Textbooks
Textbooks for Online Courses
You must have your textbook(s) before your course starts. Textbook costs are not included in tuition and fees. If you anticipate receiving financial aid, it will not be available to purchase textbooks, as it is disbursed several weeks after courses begin and will be applied to tuition and fees first.
UW-Platteville’s official textbook provider for online courses is MBS Direct, but you can order textbooks from any vendor. If you use MBS, please provide your course number and title, and identify yourself as a UW-Platteville Distance Education student. To ensure that you purchase the correct textbook, search vendor sites using the ISBN number and verify the title, author, and edition.
Don't order the international edition of your course textbook. While it might be cheaper, it won’t be compatible with your courses.
MBS Direct
2711 West Ash
Columbia, Missouri 65203
Phone: 800.325.3252
Fax: 800.499.0143
http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/uwplatt.htm
Textbooks for Print-based Courses
You must have your textbook(s) before you begin your course. Textbook costs are not included in tuition and fees. If you anticipate receiving financial aid, it will not be available to purchase textbooks, as it will be disbursed several weeks after you begin your course and will be applied to tuition and fees first.
You will find textbook information for print-based courses in the Textbook Information section in the Introduction of your course manual. You can order your textbook from any vendor you like. Course manuals are written for a specific textbook edition – be sure that you purchase the correct book and edition for your class. To ensure that you purchase the correct textbook, search vendor sites using the ISBN number and verify the title, author, and edition.
If you order your books for print-based courses from the UW-Platteville University Bookstore, identify yourself as a UW-Platteville distance learning student. You may call University Bookstore or use the Distance Learning Textbook Order Form you receive with your course materials.
Don't order the international edition of your course textbook. While it might be cheaper, it won’t be compatible with your courses.
University Bookstore
Pioneer Student Center
1 University Plaza
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
Phone: 608.342.1486
Fax: 608.342.1766