How to Add a Textbook
Perusall partners with many leading publishers to make your preferred textbooks available directly within the platform.
- Navigate to the Library tab on your course home page.
- Click Add content > and select Book from the Perusall Catalog
- Browse our catalog of available titles or search for your specific book.
- Select Adopt. The title will typically be added to your course within 24 hours.
Can't find your title?
If a title doesn't appear in your search results, click the Request a title not in the catalog tab at the top of the window. Fill out the request form, and our Operations team will coordinate with the publisher to add it for you.
To view the status of a book request, click on the Pending book requests button at the top of the course Library.
Student Access & Payment Options
When you adopt a textbook, students are prompted to gain access the first time they click on a reading assignment or through the course Library.
Students can purchase their book directly within Perusall or enter a Perusall access code purchased through their college bookstore. When purchasing in Perusall, students can pay by credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, or choose ābuy now, pay laterā options such as Affirm or Klarna. Additional region-specific payment methods may also be available.
At this time, we are unable to grant access to a book in Perusall when it has been purchased elsewhere.
If you'd like your students to purchase a Perusall access code at your bookstore, please review the following articles:
Even if you use a textbook in your Perusall course, you can still upload your own documents and assign readings both from the book and from your own documents. There is no cost to the students to use Perusall with a textbook beyond the cost of the book itself.
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