FLAT RATE BOOK RENTAL FEE

BY: ADAM, LOGAN, JALEN, DONIELLE

Slice The Price!

WHAT’S THE ISSUE?

Our project is dedicated to the over pricing of books. We firmly believe that book priced have sky rocked for no apparent reason other than greed on the publishing company part. Just ten years ago an average student would be paying between on hundred and two hundred for their books maximum. Whereas now universities can easily take over a thousand dollars for a student per year in book cost.

WHAT'S THE PLAN?

We would like to see a fifty dollar per semester book rental fee for all students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. This would save students hundreds of dollars a semester. The idea is that the students pay fifty dollars at the book store. They get all the books they need for the classes they were pre registered for that semester. At the end of the semester the books are to be returned to the book store. If the books are in a favorable condition then that’s it a student has just used our idea of a great system and saved a lot of money in the presses.

WHAT DID WE ASK THE STUDENTS?

Our group came up with a list of survey questions. We went around campuses taking a poll of two hundred students. We collected the data and organized it into bar graphs by grade classification.

WHAT DID OUR SURVEY LOOK LIKE?

• What is your classification?• Do you buy books from the university book store or from other places? • Roughly how much do you spend on books a semester? • Do you mind using a used book? • Have you ever passed on purchasing a book because of the price? • Would you be in favor of a flat rent fee of $50 for all books each

semester?

Buy From Book Store? Would you use a used book?

Not bought a book because of price?

Want a flat rent fee of $50?

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Yes No

How much did freshmen spend on average on books this semester?$325

Most freshman were surveyed in residence hall housing

Percentage of freshmen surveyed: 37.5%

Buy From Book Store? Would you use a used book?

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Sophomore

Yes No Both

How much did Sophomore’s spend on average on books this semester? $400

Percentage of sophomores surveyed: 21.5%

Most sophomores were surveyed in the library and within classes

Buy From Book Store? Would you use a used book?

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Junior

Yes No Both

How much did Junior’s spend on average on books this semester?$425

Percentage of juniors surveyed: 27%

Most juniors were surveyed in were surveyed in the library, within classes, and in Bourgeois rec center

Buy From Book Store? Would you use a used book?

Not bought a book because of price?

Want a flat rent fee of $50?

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Senior

Yes No both

How much did Senior spend on average on books this semester?$400

Most seniors were surveyed in were surveyed in the library, within classes, and in Bourgeois rec center

Percentage of seniors surveyed: 14%

UNIVERSITY’S BOOK FEES

• A few Universities that have the flat rate book fee are: Wisconsin-Madison- $140 each semester Iowa State-$2.50 per credit Rice- $30 to $54 Per Semester Eastern Illinois- $9.95 per credit• Some Universities that have not yet switched to the flat rate book fee are: ULL- $1,200 Per Year LSU- $1,500 Per Year FSU- $1,000 Per Year Alabama- $1,100 Per Year

WRAP IT UP

• Book prices suck!• ULL textbooks $450-$600 a semester• Purchased books collect dust after the semester• Flat rent fee would be less of a burden on students• Save up too $550 a semester in book fees• Many schools are transitioning to a flat rent fee • Surveys prove the students are in favor of the change• GET WITH THE PROGRAM ULL

WEBSITES

• www.louisiana.edu• www.lsu.edu• www.fsu.edu• www.togetin.com• www.clemson.edu• www.collegedata.com• www.jsonline.com• www.iowastatedaily.com• www.campustechnology.com