Textbooks

Fall Textbooks | Order for the fall semester now!

USD ONLINE BOOKSTORE POWERED BY TEXTBOOKX
  • In 2019 USD partnered with Akademos whose online ordering platform is TextbookX
  • Online bookstore purchases are through TextbookX not Charlie’s Bookstore & Fan Shop
  • Login to display a personalized page of your registered courses with required/optional course materials added by your instructor
  • A portion of every purchase goes toward student scholarships

BOOKSTORE ACCESS

  • Go to MyUSD, select Books icon
  • usd.edu/textbooks
  • D2L
    • Login to D2L
    • Select your class
    • Click Resources in the red banner at the top of the page in your class
    • Select USD Bookstore & Bookshelf
    • Select Required tab to view Required course materials
    • Click Take me to the online bookstore for more details and to order
                  Note: optional book materials will be displayed in the bookstore 
    • Select eLibrary Books tab to view digital purchases/First Day Access information

ORDERS

  • Login to the online bookstore with your USD email and password
PURCHASE OPTIONS
  • New, used, eBook, rental or Marketplace; not all purchase options available for every listed course material
  • Review TextbookX return policies
  • Marketplace books are from 3rd party sellers from around the country
  • First Day Access (FDA)
    • Your instructor and publisher work together to provide digital course material at a discounted rate
    • D2L or your online bookstore eLibrary access by the first day of class
    • FDA cost will be a line-item charge on your university account bill to be paid according to your account terms
    • Access notification
      • TextbookX email delivered to your USD email account
      • Visit your online bookstore eLibrary
    • Opt out through your online bookstore eLibrary by the deadline if you do not need material
DELIVERY OPTIONS
  • Digital product access
    • Notified by TextbookX email delivered to your USD email account
    • Visit your online bookstore eLibrary
  • Add an off-campus delivery address
  • Select Charlie’s Bookstore & Fan Shop delivery address
    • Packages are delivered to Vermillion Post Office then transferred to Charlie’s located in the Muenster University Center (MUC)
    • You will receive a TextbookX email when your package is ready for pickup
    • Pick up package at Charlie’s Textbook Pickup window during normal business hours
    • Delivered textbooks are deemed abandoned after 90 days USD Book Delivery and Storage Policy
    • Call 605-658-3733 for special pickup accommodations
SHIPPING METHODS
  • Electronic delivery for digital products
    • TextbookX email delivered to your USD email account
    • Visit your online bookstore eLibrary
  • Free Economy (if order qualifies) or Standard
  • Estimated delivery dates are not guaranteed
    PAYMENT OPTIONS
    • Book Advance (must qualify)
      • Read Book Advance Program details
      • If qualify
        • Notified by TextbookX email delivered to your USD email account
        • Shows as payment option when checkout
      • If select Book Advance payment option, amount used will be a line-item charge on your university account bill to be paid according to your account terms
    • Credit/Debit Card, PayPal or Google Pay
    • Book Scholarship
      • If awarded a book scholarship, you will be notified by USD email
      • At checkout, input code under “Add a School Voucher or Gift Code"

      RETURNS

      • Review TextbookX return policies
      • Process returns through your online bookstore account
      • Marketplace books are sold as nonreturnable; returns are at the discretion of the seller
      • You are responsible for packaging and mailing the return

        SELL

        • TextbookX instant buyback offer
          • Select Sell in your online bookstore account
          • Enter the book ISBN
          • If available, an instant offer will appear
        • Become a Marketplace Seller
        • No on-campus textbook buyback

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