Laker Ready

In partnership with Barnes and Noble, LSSU’s bookstore automatically provides all undergraduate students with their required course materials at a low, flat-rate price each semester through the Laker Ready program. This includes all required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, and digital textbooks. The program is designed to lower costs and increase access to required materials for students before the first day of classes.

Each semester, the Laker Ready program allows students to access their required course materials for a flat $30 per-credit-hour fee, regardless of how much each individual textbook or digital access would cost to rent or purchase separately.

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

HOW IT WORKS

Register for classes
After registering for your courses, the bookstore will begin preparing your course materials. Before the start of a new semester, you will be sent a series of emails allowing you to select your fulfillment preference (pick-up or delivery) and be notified when your materials are ready. If you do not want to participate in the Laker Ready course materials program for Fall 2026, you must opt-out of the program by August 31 to avoid being charged the $30 per-credit hour fee. See opt-out link below.

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 (in-store pickup or direct ship-to-home).

Verify My Order

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 through the LMS platform.

Opt Out / Opt In

We encourage students to enjoy deeply discounted and guaranteed course material for the first day of class. We also understand this program may not meet the needs of every student. If you do not wish to participate in the Laker Ready program, you will need to opt-out every semester. You can opt-out beginning 30 days before classes starts through the sixth day of each semester.

Opt Out

FAQs

As part of Barnes and Noble’s First Day Complete program, the Laker Ready initiative is a course material model that lowers the cost of materials for students and ensures students have access to all of their required course materials on or before the first day of class. Through this new program, physical books will be conveniently packaged and provided to students on a rental basis, and digital materials will be delivered directly within the campus LMS. At the end of the term, students will receive email reminders to return their 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 the LMS 

While this program is expected to ease the process of obtaining your required course materials and lower your overall costs, students have the option to opt-out of the program by starting here:

Opt Out

The opt-out period for each semester is open 30 days prior to the first day of class and ends on the sixth day of class (end of add/drop period). Once opted out, you will not receive access to your materials and will responsible for purchasing all required course materials a la carte from the bookstore.

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

The program does not include consumables 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 Laker Ready program.

*Dual-enrolled high school students, STEP UP program students, and graduate students enrolled in courses numbered 500+ are excluded from the Laker Ready program and will not be charged a per-credit-hour fee. These students should purchase course materials a la carte from the bookstore.

 

All undergraduate students are automatically enrolled in the program, with the exception of STEP UP program students and Dual-Enrolled high school students.

Graduate students enrolled in 500+ level courses are not included in the program and are responsible for purchasing their required course materials.

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. 

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

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 emails from the bookstore reminding them to verify their order. If the student does not opt-out, physical materials will be held at the bookstore, digital materials will be available within the course on Moodle, and the student account will be charged.

If you have received your Laker Ready packaged course materials, you must return any textbooks for the dropped course to the bookstore within 48 hours. If you drop a class and enroll in a different class, the bookstore will “swap” the required textbooks/digital materials so that you have what you need.

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Who Do I Contact with Questions?


For General Questions about Laker Ready, contact or visit the Bookstore:

  • Phone: 906-635-2645
  • Located on the lower level of the Cisler Center on campus


For Technical Assistance with digital materials:


For Student Account questions, contact the Business Operations Office:

 

Visit the Barnes and Noble bookstore website at: https://lssu.bncollege.com/