University of New Mexico

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University of New Mexico UNM Bookstore Where
your dollars stay on campus!
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• Agenda
• About UNM Bookstore
• LOBOCAH
• Textbooks/General Books
• Lobowear
• Computers Electronics

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LOBOCAH

• LOBOCAH is easy and convenient. There's no need
  to carry cash, checks, ATM cards, or credit
  cards!
• LOBOCAH is the way to pay for everything you
  need on campus from snacks at La Posada to
  textbooks!
• Your Lobo Card carries LOBOCAH as soon as you
  make a deposit into your LOBOCAH account.

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Textbooksquick facts

• Average cost of College Textbooks is 450 per
  semester.
• UNM bookstore carries both new and used
  textbooks.
• You can buy textbooks online at
  bookstore.unm.edu
• Textbooks arrive in mid-July for fall courses.
• We buyback textbooks at the end of each semester
  and pay up to 50 of the new textbook price.

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Textbookswhy do they cost what they do?

• Producing a textbook program is a complex and
  expensive process.
• Costs include editing, accuracy checking, art
  development, photo permissions, layout, indexing,
  printing, manufacturing, storage, packaging,
  technology and supplement development.

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Textbookswhy do they cost what they do?

• The people who work on a book are paidfrom the
  authors earning royalties for their intellectual
  property to the publishing professionals who
  create numerous titles.
• To bring a book to market could be well over
  1,000,000 by the time its published.

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Textbook programs have changed due to technology
advances
Radio Frequency Audience Response Systems
On-line Homework Systems with personalized
learning plans
Web-based database of over 10 million articles
from over 5,000 academic journals
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• Publishers provide price options
• Textbooks are available alone or packaged with
  timesaving technology.
• Many textbooks are available in a range of
  formats to best meet student budgets and learning
  styles.
• Choices can include purchasing the text in
  hardback, paperback, or loose-leaf, in full color
  or in black and white, or in eBook or audio book
  format.

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Publishers provide custom options

• Textbooks can be specifically created by a
  professor from multiple sources for his/her
  course.
• Could include customized ancillaries
• Could include material written by your professor
• Customized technology could be a part of the book

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What is the benefit of custom textbooks?

• Students read and use what they pay for
• In many cases, the price is less than the
  traditional textbook.
• Because professors create their own custom
  titles, the books better correlate to the
  lectures, which often produces a better learning
  solution.

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General Books Something for everyone!
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Lobowear Merchandise!
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Computers Electronics
Congratulations! The University of New Mexico has
teamed up with Dell Computers to offer you the
benefit of participating in the Dell University
Program. The Dell University Program offers
award-winning technology, flexible financing
options, award winning service and support, and
much more...
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When youre ready to graduate
we have all the goods youll need!
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