diff --git a/cms/static/js/models/textbook.js b/cms/static/js/models/textbook.js
index 01bb49f6a7..be87d0b67b 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/models/textbook.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/models/textbook.js
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ CMS.Models.Textbook = Backbone.AssociatedModel.extend({
         relatedModel: "CMS.Models.Chapter",
         collectionType: "CMS.Collections.ChapterSet"
     }],
+    initialize: function() {
+        this.setOriginalAttributes();
+        return this;
+    },
+    setOriginalAttributes: function() {
+        this._originalAttributes = this.parse(this.toJSON());
+    },
+    reset: function() {
+        this.set(this._originalAttributes);
+    },
     isEmpty: function() {
         return !this.get('name') && this.get('chapters').isEmpty();
     },
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js b/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js
index bfc0dc011f..a27d32f3db 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/textbook.js
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ CMS.Views.EditTextbook = Backbone.View.extend({
         var that = this;
         this.model.save({}, {
             success: function() {
+                that.setOriginalAttributes();
                 that.close();
             },
             complete: function() {
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ CMS.Views.EditTextbook = Backbone.View.extend({
     },
     cancel: function(e) {
         if(e && e.preventDefault) { e.preventDefault(); }
+        this.model.reset();
         return this.close();
     },
     close: function() {