How to Request Textbooks in E-Text

Step 1: Check BookShare

Go to BookShare and download your books if BookShare has them. If you need a free BookShare account, just ask. VitalSource, RedShelf and Kindle also have accessible formats if you want to rent or purchase an eBook version.

If you still can’t find your books, follow the steps below to request them in E-Text.

Step 2: Confirm E-Text for Your Course

Login to the BYU-Idaho Disability Services Access Portal.

A screenshot of the BYU-Idaho Disability Services Access Portal page shows a circled button that reads "Access Portal Login."

Once you have logged in, go to the left-hand side of your dashboard under My Accommodations and select List Accommodations.

A screenshot of the My Accommodations options with the choice of List Accommodations circled.

In the center of your dashboard, Select Courses in which you want E-Text accommodations.

A screenshot of list of classes and available semester with small, square checkboxes on the left-hand side.

Then scroll down and click Continue to Customize Your Accommodations.

A screen of a circled button that says "Step 2: Continue to Customize Your Accommodations."

Make sure E-Text is one of your accommodations. If it is not then check the box and Submit Your Accommodation Requests or Update for Administrator approval.

A screenshot of a list of customized accommodations. "E-Text" and "Submit Your Accommodation Requests" is circled in red for examples of checked-boxes.

Step 3: Choose E-Text Books

On the left hand side menu, select Alternative Formats under "My Accommodations." Make sure the correct semester is shown, or click on "Previous Term" or "Next Term" to change it.

A screenshot of alternative formats for e-text with "Previous Term" circled in red on the left, "Term: Fall 2017" with a red arrow pointing to it in the middle of the screenshot, and "Next Term" circled in red on the right.

Scroll down and click Select for only for the books you need Disability Services to get in E-Text for you.

Submit your receipt. Proof of purchase (or rent) is required for any book you press "Select" on. Email a pic of the receipt to dsstudent@byui.edu. Find your BYUI Bookstore receipts.

A screenshot of textbooks available in e-text. The first column is the class subject (e.g., Accounting), the second column is the course number (e.g., 202), the third column is the course section number (e.g., 03), the fourth column is the book title, the fifth section is the book author, the sixth section are tags displaying required or optional, and the last column is to select a book. The last select section is circled for emphasis.

You can Download your E-Text or see the progress of your book requests in this Alternative Formats area. All your book requests will be listed here. You will receive an email once a book is ready for download.

A screenshot of a list of books currently being processed. A red arrow that points to a button that says "Download Book" is in the bottom-right corner.

NOTE: Only choose the books you need Disability Services to provide in E-Text. Books from VitalSource, RedShelf, or BookShare are already easy to use and don’t need to be requested.