Swinburne Online How to read your e-texts online in BlackBoard and offline in Vitalsource

Swinburne Online  Once you are logged into BlackBoard, enter your subject then click ‘eTextbook’ on the left of the page

Swinburne Online  Simply click on the text to access the text. The book will open in a new tab.

Swinburne Online  You will be taken straight to the book you clicked on

Swinburne Online  Now we will set up our account for offline reading – click the ‘finish configuring your account’ link

Swinburne Online  If you are starting study with us this Teaching Period then you will not have an account – click ‘No’

Swinburne Online  Fill in your details – make sure you ONLY use your student address and fill out the whole form!

Swinburne Online  If you are a returning student, click ‘Yes’

Swinburne Online  Simply log in with your pre-registered STUDENT account to finish configuring your account

Swinburne Online  Now we’ll configure your books for offline use – start by selecting which option below is best for you

Swinburne Online  If you are a PC user click the link on the right…

Swinburne Online  If you are a Mac user click the link on the left…

Swinburne Online  Installation instructions can be found above the download links

Swinburne Online  These are the PC installation instructions

Swinburne Online  Here are the Mac installation instructions

Swinburne Online  Got an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? The Vitalsource App is free!

Swinburne Online  Or an Android device? Also free!

Swinburne Online  In the top right of the online portal are your account settings – this is where you can change which devices/computers sync to your booklist

Swinburne Online  You can also update your booklist (if a new text becomes available)

Swinburne Online  You can also redeem a new book code and change your password… but NEVER your !