New Online Bookstore
The Cabrillo College Bookstore will operate completely online.
Students can visit the website to view course materials, order online, and have course materials shipped to their home. Digital course materials and access is emailed to the student.
Faculty can adopt their required text, materials, and supplies between April 2 and April 26.
The online bookstore is also selling Cabrillo College branded apparel and gifts.
General Questions
No, there will not be an app for the online bookstore, however, the website is mobile-friendly so it should display well on a phone or tablet.
No.There will be no cash handling anywhere on campus for course materials. Acceptable payment methods will be listed at checkout on the Cabrillo College Online Bookstore website.
Vouchers can be applied at checkout on the Cabrillo College Online Bookstore website.
Shipping is free on all orders over $49.00.
It will be available from the Cabrillo College Online Bookstore website.
Call (855) 955-0398 toll free.
Student Questions
It is possible. There will be a link on the Cabrillo College Online Bookstore website that will give more details on buyback. The student will be able to create a marketplace seller account and sell back their books.
Once the new bookstore website goes live on April 2, 2024, you will be able to see your books and materials there. Until then, please check the COMMENT column for your selected class in the Self Service Schedule of Classes for an additional information regarding textbooks and/or materials. NOTE: Many Late-start classes for spring 2024; many of these are zero-cost textbook classes.
Application of financial aid will be done at checkout on the Cabrillo College Online Bookstore website.
Any required course supplies and locations of where to get those supplies will be provided by the Instructor of the course in the “notes” section in the course/syllabus.
Required course materials will be listed on the course syllabus online. We encourage students to order books as soon as is reasonably possible after registering for classes.
Students who don’t have a permanent address will specify that at the time of checkout and can pick up their books at the old bookstore location and speak with Art Manalo who will be at the receiving desk from Monday through Wednesday, 8:00AM-4:30PM.
Regalia can be ordered from the Oak Hall Cabrillo College microsite which will be linked from Cabrillo College’s website. More details to come.
Faculty Questions
SU24 and FA24 bookstore adoptions are due NO LATER THAN April 26th when registration starts. Akademos will need as much lead time as possible to stock required course materials. Please adopt your materials ASAP when the course material portal is available to you. It’s important to have these entered so that students can make informed decisions when registering for classes in compliance with legislative mandates about transparency in course costs, and to ensure adequate supply of textbooks for those who wish to rent or purchase required materials.
Faculty training will be offered via Zoom during the first week of April. The training will be recorded for those who cannot attend. One hour of flex credit will be approved for this training. A one-page PDF with adoption instructions is also available.
Scantrons and Green Books will now be available in Division Offices, only for courses where faculty require these testing materials. Faculty are responsible for providing timely information about the number of scantrons and Green Books their courses will use in order for the Division Office to be adequately stocked. Faculty are also responsible for providing the scantrons and Green Books to students in class at the time of the exam. Faculty can pick up items from their respective Division Office. Students should not be asked to purchase them or pick them up themselves from the Division Offices.
See this one-page OER textbook adoptions guide. Consider also utilizing the "Course Notes" field to provide details and/or a link to the OER material.
For Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) textbook adoptions: Adopt your textbook following the regular instructions, adding a “Course Note” that the book will be available free online and the print copy is optional.
Please contact Aloha Sargent, ZTC Coordinator, for assistance with this: alsargen@cabrillo.edu
Aside from digital or physical textbooks, list required devices such as calculators and software subscriptions. In addition, list all homework systems/access codes, art supplies, uniforms, safety equipment, and other expenses to inform students of these additional costs when they are selecting and registering for classes. Our new Virtual Bookstore platform has space and options to include these items during course material adoption.