1. Open Textbooks: The Student Perspective

2. Students and Textbooks Textbooks cost how much???

3. Students and Textbooks High prices force students to make difficult choices Work longer hours Credit cards Drop the class Don’t buy the book

4. What Students Want Digital textbooks could be a change for the better…

5. What Students Want CourseSmart e-textbooks aren’t much cheaper than used books New in bookstore Used in bookstore Used online E-book “rental” After buyback Bookstore rental Online rental $145.39 $109.04 $79.32 $73.19 $72.69 $61.79 $40.79

6. What Students Want 1. Textbooks must be affordable Many options to control costs – format, length of ownership, etc. A free or nearly free alternative Safeguards against future rip-offs Note: “less expensive” does not mean affordable

7. What Students Want 2. Format flexibility 94% Comfortable with print 75% Prefer print 25% Prefer digital 48% Comfortable with digital Another study found 70% want the option to use both

8. What Students Want 3. Easy access to textbooks 71% said they keep at least some of their textbooks for future reference 45% said computer access would make it at least somewhat difficult to use a digital book

9. What Students Want Open textbooks have it all! Affordable: Many options including free online – lets students buy what they value Many formats: Online, offline, PDF, print on demand, self-printed… Accessible: Anywhere, anytime without restrictions and will always remain open

10. The Campaign Research to expose problem Bookswaps, rental programs State and federal legislation

11. The Campaign Build support for open textbooks through the Statement of Intent www.studentpirgs.org/open-textbooks More than 2,500 professors have signed since 2008

12. The Campaign Grassroots efforts to raise awareness of open textbooks currently available www.studentpirgs.org/open-textbooks

13. Open Textbooks: The Student Perspective