Faculty play an important role in supporting our students. The StanBooks program will provide accessible, convenient and affordable learning materials for undergraduate and graduate students.
This model has no restrictions on the learning materials you select for your course. All course materials, from any publisher, in your preferred format, are included in the program. The only requirement is that your learning material selections are turned in to the University Bookstore by the adoption deadline. The process for learning material adoption has not changed and will remain the same with this new program.
Please continue to adopt low and no-cost learning materials when you can, as this reduces the overall cost of learning materials for our students.
Learning Material Adoption Deadline for Faculty
- Dates to be announced
Academic Senate 10/7/2025: UC Riverside Auxiliary Services, UCR Leadership letter
Faculty FAQs
No. Any textbooks the bookstore is currently able to supply should be available via StanBooks. Faculty can choose to require print versions (at no extra cost).
Yes. StanBooks should help ensure all students have accessible materials on the first day of class. StanBooks eBooks will meet new accessibility standards going in effect April 2026.
No. Stan State can review the program and implement it or not based on our own evaluation.
Currently, 20 of the 22 CSU campuses have implemented versions of this program with various contracted providers. Stanislaus State will implement the program in Fall 2026, and Cal State Fullerton will begin in Spring 2027.
Yes. Costs are calculated on the overall costs of faculty textbook selections.
For the Pilot, Stan State is going to use a flat rate model. $120 for those students enrolled in 6 units and less. $240 for those students enrolled in 7 units and greater.
No. If the university decides that this does not benefit students, the university can end participation.
Stan State will receive 7% of the revenue from StanBooks.
Because students are directly charged, all StanBooks revenue is reinvested to support and enhance the student experience.
- Sonoma State.
- Long Beach State
- Cal Poly Pomona
- San Diego State
Not at this time. While an “opt-in” program is clearly preferred by the Stan State community, transitioning to this model is not currently an available option.
Under federal law, programs of this type—including those operated by Barnes & Noble, Follett, and independent college bookstores—are designed as opt-out models.
Updated: April 02, 2026