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Here's how Textbook Media works...
1. Register. Both students and instructors need to register. Read our end-user license agreement in the registration area.
2. Select book and version. Pick your textbook from the booklist. Then pick your preferred version of that textbook.
3. Checkout. Place the book/versions you want in your shopping cart. Proceed to checkout. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted.
4. Log-in. Access your account in the future with your e-mail address and password. All the books you checkout can be found by clicking "My Account" link at the top of the web page.
5. Adding new versions books. Add a different premium version or add versions of other books at any time. Low-cost paperbacks are available for most titles and are shipped directly to you.
System Requirements for Online Versions
All online versions require Silverlight™, free downloadable software from Microsoft (that's used by companies like Netflix). You may already have it. If not, you will be directed automatically to Microsoft's site for the free download.
After the checkout process, access to any online version starts at the "My Account" page. Click on the Read Now button. The online book will take a few seconds to load. The Table of Contents icon can be found on the left of the book screen. Click on the desired heading and you will be taken to that page in the book. Use the Table of Contents icon for easy navigation between chapters.
Financial Aid Purchases:
If financial aid covers your textbook bill, contact your financial aid office and confirm that they’ll reimburse the Textbook Media purchase. Schools are required to allow you to purchase the book from various sources. Use the email confirmation you receive from us after placing the order as the receipt for reimbursement. As an alternative, some bookstores may be willing to make the purchase on your behalf using their credit card. You can then purchase it from them using your voucher.
Troubleshooting: Access to the e-book platform may be blocked by some college campuses. If you are accessing this website through a campus portal and you receive an error message of "unable to connect to server", you'll need to leave the site and revisit by going directly to the site from your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.), NOT through the campus or company portal. Access can also be blocked by your computer. If you receive the message "unable to connect to server", you'll need to relax or turn down your firewall or antivirus software before you can access the e-book platform.
Log-in Issues: If you have trouble logging in and know you have the right username (the email address you provided during registration) and password, try closing out of your browser completely (all websites) and starting over, which will turn off the cookies some systems have that inform our website that you are already logged in (only one login at a time is allowed). Note there is a password reminder system below log-in area.
Printing: Only the Digital Bundle version of each book offers full printing capability. This version comes with PDF files that are accessed by clicking on the print icon on the left side of the TMReader book screen. Pop-up blockers must be disabled in order to access these files, which can then be saved to your computer. If using Windows 7 and the new window pops up and disappears quickly, hold down the Control key while clicking on Open Print Version button. Continue holding Control key down until file opens.
iPhone and iPod Touch instructions – click on link below:
http://www.textbookmedia.com//iphone/ireader.aspx
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