vccs follett collaborative bookstore contract

Follett Collaborative Bookstore ContractCODD/ASAC Joint Meeting

Fredericksburg, VA

March 4-5, 2015

A Brief History of the VCCS Collaborative Bookstore Contract

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• Awarded a five year contract to Follett with a 5 year renewal option for a total of 10 years

• Currently 17 of 23 colleges have joined the contract

• For 15 colleges, +0.25%; for 20 colleges, additional +0.25%

Follett Bookstore Contract Overview

List of Participating Colleges

BRCCCVCC (SU15)DSLCC (SP15ESCC (SP15)GCCJSRCJTCCNRCC (FA15)

PHCCPVCCRCCSVCCSWCC (SP15)TNCCVHCC (SP15)VWCCWCC

List of Colleges Not Participating

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• Extended bookstore services to the smaller colleges

• Negotiated textbook savings to students

• No-cost distribution of OER in bookstores

Follett Bookstore Contract Overview

• A Digital Course Material Specialist dedicated to growing the use of OER materials

• Follett’s support in educating faculty and staff on how to make the most cost-effective textbook selection

Follett Bookstore Contract Overview

• Negotiated higher commission rates

(5.6% < $500,000 to $18.6% > $10M)

• Process for leveraging commissions for

capital improvements: Follett to pay for

all furniture and equipment upgrades

• Enhanced Point of Sale technology and

integration with PeopleSoft SIS

Follett Bookstore Contract Overview

• Full-time Follett IT Project Manager

• On-line discovery and adoption tools: Faculty Discover and Student Discover

• Established a collaborative, cooperative contract platform where the “real” work can begin

Follett Bookstore Contract Overview

Opportunities

Textbook Rentals• Expanding and growing our textbook rental

program offers the greatest savings to students

• Follett incentive to grow rental textbook options

Technology Enhancements• Fully integrated bookstore services to

include on-line bookstores that process transactions in “real-time”, anywhere and anytime

• Seamless process for enrollment and bookstore purchases and pickup/delivery of course materials

Opportunities

Technology Enhancements• Immediate download of OER and digital

course materials directly to a student’s Blackboard account at the time of purchase

• Movement away from a physical bookstore to a more virtual on-line store

Opportunities

IncludED: Fee Based Option • Textbook fee charged at the time of

enrollment• • Course-based, program-based, or college-

wide implementation

• No change to faculty adoption process

Opportunities

IncludED: Fee Based Option • Advantages: students receive

textbooks before the first class, all F/T students realize savings, textbook costs to students would be known in advance

• $5,000 pilot incentive: requires 4 semester commitment

• Requires VCCS and State Board approval

Opportunities

Volume

Textbook savings are found primarily in the rental and purchase of used booksStrategies: 1. Adopt same textbook version for all sections of a

course2. Adopt the same textbook version for a longer

period of time (minimum of 2-3 years)3. Order textbooks as early as possible

Questions?

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