Portals and Bookstore Go Live July 21

The student and faculty portals, as well as the bookstore website, will be live on July 21. Please check back then for full access to all features and resources.

Textbook and Course Material Program

Miner Book Bundle makes getting your course materials more convenient and affordable.

  • Receive all your course materials before the first day of class
  • Save 35-50% on the cost of course materials each term
  • Benefit from a highly personalized service

How it Works

Register for Classes

Upon registering for courses, you will be automatically enrolled into the program.

Verify Your Order

Starting 30 days before the first day of classes, you will receive an email to verify your order and select your fulfillment preference.

Receive Your Textbooks

An email notification will be sent when your order is ready for pickup or when it ships. Your digital materials will be delivered for your course(s) within Canvas.

Sign-in to verify your order

Frequently Asked Questions

Miner Book Bundle

Miner Book Bundle is a course material delivery model that simplifies the student experience, lowers the cost of materials, and ensures students have access to all of their required course materials on or before the first day of class. Through this innovative program, physical books are conveniently packaged and provided to students on a rental basis, and access to digital material is directly within Canvas. The Miner Book Bundle is offered at a fixed price for undergraduates of $360 per term for full-time students and $168 per term for part-time students. Graduate students will be charged $24 per credit hour enrolled. At the end of the term, students will receive email reminders to return rented physical course materials to the bookstore.
  • Register for your classes and the bookstore will start preparing your course materials
  • One month before classes start, you will receive an email instructing you to select your delivery preference (in-store pickup or shipped directly to you)
  • An email notification will be sent when your order is ready for pickup or when it ships
  • Your digital materials will be delivered for your course(s) within LMS

All students are eligible and will automatically be enrolled in the program.

The program provides all required textbooks, eTextbooks, lab manuals, and access codes to eligible students.

The program does not include consumable course supplies that cannot be returned and reused such as lab goggles, dissection kits, molecular model kits, engineering kits or nursing kits.

All eligible students will be automatically enrolled in the Miner Book Bundle.

Students have the option to opt-out of the Miner Book Bundle each semester during the opt-out window. The opt-out window is open [insert opt-out window start and end date]. By opting out, students will not receive their required materials in a convenient package and access to digital content will be removed after the opt-out window closes.  Options for purchasing course materials after opting out can be found on the bookstore website, mst.bncollege.com. To begin the opt-out process, please follow this link: click here for opt-out page

To change your opt-out status and opt into the Miner Book Bundle, please click here for opt-out page or follow the instructions found in your opt-out confirmation email. Please note you must make your final selection by [insert last day of opt-out window].

Students will be responsible for purchasing their required course materials through the bookstore.

The deadline to return all rental textbooks is the last day of final exams for the semester. Students will receive reminders ahead of the rental deadline to their email address.

Yes, the program provides you with the option to purchase any rental textbooks at a reduced rate during the semester.

Yes, you will still be required to return continuation course textbooks. You will be issued the same title for the next semester of the continuation course.

Students will receive email notifications from the bookstore reminding them to verify their order and choose their fulfillment preference. If the student does not opt-out, their materials will be held at the bookstore and their student account will be charged.

Yes, if the student does not opt-out, their materials will be held at the bookstore and their student account will be charged.

If course materials have been picked up or delivered for the dropped class, those materials should be returned to the bookstore within 48 hours. If you drop a class and enroll in a different class, the bookstore will “swap” the required course materials so that you have what you need.

Yes, you will have 48 hours to return your textbooks. If you do not return the textbooks, the charges for the bundle will [remain on your student account] and you will be subject to a replacement and non-return processing fee.

Payment

The Miner Book Bundle is a rental based program and will be applied to the student bill.

Materials

The program provides all required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes and digital textbook versions to eligible students.

Yes, the program provides you with the option to purchase textbooks at a reduced rate during the return period.

If rental textbooks are not returned to the bookstore by the due date, students will be assessed a replacement and non-return processing fee. The replacement fee is 75% of the new book price at the time of purchase and the non-return processing fee is 7.5% of the new book price at the time of purchase.

The deadline to return all rental textbooks is the last day of finals. Students will receive email reminders about the rental deadline to their email address.