Revised 11/2010

College Textbook Purchases

College Textbook purchases for courses to be taken on a college campus ONLY:

  1. Vendor needs to be approved through normal vendor approval processes.
  2. Once the vendor is approved, submit a PO (you must find out the price of the book(s) by calling the bookstore or checking their website)
  3. The College Bookstores have requested that each college textbook be put on a separate PO. This will generate separate checks and will allow the ES to purchase individual books when one or more books on the student's list are backordered.
  4. When you receive the check, the ES can take it to the College Bookstore, shop for the books, "pay" with the check. (NOTE: The ES only may take the check to the store to buy the books. DO NOT GIVE THE CHECK TO YOUR FAMILY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES).
  5. Mark the item in as received in ES Webfiles, and send anything given to you by the bookstore (any cash given as change and the receipt) to IEM, Attention Accounting, 4535 Missouri Flat Road, Ste. 1A - Placerville, CA 95667 . The receipt is needed for audit purposes.

*Remember: No reimbursements for educational material can be made to you or your families. Use the PO process.