eTextbooks - Online Textbooks

CourseSmart is a new way for students to save an average of 50% on textbooks by buying digital. CourseSmart has over 5,000 eTextbooks available in our datafeed representing one third of all titles used on campus.

All titles allow:

Students who buy an eTextbook at CourseSmart gain instant access to their book and then have access anytime and anywhere they need it. eTextbooks are sold in an online or downloadable format as a subscription for 1 semester (180 days), 2 semesters (360 days) or 3 semesters (540 days) depending on the title.

Instructors benefit from instant access to the largest single source of etextbooks available anywhere. Instructors can review and compare textbooks and course materials to determine the best sources for their students. Instructors save time while providing access to the latest and greatest textbooks to enhance students learning experience.

Students benefit by saving money on over 6,000 college textbooks and obtaining online access to their textbooks, anywhere - any time - all without long lines at the register. Students can take advantage of a smarter way to learn with search capabilities, highlighting, note taking features and more.

The environment benefits by going green and saving trees!

"This was the first time I used CourseSmart, I found it doing research on the cost of my book. I added a course at the last minute and wasn't sure the price on the book. First I was going to purchase a used book, by the time I would have received the book, paid for the shipping and handling, I would have missed my first 2 assignments. By purchasing the eTextbook I got the book instantly and was able to complete my assignments. I enjoy using the CourseSmart eTextbook, because I don't have to carry the entire book around, I just print the chapters that are going to be covered during that semester; the cost of the eTextbook was in my budget, it was less expensive than going to the college bookstore and standing in the long lines. I recommend the Course Smart eTextbook."
Student - Prince George's Community College

"I am a non-traditional student working full-time. I do not always have my books with me at work. However with CourseSmart my book was available online with easy viewing while I was working. On busy mornings this really can in handy, no more walking out of the door just to find that I forgot my book."
Anonymous Student

"Because I use my laptop for note-taking, it was very convenient to have my entire textbook available with a click of the mouse. Not hauling around the extra textbook made it that much easier to take my laptop. I think that online textbooks are a good, cost-effective alternative to purchasing print textbooks. I look forward to seeing the new features that will be available in the future!"
Student - Willamette University

"I thought that the eTextbook is way better then a regular textbook because you can type in a certain subject that you need to find and it will give you all the places in the text where it talks about that. It is a much faster way to find information then flipping through a book."
Student - Southwestern Community College

"I am traveling a lot and textbooks are just to heavy to carry around. Thanks to CourseSmart I do not have to take my books with me anymore. I just go online at the airport, the hotel, etc and can study. Now I have more room in my luggage for souvenirs."
Student - Liberty University

"I found access to CourseSmart etextbook a valuable and time saving experience... I think Course Smart is a required resource now that I know it is possible to have."
Luis Quiros, Fordham University

"I teach at several different locations, so I have access to CourseSmart wherever I am."
Greg Bernhard, East Los Angeles College

"With CourseSmart I don't have to wait weeks to receive a review copy. Furthermore, I can use the search feature to quickly see whether or not the text adequately covers the material that is of the most interest to me. Therefore, convenience is most appealing."
Thomas Klein, University of Arizona, Business & Economics

"Instead of being hit with numerous unsolicited textbooks, I can evaluate what I am interested in without all of the waste of a published version....I also like that I am able to evaluate eTextbooks from numerous publishers without having to go each individual website to request a copy-- much more convenient."
Justin Dubas, St. Norbert College

"CourseSmart saves trees and gas...what more can I say? It also provides me the opportunity to review books I wouldn't have normally looked at because it is reasonably easy to do so."
David Shaffer, Westminster College, Computer Science

Get an edge on this semester's classes with free search/highlight tools and instant access to your course books at coursesmart.com