Textbooks

The UMass Dartmouth Campus Store carries all required and recommended texts order by faculty of UMD. The Store also carries texts for other local and satellite colleges including the Southern New England School of Law. Textbooks for Fall day classes go on sale in early August and Continuing Education course books go on sale one week before class is scheduled to start. All textbooks can be purchased in-store or on-line. The UMass Dartmouth Store carries the largest selection of New and Used Textbooks for UMD and SNESL courses. We work with faculty and an aggressive book recycling/buyback program to offer books at 25% discount. Textbooks are arranged in alpha-numerical order, by a three letter course abbreviation, course number and section, ie. ACT 101-01. Please refer to course schedule when choosing textbooks.

To purchase textbooks on-line:
1. Create a username and password
2. Select textbooks
3. Choose UPS shipping ($9.00 flat rate) in-store pick up or after-hours pickup (after-hours available September & February only)

The Campus Store accepts Visa/Master-Card, Discover, American Express and the UMass Pass in-store, and Visa/Master-Card on-line. Students may also purchase textbooks using excess financial aid buy applying for a Book Voucher. Book Vouchers are issued at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters and must be applied for in person at the UMass Pass office. Students must show their current COIN statement (printout dated same day) and can transfer up to $600.00 onto their UMass Pass to be used at the Campus Bookstore. All balances remain on the UMass Pass until spent or until the student graduates or officially withdraws from the University. Please see Textbook Return Policy. (link to page)

iChapters (link http://www.ichapters.com/market/index.html)

iChapters.com is a single destination for more than 15,000 new print textbooks, eBooks, single eChapters, and print, digital, and audio study tools. iChapters provides the freedom to purchase a-la-carte exactly what you need, when you need it. iChapters.com is an on-line store provided to you by Cengage publishing and made accessible to you through the UMass Dartmouth Campus Store. We are trying to give our students multiple avenues to purchase class materials through the most beneficial means as possible. Please use the icon above to access iChapters.com to see what they have to offer. The UMASS Dartmouth Campus Store strongly recommends that you read the FAQ pages found on the iChapters site carefully. All eTextbook transactions are between iChapters and each student. The Campus Store is not responsible for any technical problems or disputes between iChapters and students. Campus Store refund policies are not applicable to iChapters purchases. The Campus Store provides iChapters as a service.

eBooks Digital Textbooks (link http://www.digitaltextbooks.com/dts/dts_home.php)
UMASS Dartmouth Campus Store Provides Digital Textbooks, A Lower-Cost Textbook Option
The UMASS Dartmouth campus store will provide students with downloadable eBooks, a cost-saving electronic alternative to printed textbooks, for selected digitally available titles. The bookstore’s decision to participate in the Universal Digital Textbooks Program™ reflects a deep commitment to delivering a proactive response to the high-cost-of-textbooks discussion. The store believes that introducing a lower-priced electronic textbook option, in addition to the new and used print versions of certain titles, offers students an important choice when it comes to both price and learning environment.

eBooks versions of the text offer students the opportunity to save up to 40% off of the new book price. Unlike printed textbooks, which may or may not have buyback value at the end of the term, eBooks offer upfront savings at the time of purchase and are not subject to buyback.

In addition to presenting significant upfront savings, downloadable eBooks offer students the convenience of bringing the text wherever they bring their laptops. As well, eBooks transform the learning environment into an interactive experience where students use free reader software to search the text, highlight, take notes and make comments, and print selections as desired. Many eBooks also offer read-out-loud capability. Most eBooks never expire and have no printing limitations, however, a few titles expire 12 months after download and restrict printing to 100 pages per week. In these cases, limitations will be noted on the eBooks cards that students will use to purchase their digital textbooks.

eBooks are available to students as cards, similar to electronic gift cards and phone service cards, and can be obtained in the textbook department as an alternative to the new and used versions of the printed text. A student who chooses to purchase an eBook will present the card to the cashier, who activates the card by swiping it at the register. The student can then download the book by visiting www.DigitalTextbooks.net. There are currently more than 1600 titles in the Universal Digital Textbooks program, with more being added all of the time.

The information contained within eBooks is copyright protected in accordance with Digital Rights Management rules. These rules protect intellectual property by allowing a single download to a single computer, setting the length of time that the book can be accessed on the computer (ranging from 12 months to unlimited availability, depending on the publisher), and using an encoding technique that prevents file sharing. While students cannot share eBooks, they can make backup copies to prevent data loss in case of computer failure.

To purchase an eBook, or for more information about this money-saving option, visit the store. For activation or questions about your Universal Digital Textbook log on to www.DigitalTextbooks.net.

Under the American Opportunity Tax Credit, textbooks and other course material expenses may be claimed as a tax credit on this year's tax return.Please save your textbook and student supply reciepts as these are required to verify the amounts claimed for the credit.For more information, please visit: http://www.textbookaid.org/