JaxBooks Program - Summer 2026

More students delay or skip buying course materials, which hurts their success. JaxBooks can solve this by lowering costs by 35–50% and gives you all required materials, print and digital, by the first day of class.

• JaxBooks is available to most Jax State undergraduate students.
• Dual enrollment and graduate students are not currently eligible. They should visit the Campus Bookstore’s Student Resources for course materials.
• Note: Dual enrollment and graduate students will be eligible starting Fall 2026.

• After you register, the Jax State Bookstore prepares your course materials.

• You’ll get a welcome email from Barnes & Noble 35 days before classes. A second email arrives at 30 days with delivery options: free in-store pickup or paid shipping. Check your spam folder for emails from coursematerials@email.bncollege.com.

• Barnes & Noble will notify you when your order is ready or shipped.

• Your digital materials will be available in Canvas.

• Return books to the Jax State Bookstore within 48 hours of dropping a course. If you switch classes, the bookstore will swap your materials.
• JaxBooks follows standard tuition and fee policies. Refunds follow the usual deadlines.
• If you do not return materials within 48 hours, you will be charged. Check the Academic Calendar for refund dates and JaxBooks deadlines.

• All undergraduate courses are included to keep the lowest per-credit rate.
• You pay a flat rate per credit hour, whether materials cost little or a lot. This spreads costs and saves money across courses.
• If this rate is not the best option for your total term cost, you can opt out. If you opt-out, you must buy your own course materials.

Please use the Dual Enrollment chart on our website to help you understand how to purchase textbooks and required materials for all your classes this semester.

Note: Dual enrollment students will be eligible starting Fall 2026.

Please use the Graduate/Doctoral chart on our website to help you understand how to purchase textbooks and required materials for all your classes this semester.

• Note: Graduate/Doctoral students will be eligible starting Fall 2026.

Coming Soon

Students opted into one of these programs should review the JaxBooks Student Access to Digital Course Materials in Canvas tutorial for information regarding the various methods of accessing digital materials. 

This resource is for undergraduate students remaining opted into the JaxBooks Program, dual enrollment students remaining opted into the separate First Day for Dual Enrollment program, and graduate/doctoral students remaining opted into the separate First Day for Graduate and Doctoral program.   

Instructors must still configure certain elements appropriately in their courses, such as enabling the correct publisher LTI or publishing the module section and other pages within the modules to ensure publisher provided content is available to the students.

• Go to the BNC website.
• Click Course Materials & Textbooks.
• Select Find Course Materials.
• Under Term, choose Opt-Out for your term
• Enter your course details.
• Place your order with your Jax State email.

JaxBooks makes getting materials easier and lowers costs, but you can opt-out if it doesn’t fit your needs.

You must opt-out each semester. The opt-out window opens 30 days before classes and closes on the last day to add a course.

If you opt-out, you won’t receive materials and must buy them on your own.

If you do not opt-out, your student account will be charged. Your opt-out email confirms the charge removal.

For questions, contact sm278@bncollege.com 

To change your opt-out status and opt back into the JaxBooks program, please follow the link in your opt-out confirmation email received from the Jax State Bookstore or clicking the Opt-Out button at the top of the page.

Students should allow one to two business days for the opt-out to be reflected on their account.

Further questions should be directed to sm278@bncollege.com.

You will be responsible for purchasing your required course materials through the bookstore or another vendor.

The charges for the program are applied to your student account at the same time tuition is charged. Charge(s) will appear at registration (see bill due dates).Your course required textbooks will show as JaxBooks.

Once the Opt-Out deadline has passed, the full cost for the course materials will be charged to your account.

Yes, the program provides you with the option to purchase textbooks at a reduced rate during the rental and return period.

Yes, if you do not opt-out, your materials will be held at the bookstore, and your student account will be charged.

You will receive email notifications from the bookstore reminding you to verify your order and choose a fulfillment preference or you can use the Verify Order information at the top of the page.

If you do not opt-out, your materials will be held at the bookstore, and your student account will be charged.

