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 12 2 STA T .3 1 08PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 2008 ‘ ‘ (A)means a col le g e t e x t b oo k t h at i s com p ile d b y a p u blishe r at the direction o f a faculty member or other person or adopting entity in charge of selecting course materials at an institution of higher education and ‘‘( B ) may include , alone or in combination, items such as selections from original instructor materials, pre v iously copyrighted publisher materials, copyrighted third - party w orks, and elements uni q ue to a specific institution, such as commemorative editions . ‘‘( 5 ) INSTI T U TI O NO FH I G H ER E D U CA TION. —T he term ‘institu- tion of higher education ’ has the meaning given the term in section 102 . ‘‘( 6 ) INTEGRATED TE X T B OO K .—The term ‘integrated textbook’ means a college textbook that is— ‘‘(A) combined with materials developed by a third party and that, by third-party contractual agreement, may not be offered by publishers separately from the college textbook with which the materials are combined; or ‘‘(B) combined with other materials that are so inter- related with the content of the college textbook that the separation of the college textbook from the other materials would render the college textbook unusable for its intended purpose. ‘‘( 7 ) P UB L ISHER.—The term ‘publisher’ means a publisher of college textbooks or supplemental materials involved in or affecting interstate commerce. ‘‘( 8 ) S UBSTANTIAL CONTENT.—The term ‘substantial content’ means parts of a college textbook such as new chapters, new material covering additional eras of time, new themes, or new sub j ect matter. ‘‘( 9 )SU P PLE M ENTAL MATERIAL.—The term ‘supplemental material’ means educational material developed to accompany a college textbook that— ‘‘(A) may include printed materials, computer disks, website access, and electronically distributed materials; and ‘‘(B) is not being used as a component of an integrated textbook. ‘‘(c) PUBLISHER R E Q UIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) C OLLEGE TEXTBOOK PRICING INFORMATION.— W hen a publisher provides a faculty member or other person or adopting entity in charge of selecting course materials at an institution of higher education receiving F ederal financial assistance with information regarding a college textbook or supplemental mate- rial, the publisher shall include, with any such information and in writing (which may include electronic communications), the following

‘‘(A) The price at which the publisher would make the college textbook or supplemental material available to the bookstore on the campus of, or otherwise associated with, such institution of higher education and, if available, the price at which the publisher makes the college textbook or supplemental material available to the public. ‘‘(B) The copyright dates of the three previous editions of such college textbook, if any. ‘‘(C) A description of the substantial content revisions made between the current edition of the college textbook or supplemental material and the previous edition, if any.

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