(1) Go to the Pearson Custom Business book-building site. Welcome to ...
Updating Your PCL Account with Pearson Instructor Resource Center
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Pearson Custom Business — Bookbuild Guide Click on page numbers to go to guide instructions, or download and print this document for reference.
Steps for Creating Your Custom Book Go to Pearson Custom Business bookbuild site………………… pg. 2 Search o By ISBN…………………………………………………………………………………………… pg. 2 o By Author……………………………………………………………………………………… pg. 3 o By Keyword (using filters) ………………………………………………… pg. 4 Sign in / Register o Create your account……………………………………………………………… pg. 5 o Update your account with IRC credentials……………… pg. 6 Build o Add textbook chapters………………………………………………………… pg. 7 o Add cases……………………………………………………………………………………… pg. 8 o Add original material…………………………………………………………… pg. 10 o Add copyrighted material ………………………………………………… pg. 11 o Sequence your selections…………………………………………………… pg. 11 o Customize your cover…………………………………………………………… pg. 12 o Save a draft / preview………………………………………………………… pg. 13 Finalize o Finalize your book…………………………………………………………………… pg. 14 o Sharing your custom book ………………………………………………… pg. 17
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(1) Go to the Pearson Custom Business book‐building site. Welcome to Pearson Custom Business. In just a few steps, you can create a book that matches your course needs exactly. From our program page at www.pearsonhighered.com/custombusiness (see below), click Build Your Book.
SEARCH (2) Get Started—Search by ISBN. The opening Search page appears. If you have a specific text you would like to customize and the ISBN is handy, click the drop‐down menu, and click ISBN.
Then enter the ISBN, and click the Search icon. That’s all there is to it! (For this tutorial, we will enter the ISBN for Armstrong/Kotler, Marketing, 11/e.) Note: This is a quick and effective way to call up the exact book you want, in one step!
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On the Search panel, the book appears with all of its chapters listed and ready for selecting.
ALTERNATIVE—Search by Author Searching by author is just as simple. In the drop‐down Search menu, click Author. Then type the last name of the author (for this tutorial, Armstrong) into the grey field and click the Search icon.
(3) Select book and display chapter list. On the Search panel on the left side of the page, click on the (+) sign to the right of Content Type.
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Then, under Content type, click on Pearson Textbook Content. Use the scroll bar to scroll down the list of available books. When you find the book you want, click on "See all chapters from this book", or the book's cover image. The book opens at the top of the Search panel, with a list of individual chapters you can scroll and select. ALTERNATIVE—Search by Keyword / Using Filters Another option is to search for cases or textbook chapters by keyword. In the drop‐down Search menu, click Keyword. Then enter the keyword(s) you have in mind, and click the Search icon.
Next, click on the (+) sign to the right of Content Type. (Other filters are Course and Skill Set.)
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Click on Pearson Textbook Content, Cases, or specific case providers to focus your search.
SIGN IN / REGISTER (4) Sign in or Register. When you begin selecting content to add to your custom book (by highlighting it and clicking on the plus sign next to each item), a grey window will appear prompting you to sign into your account, or register as a new user. If you have a Pearson Custom Library account, enter your username and password in the fields below Existing User and click Login. If you don't have an account, click Register under New Users, and fill out the form that appears on your screen.
Note: After entering your Zip code, click Look Up and select your school from the list in the School field. When finished, click SUBMIT. IMPORTANT NOTE! When you first set up your account by registering, you must update your new account (as explained in the IRC section below) in order to view cases or chapters online. This step should be done immediately, and needs to be done only once to secure your viewing privileges. 5
Updating Your PCL Account with Pearson Instructor Resource Center Credentials. Note: To view content online using the Pearson Custom Business book‐building system, please follow these steps in the order given below. (A) Register to set up your own Pearson Custom Library account (see Step 4). (B) Register with the Pearson Instructor Resource Center at: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/pearsonhigheredus/educator/authentication/login.page?null
If you do not already have an IRC account, click Request IRC Access. Proceed through the four steps to sign up with a username (your email address) and password. When you receive email confirmation from Pearson, move on to Step 3. (C) Update your Pearson Custom Library account with your IRC username and password. Go to: http://www.pearsoncustomlibrary.com. Sign in with your Pearson Custom Library username and password. When the Welcome page appears, click the My Account link.
