55% $458,119 53.48%

Confidential Information of Follett Higher Education Group

Student Cost Of Ownership: Used Books Save

Purchase Price

Savings from new price

Cash from buyback

Total student cost

Rental $45.00 $55.00 $ 0.00 $45.00

New $100.00 $ 0.00 $50.00 $50.00

Used $75.00 $25.00 $37.50 $37.50

Digital $50.00 $50.00 $ 0.00 $50.00

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

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

Follett Field Support

Jared TaylorTextbook Manager

1216txt@fheg.follett.com or jtaylor@ohlone.edu

Phone – 510.979.7925Mona Farley

Bookstore ManagerEmail – mfarley@ohlone.edu

Phone – 510.979.7462