NFO 2025 – Find Your Way – Selecting Textbooks

Textbooks are usually selected the semester before a course is taught, so it is a good idea to check with your unit administrator (chair or director) to see if one has already been chosen for your course. Some departments use the same textbook across all sections, so if you’re not sure, your unit administrator is the best person to ask.

When it’s time to submit a textbook, faculty use the Adoption & Insights Portal (AIP) associated with the ECU Bookstore (Dowdy Student Stores) to record that selection for students. After you are officially assigned to your courses, you’ll get a personalized email from the ECU Bookstore with instructions for submitting your textbook adoption (if one hasn’t already been submitted).