AU Course Materials

We are committed to student success by providing digital and physical course materials at an affordable price.


Course materials are adopted by faculty and are compromised of textbooks, educational software (courseware), and supplemental materials that aid in instructions of a class. Course materials are available in digital or physical formats at the discretion of the instructor.

Digital course material may be accessed from devices like computers, tablets, and other mobile devices.

All Access is the Auburn University Bookstore’s inclusive access program, which provides digital course materials for participating classes and is charged to your e-bill. To learn more about this, please click here. All Access course materials will appear on your booklist with "All Access" clearly denoted in the material's title.

If the course is not in the All Access program, digital course materials may still be available. The Auburn University Bookstore offers digital options for course materials via RedShelf and VitalSource when available. On the course material's item page, you may see options for various durations of accessibility (90 days, 180 days, 365 days) or perpetual access, depending on availability.

Some courses are not in the All Access program. In this case, they might use physical textbooks or digital options as explained above. If we have received adoptions from you instructor, these will appear on your booklist. These titles will not be denoted as All Access materials.

If an adoption is received from the instructor and the course materials are availble to us, we will carry the titles in our store. Students can purchase in-store or on the website for pickup in-store. Delivery is available at additional cost.

Some physical course materials may not be available if an edition is out of print or if items are scarce.

If we sell out of our initial in-store stock, we may be able to obtain additional copies. These titles will appear on our website with an out-of-stock message that indicate they can be backordered. Note that these may take 1-2 weeks to arrive.

Due to publisher agreements and availability, we are unable to acquire physical copies of All Access materials at the bookstore. If students want physical copies, they will need to obtain them at their own discretion from another retailer.




25 STEPS

1. On the Auburn University Bookstore homepage (aubookstore.com), log into your student account.

You can do this by clicking on "here" on the top banner of the website, or clicking"Login".

2. Enter Username and Password for AU Credentials

3. Click "LOGIN"

4. Click My Curriculum

5. Click desired term

For this example, it's 2024 Summer

6. Term Course List will appear.

To begin online shopping of course materials, scroll down and click Begin Shopping

You can also select Print Booklist to view and/or print a copy of your course book list to bring into store.

7. On the left hand side of the screen, the course list will be visible and have any course materials assigned underneath the course name.

8. To select a book, click on book title

9. If course material is All Access (digital delivery), you do not need to add to cart. You are automatically enrolled in All Access and will receive course material in Canvas by Day 1 of term. All Access charges get auto billed to student e-bill.

10. NOTE: Website will not allow you to put All Access in cart

11. To order physical books, click Buy as the Purchase Type

12. Select Condition. Depending on inventory availability, options are New or Used

Note: If book is out of stock, you can still add to cart (new) and it will backorder, which will trigger an order request. We will order and notify you when it arrives.

13. If you would prefer a digital copy of a physical textbook, there may be option to purchase digital on the website. If available, you will see digital options to choose from as well. Information will be emailed to you after you complete transaction.

14. Click Add to Shopping Cart

15. If you are done shopping, click VIEW CART & CHECKOUT to view cart and checkout.

If you are looking to add more to cart, select CONTINUE SHOPPING.

16. Once in cart and ready to checkout, click Proceed to Checkout

17. Select your shipping address if you plan to have order shipped to you. If you need to add new address, select Add Address and follow those steps.

Note: If you are doing Pickup in Store, you can skip step.

18. For pickup in store, select Pickup in Store as Delivery Method.

19. Once you have delivery method selected, click Continue to move to next step.

20. Choose Payment Method. Select card on file. If you need to add a new card, select Add Card and follow steps to add new card to order.

21. You may be prompted to enter security number If so, enter Security Number

22. Scroll down and Select Billing Address. If you need to add new address, select Add Address and follow those steps.

23. Click Continue

24. Review information. If no changes are needed, click Place Order to complete order process.

You will be taken to confirmation page and will receive an email with order details.

Once order is ready for pickup, you will get email to pick up your order.

25. That's it. You're done.

Here's an interactive tutorial

** Best experienced in Full Screen (click the icon in the top right corner before you begin) **

https://www.iorad.com/player/2413137/Accessing-Personalized-Booklist-and-Online-Ordering-of-Textbooks



Next step



Looking for textbooks that are required for a specific course? To find textbooks by course, click the button below.

Browse Textbooks By Course

Students may use credit card or bursar charge (up to $500) to purchase textbooks online.

Students who are a part of contract billing programs (GI, Voc. Rehab, etc.) will see a Student Charge/Contract Billing payment method on the checkout screen. This may be used to purchase their textbooks.


Important Dates

  • First day of class start date: Monday, August 18th.
  • Online Book ordering begins the week of August 11th.
  • Monday, September 8th is the last day to opt out of All Access.


Billing dates related to All Access charges

  • 1st eBill date: August 5th
  • 2nd eBill date: September 5th
  • 3rd eBill date: October 5th
  • 4th eBill date: November 5th



If you have any additional questions, please reach out to us at books@auburn.edu, or stop by our FAQ page!