Books and Technology

The CU Book Store is your student’s one-stop resource for all course material needs. Students can easily order textbooks online or purchase in-store. The CU Book Store also offers technology discounts on laptops and software licenses. Plus, the Book Store is a convenient place for Buff gear, school supplies, computer products, gifts and more!

1. Place a textbook order online. Your student can order textbooks now without having registered for courses. All they need is their IdentiKey to place a pre-order. The CU Book Store compiles the textbook list and can look up what your student will need. When placing a pre-order, your student can choose their preference of rental, used or new books. Your student will receive an email when their books are ready for pick up the weekend before classes start.
2. Students can bill textbooks to the tuition and fee bill. Students may charge their textbooks, course materials, school supplies and technology accessory purchases up to $1,500 per semester to their student tuition and fee bill. Learn more about how to bill textbooks.
3. Rent textbooks to save money. Students can highlight and make notes in rental books from the CU Book Store. If they rent a book and decide to keep it, no problem! Textbooks can be purchased at the end of the term for the difference between the rental and retail prices - no additional fees! Students need to return rental books on time to avoid extra costs.

For more information, please view the New Student Information Video & Booklet and check out the CU Book Store's Textbook FAQs.

Students have access to Microsoft Office 365. This includes downloads of Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel. They also can access Google Apps for Education at no cost.

Before purchasing other software, see what is available at a discounted rate through the OIT Site Licenses page or the CU Book Store.

OIT has 50 print stations across campus for your student’s printing and scanning needs. They offer easy ways to print from your student’s computer, USB drive, online storage services like Google Drive, and more!

Print stations are available to students in many academic buildings, common spaces and residence halls. They offer a reasonable rate per page. Check out more details on the OIT service page.

Wi-Fi is available in about 90% of indoor buildings on campus. Personal Wi-Fi access points and routers are not allowed in the residence halls due to the interference they cause. Wireless printers are also strongly discouraged. If your student has one, we request they turn off the Wi-Fi capability as it causes interference.

The IT Service Center can help your student with:

• Email
• Software installation
• Campus Wi-Fi
• Questions about campus technologies.

Students also have access to free IT support for their personal devices at three drop-in support centers.

Computing labs are available to all students and offer a variety of software. Learn more about on-campus computing labs.