NJ S2641

Requires textbook publishers to disclose wholesale prices to faculty members and academic departments responsible for selecting course materials, and to inform them when unbundled versions of textbooks are available separately from bundled packages

Mandates that textbooks be sold as ordered by adopters; when unavailable, bookstores, faculty, and publishers must collaborate to find the closest substitute at a disclosed price

Directs governing boards of public colleges and universities to implement policies encouraging faculty to submit textbook orders early enough to confirm availability of used books or digital alternatives

Prohibits employees of public higher education institutions from accepting payments, loans, goods, or money deposits in exchange for adopting specific textbooks, though sample copies and royalties from their own authored works remain permitted

Applies to all New Jersey public institutions including Rutgers, NJIT, Rowan, Montclair State, Kean, state colleges, and county colleges