The ECU Libraries do not purchase copies of all required or recommended textbooks used at ECU; however, some are available.
- For ebook editions, search our E-Textbook collection. .
- For other print and ebooks that might also be used in ECU classes, search the Library Catalog to discover if we have them available.
- Some instructors place copies of textbooks on Course Reserve in the library.
The Interlibrary Loan service can be used to request materials that the library does not own, including textbooks — but they are not always available elsewhere and the other libraries sometimes only lend books for a month or so.
If you cannot afford to purchase textbooks from the campus bookstore in the student center, consider the following alternatives:
- Rent your textbooks from ECU's campus bookstore.
- Share textbooks with your classmates.
- Comparison shop between local booksellers, classmates, and the many online bookstores available on the internet. Two websites that search many online booksellers at once are BookFinder and BookFinder4U -- you might be able to find a great deal at one of those booksellers.