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Scroll down the My Account page until you see the IRC Credentials fields at the bottom. Click the Instructor Resource Center Validation checkbox. Enter your IRC username and click Show and Change. Then enter your IRC password and click Save Changes. You will see your status change, with full viewing permission now enabled on the book build site.
Now you can sign in and view any case or chapter. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Pearson Custom Library team at
[email protected].
BUILD YOUR BOOK (5) Add chapters. Once you are logged in, you can start adding content. Use your mouse to scroll over the chapter or selection you want. It will turn yellow. Then click on the plus (+) sign next to it. Or, click and drag the chapter into the grey field in the Build panel on the right labeled "Drag and Drop Content Here." Continue to add as many chapters from this book as you like.
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As you pick chapters, you'll notice that your selections from the Search list are identified with a check mark to indicate they have been added. You can click on the Preview link to view chapters. The Page Count and Net Price for your custom book are instantly recalculated and displayed at the top of the Build panel as you add content. Note: This pricing reflects Pearson Custom Library’s usage‐based formula, in which the net price of the original parent textbook is divided by the number of chapters to establish a standard cost for each chapter. This pricing model enables you to easily and accurately scale the cost of your book.
(6) Add cases. Pearson Custom Business offers the best collection of cases anywhere, with business cases from leading providers (including Harvard, eech, and Ivey). You can combine cases with content from Pearson textbooks, or use them in a dedicated casebook. To see this in action, click the “Back To Business” link located in the top left corner, under Search. This link will take you back to the Search results page.
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Next, click Reset Your Search, and then click the plus (+) sign next to Content Type. A menu opens under Content Type. Click on the Cases content type to access the entire collection, or refine your search further by selecting a specific case provider. Search by Author, Title, or Keyword (as shown). Clicking More Info displays a case’s abstract. Highlight each case you wish and click the plus sign (+) to add it to the Build Panel. Continue to add cases to suit your needs.
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(7) Add original material. To add your own original notes, handouts, syllabi, or other documents, click Add Outside Material in the lower left corner of the page.
Once clicked, you will see a grey window. If you have previously uploaded a document to this program and want to include it in your new custom book, click the + symbol next to the selection and it will be added. To add a new Word document or PDF to your custom book, click Upload Content. You now see a second grey window, with two Tabs. The first tab says “My Own”. Make sure this Tab is selected to upload your own original PDF or Word document. Click Browse to locate your file(s) on your computer. Once located, you will be asked to enter a Title and Author name, click to select a trim size (8.50 x 11.00 for textbooks or casebooks) and add any additional notes in a Description field. Read the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions and check off these two boxes. When finished, click +ADD. Your document will be uploaded to your custom book and will be shown in the Build Panel. Repeat this process to upload each document.
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Note: If your custom book contains at least 50 pages of Pearson paid content, you can upload up to 50 pages of your own original content at no charge. Per‐page pricing for additional pages is $.02 for black & white and $.06 for color. Best Practices: Break up your original material—such as course syllabi, original labs or essays, or handouts—into individual files that you can upload and re‐sequence in the correct order for your course. Word files or PDFs should be laid out exactly the way you want them to appear in the book, with no page numbers: these will be added automatically when your custom book is compiled. (8) Add copyrighted material from other publishers. The second Tab bears the title, “Third Party.” Here you can identify a reading, selection or document from outside the Custom Library that you would like to include in your book. You are not uploading a file here, but rather providing information to Pearson so that we may clear any necessary permissions and investigate any rights fees that are required for you to use this material. In this form you are prompted to enter the Title, Author’s First and Last name, and Full Citation information. Review the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions and check off the two boxes. When finished, click +ADD. You will now see a placeholder document inserted in the Build Panel of your custom book. A Pearson representative will contact you once you complete your book.
