Student Options Explained

Affordable, digital options on the Macmillan Learning Student Store give you real choices about format and price.

 
Format Format Options Purchasing Options*
  Digital Downloadable e-book Print Subscribe Rent Buy

E-book - Read online (or offline) with all the highlighting and notetaking tools you need to be successful in this course.

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Loose Leaf - Loose Leaf is a printed unbound, 3-hole punched version of the book.

 
 
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Paperback - This is an old-school, printed book, with a soft or paperback cover.

 
 
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Hardback - This is an old-school, printed book, with a hard cover.

 
 
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Achieve - Achieve is a complete 'course in a box' with the full e-book, quizzes, self assessment tools, and multimedia resources--all assigned by your instructor.

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Achieve Read & Practice - Achieve Read & Practice is our mobile, accessible e-Book with adaptive quizzing, assigned by your instructor.

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LaunchPad - LaunchPad is a complete 'course in a box' with the full e-book, quizzes, self assessment tools, and multimedia resources. You can use this on your own, even if your instructor hasn't assigned this.

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LaunchPad Solo - LaunchPad Solo includes resources for your class (but does not include an e-book). You can use this on your own, even if your instructor hasn't assigned this.

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Sapling - Sapling is an online homework tool that your instructor will assign.

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SaplingPlus - SaplingPlus is a complete 'course in a box' with the full e-book, quizzes, self assessment tools, and multimedia resources--all assigned by your instructor.

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*Purchasing Options

  • Subscribe gives you access to the product for a pre-determined amount of time.
  • Rent allows you to have the product for a pre-determined amount of time. You send it back when you're done, or you get charged for buying the book.
  • Buy gives you access to the product forever.