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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Jacquelyn Ray via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2023 11:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jacquelyn Ray <jacquelyn.ray@wwcc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] - [LIBRARYDIR] OER and Barnes and Noble Contracts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> Following a growing trend, my college is in negotiations with B&N to operate our bookstore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Today is my first opportunity to ask them about their contract stipulations regarding OER. For those of you with a B&N run bookstore, I'm curious if any of
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Jacquelyn</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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