Order your textbooks and course material through the new Hawkeye Online Bookstore. Physical items will be delivered to you by mail while digital access information will be emailed. The new platform is designed to provide you with affordable course materials, convenience, and choice.
Simple Steps to Order
1. Register for Classes
Upon registering for classes, the Hawkeye Online Bookstore will put together a personalized shopping experience for you to select your textbooks and course materials.
Your personalized page will be ready within 90 minutes of registering for classes.
2. Make your Selections
Visit the Hawkeye Online Bookstore.
Login with your Hawkeye username and password to see a personalized page with the courses you registered for plus the texts assigned to them.
Select from the new, used, rental, and ebook options available. The bookstore also hosts a marketplace, where students around the country and third-party vendors sell new and used textbooks at heavily discounted prices.
3. Check out
Check out to complete your order.
Choose to ship your course materials to your home or to campus.
Order early to take advantage of great savings opportunities and free delivery options.
4. Track your Order
Check on the delivery status of your order.
Books shipped to campus can be picked up at the Brock Student Center.
Due to the construction of inner campus, enter the Brock Student Center using the sidewalk between Buchanan Hall and the Physical Plant.
Regular Hours — Fall 2024
| Monday – Thursday |
7:30am – 4:30pm |
| Friday |
7:30am – 3:00pm |
Digital Materials
Digital course material access information is emailed*. You can also login to the bookstore to view your eLibrary where you can easily access your digital items.
For guidance on accessing digital materials, see our help guide Accessing Your Purchased Materials from the Online Campus Bookstore.
* If you're not seeing your digital course material access information from TextbookX.com in your email, please check the spam folder.
Returns
If you no longer need a book that you ordered, reach out to our support team with your order number and the ISBN of the item you wish to return.
Our team will confirm if the item is refundable and provide instructions on how to complete the return.
Contact Us
The online bookstore's help web page offers a wealth of information tailored to address common questions and issues.
Support Team
Reach out to the online bookstore's support team for help via the Live Chat or email support. Both are available 24/7/365 to provide assistance.
Technical Issues and Online Bookstore Questions
For technical issues or questions regarding the Hawkeye Online Bookstore, call 855-955-0398.
General Questions
For general Hawkeye Online Bookstore questions, call the Campus Store at 319-296-4440.
Benefits of the new online bookstore
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Personalized: All of your courses and materials are listed on one page when you log in with your Hawkeye username and password, removing the need to search across multiple channels for that information.
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A quick ordering process: It takes only minutes to review and order textbooks.
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Textbook variety: Select from new, used, ebook, and rental textbooks.
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Affordable prices: The bookstore has a marketplace where you can save an average of 60% off the list price of textbooks that are sold by students and vendors around the country.
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Save on new books: Price match guarantee on new books.
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Payment options: Ability to pay with your credit card, approved financial aid, or charge to your student account.
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Free delivery options: Free economy shipping offers on retail items when the order is over $79 (not including marketplace).
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Shipping options: Choose to ship your order to your home or to campus.
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Sell books: Post used textbooks for sale on the website's marketplace and get quotes instantly.
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Help when you need it: Year-round student support with 24/7 availability during the back-to-school season.
How does the Online Bookstore work?
This video introduces you to Akademos and the TextbookX platform.