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Each set of 2 eBooks designed for a course contain all the required chapters (with course materials) for lectures and tutorials and is indispensable for a success in academic performance and learning outcomes.
Your support to buy our eBooks contributes covering the publication cost to enable us to continue publishing high quality eBooks that enrich learning, teaching, and research at affordable prices.
The 2018 average cost of university textbooks in Canada is about CAD$800 per year and in USA is about USD$1,137 per year. Also, the average cost of engineering textbooks is higher than those of a majority of other degree programs.
“eBook Deals” program
We offer five plans to support students to purchase the required eBooks of a course. Students are encouraged to purchase their required eBooks as early as possible for affordable eLearning any place and any time.
Plan 1: The current price for the 4-month subscription of an eBook is set to be the lowest possible, if available.
Plan 2: The price of a Combo eBook consisting of the Main eBook and the Worked Problems eBook offers the lowest price option (ranging from 25% to 45% off regular price) for students to purchase a complete set of eBooks for a course.
Plan 3: During a term/semester, limited-time sales of selected eBooks are offered (ranging from 15% to 35% off regular price). Students are invited to visit and check for a limited-time sale which could end fast.
Plan 4: A confidential report (submitted via the Contact page) on any form of distribution of an eBook without a copyright permission will be rewarded, if valid, with a discount to refund up to 50% (including any discount already received) of the regular price of a purchased eBook.
Plan 5: A student with a financial need can apply for a discount to refund up to 50% (including any discount already received) of the regular price of a purchased eBook.
For the Plan 5, after an eBook has been purchased, a student with a financial need can Contact us (within 7 days) to:
(a) Provide the student’s name, student ID number, university email address, and registered course number;
(b) Attach a pdf file of the email received containing the Buyer information, title and unit price of each purchased eBook;
(c) Attach a pdf file of a document (such as a student loan letter; a rent or phone or Internet receipt; etc.) containing the student’s name as a proof for a financial need.
Based on the student’s submitted information on (c), a final binary decision (Yes/No) will be made immediately without a further communication. If approved, the student will receive a credit card refund within 3 days. Personal information will be kept confidential.
Why a student wants to buy an individual copy of the required eBooks of a course
(a) eBooks (without printed papers) are increasingly popular for all academic textbooks, professional references, and research monographs now and in the years to come and there are many benefits to use, explore, and accustom this digital technology as one of the earlier readers.
(b) Our eBook saves valuable time for students to copy lecture materials (and for instructors to prepare class presentations).
(c) Our eBook is convenient to carry and read anywhere and at any time to maximize study time, allows adding personal notes on the eBook during classes (or reading) to consolidate understanding and learning.
(d) Our eBooks are available online instantly any place and any time you need it (for a project and so forth) with different choices of subscription periods and an option to buy a permanent eBook.
(e) An eBook is licensed for an individual reader and on one computer/device only. Sharing an eBook on a personal computer/device with another student is not convenient, interferes and slows down each other’s study, and affects the performance of individual students; also, it is not permitted by the eBook’s license.
(f) Each of our subscription-based eBooks is priced to be affordable to students, and costs less than the price of a complete courseware (which includes printing charge, binding charge, copyright charge, royalty fee, and etc.) or a standard textbook for a similar course purchased from a university bookstore or elsewhere.
(g) We support needy students to buy at a reduced price the required eBooks for a course through the “eBook Deals” program.
(h) Each buyer of our eBooks contributes making our eBooks more affordable to all students.
Suggestions are welcome
We shall continue to improve the “eBook Deals” program so that all students can afford to buy the required eBook(s) for a course. Inputs from students are always welcome.
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