JaxBooks is applied to the student account when tuition and fees are billed. If you are enrolled in a payment plan and either add or drop a course or opt-out of JaxBooks, the payment plan will recalculate the amount due within the following 24 hours and notify you via email of the change.

Access to physical materials will depend on the pickup method selected.

Orders cannot be processed until you have verified your order. If you have already done so, please reach out to the bookstore at  sm278@bncollege.com. Be sure to include your order number and first and last name so they can check on the status of your order. 

Digital course materials do not require you to select a delivery preference. Your digital materials will be available in Canvas when the instructor publishes the course or by the first day of class. At that time, you will also receive an email about your digital materials.

Yes, you will still be required to return continuation course textbooks. You will be issued the same title for the next semester of the continuation course.

Yes! Students are offered an option to buy the textbook at the end of the semester. Students would work directly with the bookstore if they wish to purchase.

Yes! Just use the return shipping label available online. You can print it as often as you like, but you can only use it once.  If you are returning multiple books, please put them in one box and use one shipping label.  You can also just drop off your books at the Jax State Bookstore.

You will be responsible for paying the bookstore a replacement fee, and the book will be yours to keep.  The Bookstore will accept late returns, but there may be a processing fee associated with an overdue book.

Access your eTextbooks at yuzu.com using your school email and bookstore password. Use “Forgot Password” if needed.

You can also download the Yuzu app on Android, iOS, Windows, or Mac for offline access.

Courseware is available through publisher websites and does not require the course materials link.

Instructions for graduate students in courses using e-materials are being developed and will be posted to this page soon. If the faculty prefers that the JaxBooks LTI not show up in their Canvas course instructions to enable or disable the JaxBooks LTI can be found on the Faculty Tutorials page within the Textbooks accordion section.

Note: Graduate/Doctoral students will be eligible for JaxBooks starting Fall 2026.

No, there are no restrictions on the course materials you select for your course. All course materials, from any publisher, in your preferred format, are included in the program.

If a faculty member changes their course material adoption, faculty should notify the bookstore of the new adoption, and the bookstore will work to ensure students receive the corrected course materials. 

The bookstore is committed to helping as they normally do in those situations. We will just work to update the textbook adoption platform with the new materials.

Faculty contribute to the success of the program by submitting course materials selections to the bookstore by the adoption deadline for each semester:

• On or before October 1 for the spring semester
• On or before March 1 for the May and summer terms
• On or before March 15 for the fall semester.

Another important contribution is the faculty’s work to adopt affordable course materials, so that the savings is passed along to the student. The JaxBooks rate is calculated annually, based on pricing of adopted materials the previous year. When faculty adopt inexpensive materials, like OER, they help keep the JaxBooks rate low.

If you believe you have special circumstances with one of your courses, you are welcome to share that information at the link below, and we will research a solution, so that the launch of JaxBooks goes smoothly for your students. Please complete this three-item form. 

The BNC Instructor Portal is accessible within each Canvas course via the JaxBooks navigation link. Once the system loads, an instructor can click Instructor Portal to obtain access. This is not a universal link to be added to the MyJaxState Portal, but rather accessed via each Canvas course.

Instructions on entering the portal

Instructor Dashboard Manual

Publisher courseware may be delivered in one of three different methods in First Day Complete (First Day 2.0 – branded JaxBooks). 

1. Publisher Delivery
2. SSO
3. Access Code 

Ask your publisher or the bookstore if you are not sure which method is required for your course. Online @JSU has LTI resources and can support you with accessing Canvas.

Faculty Guide on adding publisher LTI

For General Questions about JaxBooks

• Call the Bookstore 256-782-5283
• Email sm278@bncollege.com 
• Visit the campus Bookstore in the TMB

For Technical Assistance with digital materials in Canvas

• Open a ticket online for the Customer Care Team
• Email the Customer Care Team
• Call the Customer Care Team: 1-844-9-EBOOKS (1-844-932-6657)

For Student Account questions

• Student Accounts Office website