Faculty Textbook Resources


The deadline for Spring 2026 is Wednesday, November 5th, 2025. Please submit for all books, online access codes and class supplies:


► Textbook Adoption on Course Director


Each instructor has a unique login and password for the Course Director Software. Please contact the Bookstore Manager for your login credentials, or to discuss researching titles, publishers, editions, formats, price options, etc.

All instructors must complete one Textbook Adoption for each class every semester. Spring textbook orders are due in November. Summer and Fall textbook orders are due in April.

Benefits of On-Time Adoptions

  • Lower student costs

  • Maximize buyback prices

  • Fewer backorders and delays

Textbook Vouchers

Students receiving financial aid assistance account for a large volume of the sales through FRC Bookstore. There are several programs on-campus and off-campus to help with costs of textbooks and school supplies, including: EOPS, Student Equity and Achievement, CalWorks, Veterans Services, Department of Rehabilitation, Workability, Burton and Alliance for Workforce Development.

When a student is approved for an on-campus program, then the student can shop with their voucher at the FRC Bookstore only. By submitting your Textbook Adoption Form on-time, you are helping this population and all students to be better prepared so they can find their required materials on the shelves by the beginning of the semester.

Zero Textbook Cost & Low Textbook Cost (under $30)

Guidelines and Resources

Please submit your Textbook Adoption Form and include the weblink to the electronic materials, such as a pdf to a free online textbook.

This site provides information using PDF, visit this link to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software.