Registration

If you are a new user, you can register and begin building a custom textbook by entering your e-mail address and creating a username and password on our log-in page: CS Select and Log In.

If you are a returning user, you can simply enter your username and password to return to an existing project or create a new book.

Step 1: Choose a Table of Contents

Every CS Select textbook begins with a base table of contents from one of our existing College Success textbooks. After you choose a table of contents, you’ll be able to rearrange and remove chapters and add additional content – including your own original content – in the following screens.

Step 2: Gather Content

• Search our contents by author, title, topic, or keyword.
• To add a selection to your textbook, click the box to the left of the title of the reading. A green check mark will appear, and the net price will automatically recalculate.
• Use a pre-built table of contents.
• To do this, click on the Quick Select: Suggested Tables of Contents link below the tabs at the top of the screen. You can preview any one of the Quick Select tables of contents by clicking View Table of Contents. You can then rearrange or remove selections under the Organize Content tab.
• Preview content.
• To do this, click on the View Selection link below the title of a selection. (Due to restrictions in electronic rights, not all selections can be viewed online. In such cases, the View Selection link will not appear below the title. Instead, you can click the View Abstract link to read more about the selection.)
• Add your own material.
• To do this, click on the View Selection link below the title of a selection. (Due to restrictions in electronic rights, not all selections can be viewed online. In such cases, the View Selection link will not appear below the title. Instead, you can click the View Abstract link to read more about the selection.)

Step 3: Organize Content

• Organize the chapters in the order that best complements your course by dragging and dropping the selection to its proper place.
• Delete chapters from the base table of contents by clicking the Delete button to the right of the chapter title.
• You have the option to include section titles in your table of contents. These section titles will only appear in the table of contents and will not add any cost to your book.

Step 4: Select Cover

• Choose one of our attractive cover templates.
• Personalize your cover by filling in the cover text fields. To preview your cover, click Update.

Step 5: Submit Order

• Select whether you want your textbook printed in black and white or color.
• Fill out your course details and contact information.
• Elect to package your textbook with another Bedford/St. Martin's text or Macmillan trade title.
• Review your cover and table of contents. When finished, click Submit My Project.

Done!

Once you’ve submitted your order, you will receive an e-mail letting you know that your order has been received. Within 2 business days, a Bedford Select representative will contact you to confirm the net price for your textbook and issue an ISBN, which you will need to submit to your bookstore. Please note that books do not go into production until your bookstore submits a purchase order. Your bookstore should allow 3-4 weeks for the production of your custom textbook, or 6-8 weeks if your textbook is packaged with another textbook or trade title.