CSU Bookstore Help Guides

Below are some guides we created to help you purchase items from the CSU Bookstore. You can click through the guides below, or use the "Open Instructions in New Window" link to open a guide in another tab so you can refer to the instructions as you navigate our website.

Purchase course materials for pick-up at the CSU Bookstore

These instructions provide CSU students instructions for purchasing course materials, including eBooks, for pick-up at the CSU Bookstore. This method shows how to charge course materials to the student account, but the process is similar if using a credit/debit card.

Purchase and activate eBooks on our website

These instructions provide students instructions for purchasing and activating eBooks at the CSU Bookstore website. This method shows how to charge eBooks to the student account, but the process is similar if using a credit/debit card.

Make a Gift Purchase

See how to purchase gift items such as apparel on our website.

Purchase an eGift Card

In a rush? Our system delivers eGift Cards shortly after your purchase. See instructions for purchasing an eGift Card from the CSU Bookstore website.

Purchase a CSU Bookstore Gift Card

See how to purchase a physical CSU Bookstore Gift Card from our website.

We are in the process of creating more guides to help you purchase from the CSU Bookstore. 

As always, if you need any help purchasing, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help!


How to Purchase a Course Materials for In-Store Pick Up from the CSU Bookstore


How to Purchase and Activate eBooks from the CSU Bookstore Website


How to Purchase a Gift from the CSU Bookstore


Purchasing an eGift Card from the CSU Bookstore


Purchasing a Gift Card from the CSU Bookstore