Accessing USD Textbookx.com Ebooks

Issue/Question

How do I access my Ebooks?

How do I access the online books I bought at the USD Bookstore?

Where do I find First Day Access material?

How do I use the eLibrary?

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Environment

• usd.textbookx.com
• Akademos
• SentinelU
• VitalSource Bookshelf
• VitalSource Course Dashboard

Resolution

1. USD Online Bookstore digital course material access
   1. First Day Access (FDA) digital course material must be accessed through D2L. Please refer to article Accessing First Day Access Materials
      1. Login to D2L
      2. Select your course
      3. Select USD Resources in the red banner at the top of the page 
      4. Select USD Bookstore & Course Dashboard
      5. Select the FDA digital content to access
      6. If the digital content is not accessible through the Course Dashboard, the content will be linked in your instructor's D2L course, typically under the Content tab.
   2. Purchased digital products, go to USD's Online Bookstore 
      1. Sign in with your USD credentials
      2. In the upper right-hand corner, click on your name 
      3. Select eLibrary which will take you to VitalSource Bookshelf
      4. Select  VitalSource Bookshelf My Library
      5. Select eBook to read or for a courseware product, select to reveal Access Code to copy for use on the publisher site 
      6. NOTE: For courseware products, the instructor must either provide a publisher course link in their D2L course or a course code to use on the publisher site. Once the instructor's publisher course is accessed, select to redeem your purchased access code.
2. If you are no longer enrolled at USD, to access your active VitalSource Bookshelf subscriptions
   1. Create a non-USD VitalSource Bookshelf account
   2. Contact VitalSource support to merge your active subscriptions to your non-USD VitalSource Bookshelf account
3. Learn more about VitalSource lifetime or perpetual license
4. If you bought the ebooks before May 2019, follow Accessing Barnes and Noble eBooks