In our most recent student survey, 70% of students preferred Digital, while 30% of students preferred Physical.  We also monitor student buying patterns, as well as listen to Faculty/Staff input to order accordingly.  If there is a digital option available, in general, the Bookstore will not be ordering physical copies of the same title.  However, as we navigate towards future terms, we will be ordering more and more limited quantities of physical textbooks as student demand increases. 

In addition to VitalSource, please click the links below for additional resources:

• Publisher Representatives
• Open Educational Resources (OER) at SFU
• Liaison Librarians

We have worked with VitalSource and Campus eBookstore to ensure access for all of our students, regardless of their geographical location. Kobo & Redshelf have limitations for access outside of North America, and we strongly encourage you to choose VitalSource or Campus eBookstore as a digital option, as there may be potential privacy issues for students as well.

Course Pack Submission Deadlines

Please find additional information regarding copyright by clicking here. You can submit coursepack requests  to coursematerials_coordinator@sfu.ca.

If you have any changes regarding your course material adoptions after they are submitted in Online Course Adoptions (OCA) (course cancellations, dropping a textbook, deciding not to use it after the fact, etc.), please contact us right away at textbook@sfu.ca. Any changes made after physical textbooks have shipped to the Bookstore, may incur additional administrative costs such as one-way outbound return shipping charges back to the Publisher at the Department's expense.  

Alternatively, we understand that late submissions happen.  If you have a late submission (newly hired sessionals, new sections added, additional textbook to use, etc.) after our adoption deadline, it will be placed on an Internal Rush (ie. we will drop everything and work on your textbook orders as a priority).  Also, If you wish to have an External Rush (ie. provide a Departmental Charge Account Number to pay for expedited shipping from the Publisher), we can accommodate this request as well. This would apply for physical books, not digital eBooks.