An independent research analysis commissioned from Tyton Partners by the AAP finds that digital “inclusive access” programs that provide college students with all required textbooks at the beginning of the semester “save students money and produce positive learning outcomes.”
They find that the average price for the packaged materials was 36 percent below the average list price, and the programs have left the cost of course of materials at just above flat over the last decade.
Additionally, “Most higher-education stakeholders—administrators, faculty, and students—favorably perceive their affordable-access models. Administrators’ top reasons for embracing IA and EA models are reducing costs for students (67% and 82%, respectively) and ensuring day one access (58% and 56%).”