Education Policy, Business and Technology

Indiana U Releases Free Guide to E-Text Programs

Campus Technology: Indiana University is sharing lessons learned from its eTexts program in a free e-book titled eTexts 101: A Practical Guide. The book tells the story of IU's own e-text experience, the economics of e-texts and campus bookstores, accessibility issues, communication strategies and more. It also includes perspectives from publishers and other universities that have worked through similar initiatives.

Since its inception in fall 2009, IU's eTexts program has reduced the cost of required course materials by more than $16 million, according to information from the university. In 2017, more than 61,000 students, accounting for about 53 percent of IU's 115,000 students across eight campuses, used at least one e-text. Students can access their e-texts on any device via the Unizin Engage e-reading platform, which is integrated with IU's Canvas learning management system.

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