General Questions
The Canvas eBook Program is the new name for All-Inclusive, which converts books into digital, interactive content. Students in courses that participate in Canvas eBook will have access to their digital course material by the first day of the term and at an exclusive price.
Instructors work with publishers to create custom course materials. These materials often include an eBook and additional digital components such as MyLab, Connect, and MindTap. Most often, these digital materials are required to complete homework assignments, quizzes, labs, and/or tests. Be sure to check with your instructor before opting out of your Canvas eBook with Courseware.
When you look up your books using the “Buy Textbooks” link on the Textbook page on the Eagle Store website, or when you access your Canvas eBook in the “My Textbook” tab on Canvas you can identify Courseware by the title “Canvas eBook/Courseware”.
To find out if your books are part of the Canvas eBook program search your class using the link below. It will tell you if your class has a Canvas eBook.
https://ewu.verbacompare.com/
The digital course material under Canvas eBook will be accessed through Canvas. If your instructor has chosen to participate in the program, you will receive an email to your EWU email account two weeks prior to the start of the term. This email provides instructions on how to view the course material and how to opt-out.
Make sure you have the most up to date version of the web browser you are using as that can cause issues. For students using a Mac with Safari as the browser click this link and follow the instructions.
To access your Canvas eBook, log in to Canvas and select your class. Click the “My Textbooks” tab, select the textbook you’d like to access and click the “Read Now” button and you will be able to read your textbooks. Canvas eBooks need to be turned on by your professor and are normally available on the first day of class and remain available for 6-24 months after. If you do not see “Read Now” as an option for your Canvas eBook, it may mean your professor has not turned it on or that your class uses Courseware.
You may use the personalized link in your “Welcome Email” that you received two weeks prior to the start of the term to your EWU email, through your “My Textbooks” tab on Canvas, or the “Buy Textbooks” section of the Eagle Store Textbooks website.
The opt-out date is the same as the last day to withdrawal with a “W” for the term. For quarter and semester students this is the tenth day of the term, for summer and accelerated students it is the third day of the term.
If you opted-out and need to opt back in, please contact the Eagle Store at [email protected] and they will reinstate it for you.
If you are joining a class late the Eagle Store will manually opt you in. It may take a few days before you have access to the material. If you find you do not have access, please email us at [email protected] and request access to the Canvas eBook for your class.
Your instructor, department, or the EWU Eagle Store can help you with questions regarding your textbooks. You can email the EWU Eagle Store at [email protected]
Cost Related Questions
If the term has been completed that you have questions on, you can go to your Eagles email account and look back at your welcome email for the costs of your Canvas eBooks. If you are currently in the term you have questions on you can follow this same method, or you can go to the “Find Your Textbooks” tab on the Eagle Store’s Textbook page, look up your class information, and it will show you the cost of the Canvas eBook for that class.
No, not for Canvas eBook textbooks. The digital course material will be available by the start of the term on Canvas or through a link given to you by your instructor. You do not need to purchase anything from the Eagle Store or publisher’s website to gain access. A charge will be placed on your EWU student account for each respective Canvas eBook course. Not all books are Canvas eBooks so make sure you confirm your books are Canvas eBooks before the start of the term.
It may appear to be free since all students registered in a Canvas eBooks course will have full access to their course materials by the start of the term. However, a “Canvas eBook Fee” will be added to your EWU student account after you register for the course. You do have the option to opt-out if you wish to.
Paying for your Canvas eBooks is as simple as logging into EagleNET and going to “Student Account” and “Pay My Bill”.
Since the charge is on your EWU student account, the payment deadline for the “Canvas eBook Fee” follows the EWU payment deadline. If you have not made payment arrangements for charges on your EWU student account, any unpaid charges will eventually become a hold.
The price varies depending on the course material chosen by the instructor, which is lower than purchasing directly from the publisher. The Canvas eBook price can be up to 70% cheaper than printed materials.
Prices for “Canvas eBook Fee” are subject to change. Price changes occur only when updates or adjustments are made to course materials by the instructor.
Yes. All students who are enrolled in a Canvas eBook course are considered part of the program. You will still be charged for the course material even if you do not access it, because access is granted to all students by the first day of instruction. If you won’t be using the course material and would like to have the charge refunded on your account, you must opt-out before the deadline.
After the opt-out deadline has passed, refunds will not be given.
If you dropped the course before the add/drop deadline, you will receive a refund for the “Canvas eBook Fee”.
Your instructor, department, or the EWU Eagle Store can help you with questions regarding your textbooks. You can email the EWU Eagle Store at [email protected]
