If you run the textbook desk at a university bookstore, you're in the right place. This is how to order access codes for Blended Teaching textbooks. You order in the bookstore ordering portal at https://www.blended-teaching.com/bookstore-order. We can't take orders by email or phone, so the portal is the place to do it.
What you need
Have these ready before you start:
Your work email address
Your purchase order (PO) as a PDF
From your PO: the course code, the number of codes, the price per code and the PO number
1. Sign in
Go to the ordering portal, enter your work email and select Send code. We'll email you an 8-digit code. Type it in and select Sign in (or Continue if you're new). You don't need a password.
The code works for one hour. If it doesn't arrive, check your junk folder, then select Send a new code.
If you've ordered from us before, use the same work email you used then, so we recognise your store.
2. First time only: set up your store
The first time you sign in, we ask for:
Your name and job title
Your university (search and pick it from the list)
Your store
Invoices go to: the email address for invoices (usually your accounts payable inbox)
Your billing address
Then select Save and continue. You only do this once.
Orders, codes and invoices belong to your university's store, not to one person. Once approved, colleagues who sign in for the same store see the same orders and invoices.
Our team approves every new account for its store. Until your account is approved, you can place orders and see the orders you placed, but not your store's other orders or its invoices, and we can't release codes to you. You'll see "Waiting for team approval" beside the order form. You don't need to do anything.
3. Place your order
Open the New order tab and fill in:
Textbook. Pick it from the list.
Course code. The course code from your PO, for example FINC 450.
Term. Pick it from the list, for example Spring 2027.
Number of codes. How many codes you're buying. The order total appears once you enter this and the price per code.
Price per code on your PO. Enter the price per code exactly as it appears on your PO.
PO number. The number on your PO.
Purchase order (PDF). Drop your PO into the box, or browse for it.
Each order is for one textbook and one course. If you need codes for more than one, place one order for each.
If anything is missing, the form lists what to fix at the top and keeps everything you've already typed.
Select Place order when you're done.
Pricing
The price is whatever's agreed on your PO. Enter it exactly as it appears there, and that's the price we invoice.
What happens next
You're taken to the Orders & codes tab with an "Order received" message. Your order shows as "Being prepared". We also email you to confirm we've received it.
Our team checks your PO, issues your invoice and releases your codes. This is usually done within one working day.
We email the buyer (whoever placed the order) a message titled "Your [textbook] codes are ready". It has a Sign in to download button and your invoice number. We never put codes in an email. The invoice itself, with the amount and due date, is emailed to your store's invoice address.
You sign in and download your codes. See Downloading your access codes.
Your invoice is due 30 days after the invoice date. See Invoices and how to pay them.
Your order's status in the Orders & codes tab moves from "Being prepared" to "Codes ready" to "Downloaded". If ordering is paused for your store, orders we haven't released yet show "On hold".
Good to know: if a store has an invoice that is more than 30 days past due, new orders are paused until it is paid. See Why is ordering paused?.
Got leftover codes?
Codes never expire, so you can use extras next term. If you're left with extras, ask Fin.
Other things to know
Help. Ask Fin, the chat in the bottom-right corner of the portal. It works before you sign in too. Fin answers first, and a person from our team can take over. You can also email [email protected].
Students. Students redeem codes in Canvas or Blackboard. See Where do I add my access code?.