Register for Classes
Upon registering for courses, you will be automatically enrolled into the program. Once you've successfully selected your courses, the bookstore will start preparing your order.
JaxBooks Program
The JaxBooks Program provides access to all course materials without the need to shop around before the first day of class. JaxBooks is a textbook rental program. Enrollment in this program is automatic, and the cost is $23 per credit hour per semester/term. Students can buy their rented textbooks at a reduced price at the end of the semester/term.
Jax State students participating in JaxBooks will:
- Receive all course materials before the first day of class
- Save 35 to 50% on course materials each semester/term.
- Benefit from a highly personalized concierge service.
Verify Your Order
Starting 30 days before the first day of classes, you will receive an email to verify your order and select your fulfillment preference.
The following links will be active on July 21, 2025
Receive Your Textbooks
An email notification will be sent when your order is ready for pickup or when it ships. Your digital materials will be delivered for your course(s) within your Canvas.
General FAQs
Studies show an increasing number of students delay or avoid purchasing course materials, which negatively impacts their success. To help students be successful at Jax State, we are offering students JaxBooks. This program makes getting course materials easier and more affordable by reducing the cost of book purchases by an estimated 35 – 50% and ensuring students automatically receive all of their books and access to electronic materials in a convenient package on or before the first day of class.
JaxBooks is available to most Jax State undergraduate students. Exceptions include dual enrollment students and graduate students. Dual Enrollment and Graduate students may visit the Campus Bookstore’s Student Resources for more information on books and electronic materials needed for their classes.
- Students register for classes, and the Jax State Bookstore will start preparing their course materials.
- Students will receive a welcome email, outlining next steps, from Barnes & Noble (B&N) 35 days before classes begin. Students will then receive a second email from B&N 30 days out, instructing them to select their delivery preference (in-store pickup at no cost or shipped directly to them for a fee). These emails will come from coursematerials@email.bncollege.com, so be sure to check the junk/spam folder to ensure they have not blocked emails from this address.
- An email notification from B&N will be sent when the order is ready for pickup or when it ships.
- Digital materials will be delivered for course(s) within Canvas.
The program provides all required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes and digital textbook versions to eligible students.
The program does not include consumables that cannot be returned and reused, such as lab goggles, dissection kits, molecular model kits, engineering kits, art supplies or nursing kits.
All eligible students will be automatically enrolled in the JaxBooks program.
No; participation in this program is all-in or all-out.
Students may return the book to the Jax State Bookstore within 48 hours of dropping a course. If a student drops a class and enrolls in a different class, the bookstore will “swap” the required textbooks/codes so that you have what you need.
The program will be handled in the same fashion as all other tuition and fees, and refunds will be processed in accordance with existing deadlines and procedures. However, if a student picks up their course materials but does not return them within 48 hours of dropping the course, they will owe the cost of the textbook. See University’s Academic Calendar for tuition refund dates and JaxBooks deadlines.
For the lowest institutional per-credit-hour rate, all undergraduate courses must participate in the program. Courses with no required course materials, or course materials that are low or no cost, will all be part of the JaxBooks program, and students will be charged the flat rate of $23 per credit hour. By the same token, for courses with very expensive materials or multiple required materials, students will only be charged the flat rate of $23 per credit hour. The cost should balance out under this model and ultimately pass on significant savings to students across multiple courses. However, if the $23 flat rate per credit hour fee is not the most affordable option when looking at student’s total cost for the term, they may opt out of the JaxBooks program for that term. If a student opts out, they will be responsible for obtaining the required course materials for the term on their own.
Opt-Out FAQs
While this program is expected to ease the process of obtaining your required course materials and lower your overall costs, we also understand this program may not meet the needs of each student. If you do not want to participate in JaxBooks, you will need to opt out every semester.
Students have the option to opt out of this program each term by visiting the Opt Out site. The opt-out period for each semester is open 30 days prior to the first day of class and ends on the last day to add a course. Once opted out, you will not receive access to your materials and will be responsible for purchasing all required materials on your own.
If you do not opt out of the program each semester, your student account will be charged. Please reach out to sm278@bncollege.com with any further questions. The opt-out email you will receive is your confirmation for the removal of charges by the university.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 by visiting the Opt-Out 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.
Academic Year 2025 - 2026 Opt-Out and Return Dates
Fall Term - 2025 Opt-Out Dates
- July 21, 2025 – September 10, 2025
Fall Term - 2025 Return Deadlines For Course Materials
- Fall Semester: December 9, 2025
You will be responsible for purchasing your required course materials through the bookstore or another vendor.
Payment FAQs
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 fee.
After September 10, the full cost of the credit fee 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.
Students will receive email notifications from the bookstore reminding them to verify their order and choose their fulfillment preference or they can click this link https://sso.bncollege.com/bes-sp/bessso/saml/jsuedu/aip/logon
If you do not opt out, your materials will be held at the bookstore, and your student account will be charged.
The JaxBooks fee 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.
Materials FAQs
Student 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 university's LMS (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.
The deadline to return all rental textbooks is the last day of finals.
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.
Faculty FAQs
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.
Publishers do not have the ability to provide all the different formats of content that faculty request at the lowest price possible. Jax State has contracted with Barnes & Noble exclusively to provide textbooks on campus.
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.
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