A Report on the Feasibility of Textbook Rental - IBHE

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Frontier Community College Lake Land Community College Rend Lake CollegeHybrid ModelEastern Illinois University Southern Illinois University -EdwardsvilleStart Date 1981 Inception of College Fall 1998 Inception of University Inception of UniversityEnrollment (Fall 05) 767 7,181 4,913 12,129 13,460Fees $10 per credit hour $6.45 per credit hour $28 per book plus $20 deposit per $7.95 per credit hour $8.55 per credit hourRental TermsA late fee of $5 per book is chargedfor books not returned one weekMay be charged forbookStudent must purchase book if it isdamaged/highlighted/written in. Onafter the end of the term. The cost ofunreturned books is charged tostudent accounts.highlighting/writing. A late fee appliesif book is returned after deadline.Students must keep book and pay fullcost if not returned by subsequentdeadline.Textbook Adoption Cycle 3 years 3 years minimum, 5 maximum unlessby exceptionGuidelines for FacultyFaculty request for each course.Approved by Division Chair. Requestsmust fall within budget.Reasonable highlighting is permittedbut no writing or other significantdamage. Non-returned books arecharged to student's account at retailvalue plus $10 handling fee minusdeposit.Students purchase textbooks ifunderlined, highlighted, written in,damaged or show excessive wear.Late fines are $10.00 per book. If notreturned by 5 days after deadline, alltextbook and late charges will bebilled and no textbooks will beaccepted.3 years unless by exception 2 years or 3 semesters, whichever islonger unless by exceptionInternal Governing Policy statesspecifics. $100.00 per coursemaximumUse of Committee Advisory Committee Advisory CommitteeDifferent Sections of Course Same text in all sections except forcourses where books are purchased.Same text in all sections unless byexceptionMultiple sections and honors sectionsare considered separate courses whenchoosing textbooks with the exceptionof introductory courses.the Wednesday following finals thestudent is charged for replacementcost for unreturned books.3 years unless by exceptionMore than one text allowed withpermission, 40% of classes havemultiple books.Advisory CommitteeAt least 3 sections for each titleFaculty Require Purchase Supplements such as lab manuals. With permission Through the use of theSupplemental/Student Purchase ItemRequest with approval by theDepartment Chairperson and theDirector, Textbook Rental Service.With permissionRental Space 1500 sq ft 3420 sq ft 1700 sq ftLocation Bookstore Bookstore BookstoreSize of Inventory 6,200 approx 33,000 15000Value of Inventory 245,000 $1,650,000 $680,000Purchase OptionsNumber of EmployeesStudents may purchase texts withdiscounts according to number ofterms used.1 full-timeDuring a purchase period or they are Student may purchase text instead orbilled for the purchase price if they fail can keep rental text for additional fee.to return it.3 full-time up to 12 temporary/part-time1 full-time, 2 temporary/part-time11800 sq. ft.Separate facilityapprox 210,000$7,000,000During a purchase period or they arebilled a late fee plus the cost of thetext if it is not returned.6 full-time, 50 temporary/part-time,up to an additional 60-70 studentsduring distribution and returns.7500 sq ftSeparate facility138,110$6,231,689Texts are sold to undergraduates atcost, with discounts according tolength of time in use.3 full-time, up to 38 temporary/parttime
MethodologyCOSTS AND FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING RENTAL PROGRAMSSR692 directed the IBHE to seek input on the cost and feasibility of implementingtextbook rental programs from public universities, community colleges, faculty, tradeassociations, publishers, students, and third-party bookstores. Data were collected from thecommunity colleges and public universities via a survey developed by the IBHE and ICCB.Surveys were sent to all public universities and community colleges, and responses were receivedfrom 27 community colleges and 11 public universities. The IBHE distributed a questionnaire to49 third-party bookstores and received ten responses. All potential respondents were contactedmultiple times, as were respondents whose returned surveys were incomplete.Questionnaires also were sent to the Association of American Publishers, FollettCorporation, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, and the National Association of CollegeStores, all of whom responded. The IBHE Faculty Advisory Council and the Student AdvisoryCommittee also provided responses. In addition, the Illinois Department of Commerce andEconomic Opportunity, the Illinois Department of Revenue, and the Illinois Finance Authoritycontributed to the report.The survey’s primary focus was on the cost and feasibility of implementing textbookrental programs, but questions extended beyond the primary focus to include other benefits andlimitations of rental programs as reported in an earlier section of this report. The surveyinstruments can be found in Appendix BCostThe cost of implementing textbook rental programs at community colleges and publicuniversities is significant. The survey of community colleges and public universities requestedestimated start-up costs and annual operating costs. The survey asked institutions to itemize costsrelating to:• advertising/marketing;• commissions/contract/lease loss;• computer system/software;• contingency;• credit card fees;• education and orientation;• employee benefits;• equipment;• general administration;• health insurance;• inventory;• operations;• other;• personnel (full-time);• personnel (part-time);• printing;-29-
Page 1 and 2: A Report on the Fe
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Page 5 and 6: Estimated Textbook Rental Cost Per
Page 7 and 8: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYGrowing apprehensi
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Page 11 and 12: ConclusionTextbook rental programs
Page 13 and 14: INTRODUCTIONAcross the nation, the
Page 15 and 16: increase in tuition and fees (7 per
Page 17 and 18: Source: Government Accountability O
Page 19 and 20: The IBHE’s 2006 survey found that
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Page 41 and 42: Impact on Tax Revenue.Property Tax.
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From: Brad O'Brien [mailto:bobrien@
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more used books benefits both the b
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Comments submitted on IBHE website:
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