How to access your Affordable Flat Fee Program

Please note your school may refer to this program by another name such as:

• Textbook Affordability and Access Program (TAAP)
• Star Bundle Program
• All in-one
• All access
• Day One Access
• Flat fee program
• Bundle Program
• Affordable program 

What does this program involve? 

We’re bringing all your course materials together in a single, easy-to-access location.

You’ll see everything you need for all your courses and can access, shop, and record opt-in/opt-out decisions for your course materials in one place.

You’ll be presented with a personalized booklist combining both print and digital retail options from your school’s online book store, allowing you to shop and compare while also enabling day-one access to materials in your school’s affordability program.

Benefits:

•  A seamless login experience
• Reduces confusion by providing access to 100% of adopted course materials
• Affordability program items are available on day one with simple opt-out tools
• Seamless shopping for everything else
 

Accessing My Courses

You can log in directly by going to your school’s online book store and clicking “Log In.” 

You can also access My Courses via your institution's Learning Management System (LMS). In the following example, for this example we are using an LMS platform called Canvas.

• Navigate to your course
• click on the link titled “Course Materials” (this link name will vary) to launch My Courses.
• You will see an additional button to load Course Materials in a new tab, although the appearance of this button varies depending on your LMS’s settings. 

Understanding Your Course Materials List

Each material will show the following information:

1. Cover image
2. Item type - eBook / Print / Access code (courseware)
3. Title
4. Author
5. ISBN
6. Whether the material is required or optional
7. Content access buttons, which vary by content type
   • eBooks have an Open Book button
   • courseware and other interactive content may have Open or Access Instructions buttons depending on how the content is accessed

Affordability Program Options

If your school has a course materials affordability program, some of your course materials may already be available to you. The banner at the top of the page will show how much time is left to opt out of the program.

The banner also gives you the option to OPT OUT your Equitable Access program and you also have the ability to view Program Details right below opting out button. 

Note: Opting out means you opt out of ALL material for the program. You can not just opt out of one item. 

Clicking the VIEW PROGRAM DETAILS or OPT OUT Button: 

This will show you:

• The Flat Fee for the course materials
• The ability to update your Shipping Address (for delivery of your print materials)
• The amount of time you have left to update your choice (opt in or out)
• The option to opt out and how much you will be refunded if you do not choose the Flat Fee program. Below is an example of the confirmation page once the opt out button if clicked. It will again show you the amount refunded and ask for confirmation. 

• The personalized Value Sheet link, explains your program (example below):
  • Credit hours for this term
  • The total cost of your school's affordability program. (Flat Fee)
  • The number of required materials
  • Also the total of the current market price of materials outside the affordability program. 

• And lastly the option to CONFIRM or CANCEL your choices. 

Opting out of your Flat Fee Affordability Program: 

If you choose to opt out of your program by completing the confirmation process, you will still have the option to purchase your course materials individually.

Once you confirm your decision, a pop-up message will appear on the right side of your screen. This message will:

• Confirm your opt-out status
• Inform you that access to the required course materials has been removed
• Provide details about billing
• Instruct you to check your email for refund information (if applicable)

Be sure to review the pop-up carefully and follow any instructions provided.

Purchasing Course Materials After Opting Out

• Once you opt out, you’ll see individual purchase options for each of your course materials. You’ll be able to:
• Compare prices, license durations, and available formats
• Choose the option that best fits your needs for the entire term
• Be sure to select the format and license that will give you access throughout the course.

When you're ready, simply add your selected item(s) to the cart and proceed to checkout to complete your purchase.

After selecting all the items you want to order: 

•  click " Checkout."

Choose Delivery and Shipping: If you are purchasing printed books, select from one of the pre-populated campus delivery addresses or add your own address. Then choose the shipping method for each group of items.

Payment: Pay with credit card.

Other payment options (not applicable for all students or schools):

• Approved financial aid
• Charge to your student account

***Please reach out to your school if there is a discrepancy with your aid**

Applying school funds to an order: If your school has set up the ability for you to use your financial aid or charge materials to your student account or campus card, the balance will be visible on the website's header when you are logged in.

When checking out, select the toggle switch next to the listed balance to apply it to your order.

Complete Order: After completing the billing information, click "Place Order" and an order confirmation email will be sent to your email account.  

Updating Shipping Address and Contact Information 

On your main My Courses Page, you can click on "View Shipping Address" to make sure your shipping address and contact information is correct. 

Please be sure to check this info when a Print Book is ordered. 

Accessing courseware and other interactive content

While eBooks can be opened directly from My Courses, some of your course materials may be available through other websites.

1. Access codes: Some materials are not accessed directly from My Courses, but you can get your access code by clicking Access Instructions. A box will pop up displaying the access code as well as the URL when you will redeem the code to access your content.
2. Partner-integrated materials: You can access these items by clicking Open, which will log you into the publisher’s courseware site.
3. Publisher-direct materials:  Publisher-direct materials are not accessed through My Courses. Typically, you’ll see instructions advising you to return to your Learning Management System (LMS) to access these materials through the publisher’s tool in your LMS course.