In the increased effort to save students money, the Sonoma State University Bookstore has created a Textbook Scholarship program which will help not only the students who receive the scholarships, but all SSU students.
The Textbook Scholarships are awarded to Academic Schools based on their percentage of "in time" textbook orders. "In time" textbook orders are those that are received one week before the start of finals. The higher the percentage of "in time" orders, the easier it is for the Bookstore to pass the savings on to the students. With ?in time? orders, the bookstore is able to buy back more books from students and is able to purchase more used books to sell to students at 75% of the new price.
The School with the highest percentage of "in time" orders will receive a scholarship to give to a student of their choice. The student(s) selected by the winning School will get "a complete set of all required textbooks for all courses officially enrolled in by the selected SSU student," says Ken Brown, Store manager. Additionally, scholarships will be awarded to any School that a receives a 75%, 85% and 90% "in time" orders.
In the past, the percentage of textbook orders received "in time" has been between 50 and 70 percent of the total orders received in the semester.
"On time orders translate directly to savings for students," comments Robert Eckman, book department manager.
The School of Business and Economics received the first Textbook Scholarship for receiving 67% "in time" orders.
