New Textbook Policy

As many of you already know, we adopted a new textbook policy for all new projects starting in January 2013. One of the most common questions for brand new authors with us is "How do I get the textbook?" and we've been working out the best possible way to deal with this issue. Since we don't own the textbook material, we can't simply send you an electronic copy. And why don't we just send you a copy from our warehouse? Well, we have to establish some sort of accountability. Otherwise,  people would inevitably change their minds about projects and take the book and disappear, potentially costing us thousands of dollars.

So, after a long meeting, Ryan and I decided the best possible policy is to have everyone rent a textbook or eTextbook only from Chegg. Why Chegg? Because we have a 21-day return policy, so you can give the book a try and return it if you don't hit your first due date-- at zero cost to you and zero cost to us.

It's up to you whether you prefer our eTextbooks (read about our award-winning eReader here) or if you want an old-fashioned print textbook. What's even cooler is that most of our old-fashioned print textbooks come with free 7-day access to the eTextbook, so you'll have no problem getting started immediately and returning the book if it isn't a good fit for you.

We just thought we'd let you know why we decided to change the policy in the spirit of transparency.

I hope everyone is having a great, productive week. We sure are over here!