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SUSS ETEXTBOOK GUIDE FOR STUDENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Accessing eTextbook ................................................................................. 1
VITALSOURCE ACCOUNT REGISTRATION ....................................................................................................................... 4 VITALSOURCE ONLINE INTERFACE ................................................................................................................................ 7
Downloading Vitalsource Bookshelf .................................................... 8
WINDOWS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 MACINTOSH .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Accessing eTextbook for Offline Reading ......................................... 12
SUSS eTextbook Guide for Students
© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved. Updated on Oct 2018 by Learning Systems and Applications Department
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Accessing eTextbook
The eTextbook can be located in the iBookstore. It allows students to have access to their
textbooks via multiple devices such as desktop, laptop and mobile devices.
From the Dashboard, click on “Courses”.
Click on the course’s L Group. For example: LSA123_JUL18_L01
Click on “iBookstore”.
Scroll down and click on “Launch eTextbook for the course”.
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Enter your MyMail email address.
Click on “Continue”.
If you clicked on “No thanks, I’ll skip this step”, go to page 4 to register your
Vitalsource Bookshelf account.
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Enter your credentials under the fields below.
Click on “Finish”
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You are now able to access the eTextbook
Vitalsource Account Registration
If you have skipped your Vitalsource account registration, on your eTextbook
page, click on the “Home” icon.
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Click on the “Profile” icon.
Click on the “Complete Your Account”.
Enter your email address.
Click on “Continue”.
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Enter your credentials under the fields below.
Click on “Finish”
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VitalSource Online Interface
For more information on the VitalSource Online, refer to the link below:
https://support.vitalsource.com/hc/categories/200136253-Bookshelf-Online
Vitalsource Main Page /
Library Figures Print Pages
Table of Contents Settings Zoom
Search Book Content Page Number Highlight
Notebook Bookmark Citation
Lab Page Scroll Copy URL
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Downloading Vitalsource Bookshelf
To access the eTextbook for offline reading, you will need to download the Vitalsource
Bookshelf application. To download the Bookshelf app, go to https://tinyurl.com/vsbsapp
on your Google Select the download based on your computer’s operating system.
Windows
From the download page, click on “Download”.
The prompt to download the installer will appear. Click on “Save”.
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Once the download is complete, click on the installer.
When the installer appears, click on “Next”.
Once the download is complete, click on the installer.
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Click on “Install”.
To finish the installation, click on “Finish”.
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Macintosh
From the download page, click on “Download”. Please check on your
computer’s specifications before choosing which installer to download.
Once the download is complete, click on the installer.
When the installer appears, click on “Vitalsource Bookshelf” on the left and drag
it to “Applications”
Once the copying is complete, your Vitalsource Bookshelf is now installed on
your Macintosh.
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Accessing eTextbook for Offline Reading
Launch your Vitalsource Bookshelf.
Sign in using your Vitalsource account username and password.
Click on “Sign-in”.
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Your redeemed eTextbooks can be located under “All Titles”.
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