Access options
Individual access
If your institution has already subscribed, you will be able to access the paid-for content directly via the Higher Education website through Shibboleth or Athens. If you create a personal account you can tailor the experience and unlock functionality that allows you to annotate and bookmark content, as well as read material offline.
Institutional access
Libraries may arrange access on an unlimited concurrent user basis, via a flexible annual lease. There are multiple options, including title-by-title selections and leasing access to collections by subject. Please contact your library, and ask that they contact their usual Cambridge Library Sales representative for more information.
You can find out further information on access options via our help page .
Inclusive and equitable access
Inclusive and equitable Access (IA/EA) is a digital delivery model that provides students with affordable and accessible textbooks from day one of class. Our library of e-textbooks features over 1,000 titles offered at discounted prices and allows for adaptable learning solutions to meet every student and instructor’s needs. Currently, this service is only available within the United States and Canada.
Inclusive Access (IA) applies to an individual title an instructor chooses to be available through an IA program. Students then have the option to opt-in or out of participation.
Equitable Access (EA) enables students to pay a set fee to access all required texts per semester. EA is available to the institution, and not on an individual book-by-book basis.
Why IA/EA?
Instructors: Contact Us to learn how you can establish IA/EA at your school or speak to your bookstore to find out more about an existing program.
Note for instructors
If you wish to assess the suitability of a textbook for your course, you should request an examination copy in the usual way. If you have already decided to adopt a book, and are interested in subscribing to institutional access for that title, please discuss your needs with your librarian (as noted above) in the first instance.
Purchasing books via e-commerce
Digital textbook access can be purchased via the website. Browse to the book you wish to buy to see purchase options. Access is provided via our web, desktop and mobile Cambridge Spiral eReader.
Print e-commerce is not available on the Higher Education from Cambridge University Press website at this moment. In the meantime, you can purchase print books as well as other formats of eBooks from the Academic Books pages.
You can also get electronic access to our textbooks via a number of third-party websites:
Please note: these third-party websites do not operate in all countries, and local pricing may not be available.