“In spring 2018, the University implemented a pilot program that gave students the option to access a digital copy of their course materials at the lowest price point OHIO negotiated with textbook publishers. While students were given the option to opt out of this program before they were automatically billed at the low price the University negotiated, 92 percent of those invited to participate chose to take part in the program. Students saved more than $88,000 through this pilot—an average savings of approximately $135 per student—and received immediate access to their course materials. The pilot included eight courses (thirteen sections total), with more than 700 students invited to participate.

This program continued Fall 2018 with

 62 courses (208 sections total) participating. This impacted over 8,000 students.”