Martha Barker
Textbook Affordability Program
Textbook Affordability Program
The textbook affordability program is meant to assist IU Kokomo students with the financial burden by purchasing available IU Kokomo faculty selected course-texts. Faculty are able to fill out the Qualtrics form to see if their required text is available in an unlimited user access license.
While the library does obtain a list from the campus bookstore of course titles selected we do not have an updated list unless requested. So if you change your course title after April 15th (for Fall) or October 15th (for Spring) we will not be notified of that change.
In conjunction with selecting your course titles for the bookstore, and if you would like to see if the library can purchase the title please fill out this form.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact iukres@iu.edu and address your questions to Martha Barker, Library Collections Coordinator.
What is an unlimited user access license?
An unlimited user access license is a license that allows more than one student at a time to access an e-book. So, if your course text has an unlimited user access license available that means all of your students can open the book at the same time and read the course materials. This eliminates students having to wait for the textbook to be available or returned.
What is an unlimited user access DRM-free license?
The same rules apply from the unlimited user access license to the DRM-free license, but DRM-free is more accessible for the patron using it.
What is a 3-user license?
This type of license is where three patrons can open and access an e-text but once that limit is reached no one else can open the book.
What is a 1-user license?
This kind of license is where one patron can open an e-text at a time.
Statistics
How many students have we helped so far?
As of September 2025, we have helped 224 students with their textbook costs!
How many disciplines have we helped so far?
Every school is able to fill out the form, but based on vendor/publisher permissions we have been able to help the following schools at IU Kokomo
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- School of Sciences
- School of Business
- Division of Education
| Title | School / Department | Number of Students | Amount Saved | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILLUSION OF ORDER: THE FALSE PROMISE OF BROKEN WINDOWS POLICING | Humanities & Social Sciences | 14 | $1,223.60 | |
| BLACK BEAUTY | Humanities & Social Sciences | 11 | $354.97 | |
| THE MERE WIFE | Humanities & Social Sciences | 15 | $1,619.55 | |
| APPLIED PEDAGOGIES: STRATEGIES FOR ONLINE WRITING INSTRUCTION |
|
10 | $1,050.00 | |
| PLAGUES UPON EART: DISEASE & THE COURSE OF HUMAN HISTORY |
|
8 | $882.00 | |
| ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS : A CLINICIAN'S GUIDE | Humanities & Social Sciences | 20 | $7,200.00 | |
| DESPITE THE BEST INTENTIONS | Humanities & Social Sciences | 11 | $1,194.05 | |
| SPORTS PUBLIC RELATIONS | School of Business | 16 | $5,160.00 |
For the Fall 2025 semester we saved students $18,684.17
Also, we would like to thank the Women of the Wellhouse grant for approving our proposal and affording us this opportunity to purchase more e-books for IU Kokomo students!
| Title | School / Department | Number of Students | Amount Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| A MEETING PLANNER'S GUIDE TO CATERED EVENTS | School of Business | 9 | $708.75 |
| BELONGING IN SCHOOL: AN ILLUSTRATED PLAYBOOK | Division of Education | 10 | $1,050.00 |
| THE WRITING ROPE | Division of Education | 8 | $479.44 |
| LIVING FOLKLORE, 2ND EDITION | Humanities & Social Sciences | 20 | $500.00 |
| CREATIVE NONFICTION | Humanities & Social Sciences | 9 | $755.91 |
| WHY TRUST SCIENCE? | School of Science | 15 | $877.50 |
| THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO INDIANA STATE PARKS | School of Science | 10 | $149.90 |
| STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM | Humanities & Social Sciences | 7 | $104.86 |
| SPECTACULAR NARRATIVES | Humanities & Social Sciences | 9 | $1,836.00 |
| AWAKENING & OTHER STORIES | Humanities & Social Sciences | 7 | $778.82 |
For the Spring 2025 semester we saved students $7,241.18
Also, we would like to thank the Women of the Wellhouse grant for approving our proposal and affording us this opportunity to purchase more e-books for IU Kokomo students!
| Title | School / Department | Number of Students | Amount Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theban Plays | Humanities & Social Sciences (History) | 13 | $19.37 |
|
School of Sciences |
12 |
$3,240.00 |
|
|
School of Sciences |
10 |
$579.00 |
|
|
Humanities & Social Sciences (Psychology) |
60 |
$1,007.40 |
For the Fall 2024 semester, we were able to save students $4,845.77
| Title | School / Department | Number of Students | Amount Saved |
| Votes for Women: The Struggle for Suffrage Revisited | Humanities & Social Sciences, History | 16 | $2,985.92 |
| Blowout!: Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice | Humanities & Social Sciences, History | 16 | $840.00 |
| Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest | Humanities & Social Sciences, Sociology | 9 | $397.80 |
During the Spring 2024 session, we were able to save students $4,223.72
