With the first day of classes less than a month away, I’m sure many of you are deep into preparations for bringing your student to campus later this month for the 2025-26 academic year.
Part of those preparations may involve making sure your student has the books and other course materials they need for their fall semester classes. As you think about that, please keep in mind the benefits of our new BookBundle program, which is designed to make accessing required course materials easier and often more affordable. Students will receive an email next week with the subject “Access Your Materials” that will provide instructions for accessing their course materials via BookBundle.
Some students have already decided not to participate in BookBundle, which we understand is a carefully considered and individual decision. For those of you who are still considering your options, here is some information you may find helpful.
BookBundle Benefits
- Convenient: All required materials based on your student’s course schedule are prepared by the Longwood University Store. No scouring the internet or worries about materials arriving in time. If your student decides to drop a course on or before the last day of the add/drop period, they will receive a full refund automatically.
- All Inclusive: With BookBundle, all of your student’s required materials are included in one all-inclusive, no-surprises price that is charged to your student’s account for easy payment each term.
- Digital Access: Digital course materials will be automatically available to your student in Canvas by the first day of class.
- Print Materials: If physical materials are required, your student will receive an email at their live.longwood.edu address with instructions and information about picking up their materials.
- Easy Out, Easy Back In: Students not interested in participating in the program can opt out with no penalty by 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (If you have trouble opting out, please contact the Longwood University Store at bookstore@longwood.edu or 434-990-6716.) If your student has already opted out and wants to opt back in, they can do so until the opt-out deadline of 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2.
If your student decides to opt out, please keep in mind that they are opting out of receiving required materials for all their courses and are responsible for sourcing their own required course materials through the Longwood University Store or elsewhere.
Need more info or have questions? Visit our BookBundle page and FAQs or reach out to the team at the Longwood University Store at bookstore@longwood.edu or 434-990-6716.
We can’t wait to welcome your student to campus in a few weeks!
—Sabrina Brown