§ 720 — Definitions

§ 720. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Bundled" means a textbook and any other learning material,\nincluding, but not limited to, workbooks, online technologies,\ndictionaries, CD-ROMS, or books, packaged together to be sold for one\nprice.\n 2. "Institution of higher education" means any institution of higher\neducation, recognized and approved by the regents of the university of\nthe state of New York, which provides a course of study leading to the\ngranting of a post-secondary degree or diploma.\n 3. "Publisher" means any publishing house, publishing firm, or\npublishing company that publishes textbooks and supplemental materials.\n 4. "Textbook" means any textbook that is adopted for a course, as\ndetermined by the faculty member or members or entity charged with\nchoosing that textbook.\n 5. "Supplemental materials" means materials that supplement the\nprimary textbook or textbooks that come in the form of another book,\nonline technologies, a workbook, CD-ROM, or any other format, and that\ncan be used by a faculty member or a student during the teaching of a\ncourse.\n 6. "Adopter" means any faculty member or academic department at\ninstitutions of higher learning responsible for considering and choosing\ntextbooks and/or supplemental materials to be utilized in connection\nwith the accredited courses taught at institutions of higher education.\n