e-textbooks: making course resources more accessible & affordable
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Universities select required textbooks and students are required to pay for them.
In this way, universities are making a financial commitment for the students.
We're seeking waysto embed digital
course resources intoour courses.
These embedded resources or e-textbooks are more affordable and sometimes even free.
OUR [SPECIFIC] GOALS
Integrate electronic resources in all
courses
Ensure student access in advance
of course start date
Reduce textbook cost burden
Enable mobile access across
devices
Improve international availability
Improve student success
These publishers represent more than 50% of all textbook adoptions
at Franklin University.
We have signed agreements with the top four publishers.
Agreement Benefits - Affordability:
The average price for an e-textbook
from our publishers is $55.
Students receive embedded access
and integrated features at no
extra cost.
PRICE COMPARISON
National Textbook Average (per book)
Franklin's E-Textbook Average (per book)
$68
$55 Based on NACS. (n.d.). National Association of College Stores. Retrieved from https://www.nacs.org/
Agreement Benefits - Accessibility:
Integrated via single-sign on to their course in LMS
Available 10 days in advance of the course
If the student drops the course within the first 30 days, the student is not charged for the e-textbook
Access to all e-texts in a central eBookshelf provided by VitalSource
Mobile and computer access on up to four devices
The ability to download the e-text for use offline
All e-book resources adopted by Franklin are automatically billed to the students’ accounts
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Presented by Franklin University. Based on the blog post by Patrick Bennett
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