A Report on the Feasibility of Textbook Rental - IBHE

of the exact custom book. This alternative would have no fiscal impact on the State or to theinstitutions.UnbundlingPublishers could be mandated through legislation or institutional policies to offer bundledmaterials as separate items for purchase. Such a mandate could, however, have unintended effectson bookstores if faculty members were to request bundled materials. Offering course materialsbundled – as requested by faculty -- and sold separately – as required by law -- would result inadditional inventory, handling, and storage costs at bookstores. Consequently, there would be afiscal impact on bookstores and, directly or indirectly, institutions if such a mandate did notinclude a provision for faculty preferences.The publisher’s net price of course materials bundled and sold separately could beprovided to faculty members in writing. This alternative would not have a fiscal impact on theState or to the institutions.ALTERNATIVES BEING USED IN ILLINOISThe charts on the following two pages illustrate which alternatives are being used by publicuniversities and community colleges.Public Universities - AlternativesE-book Custom Public Advisory Book Bundling FinanceBooks Use Committee Swap Guidelines OptionsCSU √ √ 75% √GSU √ √ 30% √ISUNEIU limited √ √NIU √ limited √SIUC 5% √UIC yes √UIUC √ 50-60% √UIS √ 50%WIU√* Annual cost** Per credit hour, except when stated otherwise.*** E-books were offered but there was no interest.According to the public university responses, no institutions participated in I-Chapters, buy-back consortiums, or purchasing consortium.-47-