Got questions about how #InclusiveAccess automatic textbook billing works? We've got answers. Visit our FAQ to learn more. https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/resources/faq
InclusiveAccess.org — Frequently Asked Questions

Inclusive Access is a textbook sales model that adds the cost of digital course content into students’ tuition and fees. It is also known as automatic textbook billing.

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Think #OER and #InclusiveAccess are the same thing? Think again. Inclusive Access is a fee-based model for digital textbooks that automatically bills students. Here's what #highered leaders need to know. https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/administrators
InclusiveAccess.org — What Administrators Should Know

Inclusive Access is a sales model for digital textbooks. While there are some advantages, there are many disadvantages. Learn more at InclusiveAccess.org.

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Ever wonder what's in the fine print behind #InclusiveAccess automatic textbook billing? Get the full text of 70+ legal agreements published in @SPARC_NA's contract library. https://sparcopen.org/our-work/automatic-textbook-billing/contract-library/
Textbook Billing Contract Library - SPARC

"Inclusive access" comes with a lot of fine print. Explore the details of more than 70 contracts for automatic textbook billing from U.S. institutions.

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Faculty, how does your institution's new #InclusiveAccess program impact the course materials you choose? Learn more: https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/faculty
InclusiveAccess.org — What Faculty Should Know

Inclusive Access is a sales model for digital textbooks. While there are advertised benefits, it also creates challenges. Learn more at InclusiveAccess.org.

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Do you like to shop around for the cheapest textbook? Here's some facts #students should know about automatic textbook billing, a.k.a. #InclusiveAccess. https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/students
InclusiveAccess.org — What Students Should Know

Inclusive Access is a sales model that adds digital textbook costs to tuition and fees. Learn how this model could affect your campus at InclusiveAccess.org.

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Do you like to shop around for the cheapest textbook? Here's some facts #students should know about automatic textbook billing, a.k.a. #InclusiveAccess. https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/students
InclusiveAccess.org — What Students Should Know

Inclusive Access is a sales model that adds digital textbook costs to tuition and fees. Learn how this model could affect your campus at InclusiveAccess.org.

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Does #InclusiveAccess save students money, or are the savings spin? Decide for yourself at InclusiveAccess.org https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/facts/savings-or-spin
InclusiveAccess.org — Savings or Spin?

Inclusive Access content may appear discounted, but not always by much, and prices can rise.

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What is #InclusiveAccess? It's a textbook sales model that automatically adds the cost of digital content into tuition and fees. It's becoming more common, and #HigherEd deserves the facts on how it impacts students and faculty. Enter http://InclusiveAccess.org.
InclusiveAccess.org – The Facts on Affordable Access Textbooks

Inclusive Access and Affordable Access programs add the cost of textbooks into college tuition and fees. Do the advertised benefits outweigh the costs and challenges? Get the facts.

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Digital public goods and emerging technologies for equitable and inclusive access to knowledge” has been published.

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#InclusiveAccess involves automatically billing students for textbooks, even if the course has no textbooks ("Equitable Access"). This doesn't really always save money for students, plus the college gets kickbacks: https://pirg.org/massachusetts/edfund/media-center/new-report-automatic-textbook-billing-limited-choice-uncertain-savings/
The Dept. of #Education is proposing to change it from opt-out to opt-in next year https://sparcopen.org/our-work/2024-u-s-department-of-education-negotiated-rulemaking/
but what surprised me is that two #CommunityCollege associations & Educause argued against the change https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/memo-regarding-cash-management-books-and-supplies-submitted-by-lorgan-dobson-cioce.pdf #OER #HigherEd #EdTech
New report: Automatic textbook billing: Limited choice, uncertain savings

Automatic Billing: Program allegedly designed to save college students money may not work as promised

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