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Connect2One Help Kitact now and help your students!
By Mark Palmore, Institutional Store Advocate and Executive Director

In the last edition of The Connection we showed two poignant examples where the use of the Connect2One Help Kit has made a difference regarding the issue of bundling and customization of text materials.  There are many more instances where the kit has made a difference.  On our web site, www.connect2one.com, we have posted numerous other examples and testimonials where the Help Kit has made a positive difference for stores and the students they serve.  More examples and testimonials are added periodically.  If you would like to share with your colleagues how the C2O Help Kit has helped your store, please send me an e-mail at mpalmore@connect2one.com.

Bundling and Customization by the publishers is not going to stop, but that does not mean you can’t fight back by using the Help Kit.  We know the use of the kit materials is working and that it can work for your store.  Don’t wait until you have already received the requests back from your faculty; be pro-active and lobby against the use of bundles and custom products that ultimately raises the cost for students.

As is the case in all Advocacy related issues, the importance of being prepared is crucial.  If you do not already have a copy of the Help Kit, simply send me an e-mail and I will send you the letters electronically.  The Help Kit is also available in printed form.  If you have any questions about the Connect2One Help Kit, please contact me.  And remember, act now and help your students!