The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 specifies that as of July 1, 2010, students must be able to see the textbooks for their courses BEFORE THEY REGISTER. I think that means you should do your best to get your Spring textbook lists turned in ASAP. The deadline is no longer set by the bookstore in order to assure that texts are available when class begins. The deadline is now set by the federal government in order to provide adequate information to students as they register for classes each term.
The Act also specifies that publishers must provide you with costs and must unbundle their materials. You should be getting better information and prices to help you choose a textbook for your class.
Finally, if you are using the iClicker student response units, be sure to list that on your textbook form. That way the bookstore will have enough on hand when the semester starts. Last semester they ran out because some people had not indicated on their textbook request form that they were using the iClickers.
Thanks,
Bill Vilberg, bill.vilberg@miami.edu<mailto:bill.vilberg@miami.edu>, 786-250-2255
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