College textbook information — Publishers' duties.
RCW 28B.10.592
in effect(1) Each publisher of college textbooks shall make immediately available to faculty of institutions of higher education: (a) The price at which the publisher would make the products available to the store run by or in a contractual relationship with the institution of higher education that would offer the products to students; and (b) The history of revisions for the products, if any. (2) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Immediately available" means with any marketing materials presented to a member of the faculty. (b) "Products" means all versions of a textbook or set of textbooks, except custom textbooks or special editions of textbooks, available in the subject area for which a faculty member is teaching a course, including supplemental items, both when sold together or separately from a textbook.
(1) Each publisher of college textbooks shall make immediately available to faculty of institutions of higher education:
(a) The price at which the publisher would make the products available to the store run by or in a contractual relationship with the institution of higher education that would offer the products to students; and
(b) The history of revisions for the products, if any.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Immediately available" means with any marketing materials presented to a member of the faculty.
(b) "Products" means all versions of a textbook or set of textbooks, except custom textbooks or special editions of textbooks, available in the subject area for which a faculty member is teaching a course, including supplemental items, both when sold together or separately from a textbook.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.10&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026