Block Ready at the Bookstore
Books and course material auto-delivery
Have you wondered how you find the right editions of books and the best prices for them each block? Block Ready at the Bookstore has that covered. Costs for your required course materials will be conveniently included in your semester tuition and fees, and you’ll benefit from the group discount through the college bookstore.
Better yet, your books are automatically delivered to Moodle for you to access before each block starts. If you need any physical materials, they’ll be available at the campus bookstore and you’ll get an email letting you know when they’re available to pick up with plenty of time before the block starts–2 weeks!
Benefits of Block Ready at the Bookstore
- Start every class confident you’re ready with all your required materials—always the right book and the right edition!
- Easily access your digital course materials through Moodle on-demand.
- The low, per-course fee means you’ll get all your course materials for about the cost of one new textbook.
- One flat fee per course automatically added to your tuition and fees bill—$88 per block or $352 per semester.
- Change a course? No problem. Your new materials will show up in Moodle automatically.
How it works
Step 1 - Complete your course registration for the upcoming academic year (no change to this process.) Your course plan is automatically loaded into Block Ready at the Bookstore. You have the option to opt-out of the program at the beginning of each semester.
Step 2 The college bookstore sources all the materials your professors identify as required for the course, and prepares digital versions for moodle and orders any materials that aren’t available digitally.
Step 3 Digital materials are delivered to you via Moodle the 2 weeks before each block starts. Non-digital materials will be available in the campus bookstore 2 weeks before the block starts and you will be notified by email to come pick them up. (No additional cost.)
Fall Semester 2025
Opt out deadline: Aug. 27
| Block | Materials Delivery | Class starts |
|---|---|---|
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Aug. 11 | Aug. 25 |
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Sep. 8 | Sep. 22 |
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Oct. 6 | Oct. 20 |
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Nov. 3 | Nov. 17 |
Spring Semester 2026
Opt out deadline: Jan. 14
| Block | Materials Delivery | Class starts |
|---|---|---|
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Dec. 29 | Jan. 12 |
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Jan. 26 | Feb. 9 |
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Mar. 2 | Mar. 16 |
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Mar. 30 | Apr. 13 |
Not interested? That’s ok, you can opt-out and source your books and class materials for yourself. Remember you need to do this every semester, fall and spring.
Access to your Follett portal to opt-out will be available in August 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, sourcing your course materials through Block Ready at the Bookstore and digital delivery means up to 60% savings on the cost of textbooks. Plus there’s no more question about what the materials for each course will cost–the flat fee of $88 per course lets you budget for the whole year, no surprises!
Yes, a benefit of digital delivery of your course materials means that your course materials have accessibility-friendly features including zoom, text-to-speech, language and format options, and note-taking built in. You'll also have access to your materials wherever you go.
If you drop one course and add a new course, your course materials will be updated. If you have any non-digital materials for the original course, you will need to return those to the bookstore before your new course materials are released. If you have digital-only materials, your materials will be updated in Moodle within 24 hours.
If you add a course for a block you were not previously registered for, the digital course materials will be added to Moodle within 24 hours, you will get an email alert when any physical materials are available, and your student bill will be adjusted.
If you drop a course within the add/drop deadline your digital materials will be automatically disabled and you must return any non-digital materials to the bookstore before a refund for that block will be made to your student account.
Only materials identified by your professor as required materials for your course will be delivered through Block Ready at the Bookstore. If your professor has included recommended materials for your course, those materials will be available at the campus bookstore online or in person at an additional cost. Some specialized courses may require materials unavailable through the bookstore, like video games, you professor will identify these items on your course syllabus.
This program also includes some supplies that are required for courses, which may include:
- Sketch books
- Loupe
- Composition books
- Chemistry goggles
- Molecular chem sets
- T130 calculator
- Rulers
- Colored pencils
- Protractors
You can opt out each semester by the third day of class for Block 1 or Block 5 with one click. If you choose to opt out, you will be responsible for sourcing all of your required course materials in time for each block at regular prices. Information about your required course materials will be available in your course syllabus in Moodle.
Opting-out for the semester means that the fees for Block Ready at the Bookstore will automatically be removed from your student account for the semester and any digital materials already delivered to Moodle will be removed. There is no penalty for opting out of the program.
The option to opt-out for fall 2025 will begin August 1, 2025.
If you made a mistake and want to opt back in, you can opt-in with one click for the semester by the deadline of Block 1, day 3 for fall semester, or Block 5, day 3 for spring semester. Your first course’s digital materials will be automatically enabled for your course and you will be notified that any non-digital materials are available to pick up from the campus bookstore.
Your digital course materials will be delivered to Moodle automatically two weeks before the beginning of the block. Any non-digital course materials will be available to pick up in the campus bookstore and you will get an email notifying you they’re available (and already paid for)
For any non-digital materials, you will get an email from the campus bookstore two weeks prior to the beginning of your class letting you know the materials are available for pick-up. (No need to bring money, they are already paid for.)
Recommended materials are not part of the Book Ready at the Bookstore program, but any materials recommended by your professor will be available for purchase through the campus bookstore either online or in person. Check at the bookstore counter for help!
No, any physical books or other materials that you had for your course are yours to keep.
The digital copies will remain accessible to you for a minimum of 180 days. If you want a printed copy of your book to keep long term, you are eligible to purchase a printed copy from the college bookstore at a discounted price. Contact the bookstore for more information.
Questions? Need help?
You can find additional resources, support articles, and self-help tools on Follett’s customer support page (Type Cornell into the search box to access your portal). Or you can stop by the campus bookstore and chat with our friendly staff any time you have a question.