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Textbooks are expensive, we understand. We have initiated the Textbook Affordability Program to help combat the ever-increasing cost of purchasing and renting textbooks for a variety of courses. Simply stop by a library help desk, and borrow the textbook for free. You can use it for a few hours and even scan the pages you need most. 

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About the Textbook Affordability Program  

Thanks to student-centered tuition enhancement grants from the K-State Student Governing Association in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020, we increased the size of the reserves collection to meet student needs. Even though we have reached the limit on the number of years of funding we can receive from SGA, we are still able to purchase print textbooks through K-State Libraries' acquisitions funds. While we can't buy every textbook, the Textbook Affordability Program is purchasing textbooks for courses with the highest number of

First-generation, first-year, transfer, and international students

• Pell grant recipients
• Dropout & withdraw rates
• Overall enrollments

Other Ways to Save 

If the Libraries cannot provide the textbook, consider these alternatives:

• Look for the open/alternative textbook icon  in the course online schedule or when enrolling for courses in KSIS.
• Contact fellow students in your discipline to borrow or trade textbooks.
• If your required books are not traditional textbooks, you may be able to request them from another library through interlibrary loan.
• Compare textbook prices at online retailers before buying. A few examples include Afford-A-Book or Big Words.

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