Working with the Bookstore & Print Shop

Complete the Bookstore Textbook Adoption Form.

Indicate the title / publisher / ISBN and other details on the form.

The bookstore will purchase print copies from OpenStax, Open Textbook Library, or other vendors when available.  If the OER textbook is only available online, faculty or the department must make arrangements with Bookstore to have copies available for students. The procedure is described in in the box below.

Last updated October 15, 2024

Here is the recommended procedure to coordinate textbook print requests from the campus Print Shop to be sold at the Viking’s Cove Bookstore:

Contact Stephanie Danz, Bookstore Manager-  s.danz@hvcc.edu

Once the bookstore places the order with the Print Shop, the bookstore will then process, label, and shelve the textbooks for students to purchase there.  The bookstore cost to the student will recover the cost of printing as well as a modest mark-up and handling fee for associated bookstore administrative costs. The bookstore and print shop completed a cost analysis; black-and-white, 2-sided copying of an entire textbook is less expensive than the cost of students printing individual chapters on networked printers on campus computers.  

**NOTE: Demand for print, especially when an online version is available at no cost, is generally very low.  We recommend ordering print copies for only 10% of enrolled students.  For a class of 30, order 3 printed copies. 

Last updated October 15, 2024

To request a print copy of an OER textbook:

1. If the OER textbook is available online, you may request a single printed copy from the Print Shop for your use if a PDF is available.  There will be no charge to your department.  Use the Quick Copy option for b/w, 2-sided, hole-punched copy.
2. As of December 2021, the library no longer has funding to purchase desk copies for faculty.

Last updated December 7, 2021

To request a print copy for reserve textbook use in the library:

1. Follow posted procedures for placing textbooks on reserve.
2. The library will obtain printed copies from the publisher or the print shop as needed.

Only one copy will be placed on reserve initially.  The library will add copies based on demand.

Last updated March 21, 2019