Get Digital Book Discounts in Select Classes
Get discounted digital books by participating in the First Day Program. When you register for a First Day class, the cost of required course materials is added to your tuition and fees bill. These digital texts are uploaded to your Blackboard account for use on the first day of class, so you can get started on assignments faster. This program is available for ACC students in credit programs and Dual Credit students.
Benefits of Digital Book Discounts
First Day classes take the stress out of college classes.
- You’ll receive the lowest price available from the publisher
- You will be prepared on the first day of class
- Class materials go where you go, on whichever device you want
How to Become a First Day Student
- Find a First Day class in the Student Planning class schedule.
- Add the class to your schedule (login required) in Student Planning.
- Register in Student Planning when you’re eligible.
- Pay for the class.
- Class materials will be available on the first day of class through Blackboard.
What are Digital Books?
First Day class materials are digital versions of physical textbooks that may include additional educational resources such as workbooks, problem sets, and tutorials. Digital textbooks have features that include highlighting, annotation, search functions, and multimedia links. All First Day materials are easy to access through Blackboard.
How to Access Your Materials
- Sign into Blackboard.
- Click your First Day class.
- Go to the Course Content menu.
- Click the module or link to your digital materials. You will be directed to the publisher’s site, where you will be automatically signed in or prompted to create an account.
- View First Day information.
- Access your materials as instructed.
Opt Out Available
The First Day Book charges opt-out refund request period begins on the course start date and ends on the census date for every semester.
This only applies if you have already paid for your First Day Book charges or already have a payment plan in place. Requests to opt-out or to cancel your opt-out must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the census date for the semester or additional session. Refunds will be issued 15 days after the last day to opt-out.
To opt-out of the First Day book fee submit your request through your course’s site via Blackboard.
Opting out will result in not having access to your course materials in Blackboard, which could result in a higher cost to you and a delay in obtaining course materials.
FAQs
What is First Day?
First Day is a program where the cost of digital course materials is included with your class fees for a particular class or program.
You receive digital versions of the physical textbook that may include additional educational resources such as workbooks, problem sets, tutorials, video, simulations and interactive software. Digital textbooks have many features that allow you to interact with your class content like never before. Standard features include highlighting, annotation, search functions, and multimedia links. All First Day materials are easy to access through our Blackboard learning management system.
What if I want a physical copy of the textbook?
Most publishers give you the option of purchasing a loose-leaf copy of the book through the campus bookstore for an additional fee. The loose-leaf copy can also be ordered online from the bookstore and shipped directly to your home. For more information, please review your course section materials on the ACC Bookstore page.
What are the benefits of First Day?
Some of the benefits of the First Day program are:
- You are prepared on the first day of class with all your required materials.
- First Day materials are accessible through the Internet so they go where you go, on whichever device you want.
- First Day class materials are the lowest price available from the publisher.
How do I access First Day class materials?
You will access your digital course materials through Blackboard as soon as the professor opens the class. You also can access the digital course material directly from the publisher’s website. First-time users will need to create an account with the publisher providing the class material. Please ensure your pop-up blocker is disabled within your browser during use.
How do I pay for my First Day class?
The fee for the digital course materials is automatically added to the tuition and fees you pay for the class. This fee applies only to First Day classes. It is applied each time you register for a First Day class, including if a class is repeated.
I still have questions; who can I talk to for help?
Please contact your instructor or the Dean of your department.
I am having trouble accessing my digital course materials directly from the publisher’s website; who can I talk to for help?
If you have registered for a First Day course and your professor has already opened the class in Blackboard, you can access your digital course materials through Blackboard.
If you are having trouble accessing digital course materials outside of Blackboard, or after your course has ended, please direct any concerns or questions to the Barnes & Noble College Customer Care team by:
- Opening a ticket online for the Customer Care team
- Emailing the Customer Care team: [email protected]
- Calling the Customer Care team: 1-844-9-EBOOKS (1-844-932-6657)
For more information, please see the Customer Care website and FAQs.
If you have not already, please activate your ACCmail account to ensure that a valid email address will be associated with your ACC Blackboard account. Once activated, your ACCmail account will be associated with your ACC Blackboard account within 24 hours.
Can Dual Credit students take advantage of First Day Access (FDA) to textbooks?
Yes! If you are in high school and take ACC Dual Credit classes, you can also register for First Day classes to receive digital textbook benefits. After registering for your First Day classes, Dual Credit students will be billed for the FDA fee. Class tuition is waived for all ACC Dual Credit courses, but the FDA fee is still required.
Students then need to pay their balance for their FDA fee in full, or they can set up a payment plan to pay the entire amount. For FAST-eligible students, your FDA fees are automatically waived by ACC.