ARRANGING CONTENT AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR COVER (9) Sequence your selections. Once you finish picking content, you’re ready to sequence the selections in your custom book. Click the word Build to expand the build panel. Then click the List View icon located immediately above your selections (circled in blue below). This minimizes the cover images so that you can see more of your choices at once.
Use the Scroll Bar on the right to view your choices. Then click, drag‐and‐drop your selections into the order you want. You can also click an item to highlight it, type a number in the Move to Position box and press Enter to move the selection to that location in your custom book. To delete an item, click on the red X immediately to the left of the selection, or click‐and‐drag it from the Build panel to the Search panel. Repeat until your selections are sequenced as you wish. 11
(10) Customize your cover. Click the Customize Cover link underneath “Build.” This link takes you to a gallery of covers. To select one, click on any one of the thumbnail images at the bottom. Next, in the grey box under Save, click Add/Edit cover text.
A window appears with the prompt, Please customize your cover lines. Enter the course information you want to appear on your book cover, and click Save. (To check your information, click +ZOOM to make the cover larger, and then click‐and‐drag the image so that the cover lines are visible.) Click Save at top right when you are done.
You are returned to the Build panel, where a thumbnail image of your cover appears at the top. If you would like to edit the information on your title page so that it is different from that on the cover, click on My Title Page or Edit Page. In the pop‐up window, make whatever changes you wish and click Save. 12
SAVE A DRAFT AND PREVIEW YOUR BOOK (11) Save a draft, then preview. Once you have sequenced your selections and customized your cover, it’s a good time to save a draft. Click Save Draft at the bottom of the page to save your book to your Bookshelf. This is a useful option if you want to save your work and finalize your book at a later time.
At any point in the book‐building process, you can preview your book. Click Preview. The system loads your entire book into the viewer page below.
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Here you can: (1) Scan through your entire book either by clicking the arrow icons, by clicking the thumbnails at the bottom, or by using the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom 2) Zoom in and out to get a closer look of the content, or click the Full Screen icon (circled in blue) to see the page up close 3) View your Table of Contents 4) Edit the cover and title page If you would like to go back and make changes to the content of your book, click Back.
FINALIZE YOUR BOOK (12) Finalize. If you are satisfied with your custom book and are ready to move on, click Finalize in the top right corner of the viewer page. (You can also click Finalize on the bottom right side of the main Search and Build page.) A grey window gives you the option of confirming your table of contents and cover. Click OK.
When you click OK, a window opens. Scroll through the Table of Contents page. You have the option to print it out or download it as a PDF. If all is in order, click Accept. Your cover then appears in this window. Review your cover and click Accept.
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(13) Fill in the requested information for your course. The My Book Summary page appears.
Here you enter the basic information we need to process your bookstore order. (1) The delivery method for your book (5) Term (2) The binding type of your choice (6) Your Class Start Date (3) Your Course Name (7) Your Estimated Enrollment (8) Notes pertaining to your book (4) Your Course Number Be sure to click the check boxes at the bottom that let you specify the shipping address and quantity required for your desk copies, and request a free printed evaluation copy to be shipped to the same address, or one that you enter here. When finished, click Review Details. On the Review Details page that follows, click Submit. 15
(14) Print out the confirmation page with your custom book ISBN, and give it to your bookstore.
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The confirmation page appears. Give a copy to your bookstore to place your order with your custom book’s unique ISBN. Your books will be printed and delivered in 2‐3 weeks for a black and‐ white text, and 3‐5 weeks for color, from the date we receive your order. Note: The Email link at the top of the confirmation page enables you to send an email directly from our bookbuild system. The Share link on the same page lets you immediately share a custom book with any colleague who has a Pearson Custom Library account. See description below for details. (15) Using My Bookshelf—Sharing Your Custom Book. Any time you Save a Draft of a book, or finalize a book with an ISBN, you will see a new book appear on your Bookshelf. You’ll find the My Bookshelf link at the top right corner of the Search and Build page after you’ve signed in.
Note: Alternatively, if you go to www.pearsoncustomlibrary.com and Sign In, you’ll go straight to the Welcome Page, where you can click View My Bookshelf. Whenever you click My Bookshelf, you have several options. For each custom project listed, you can revise your book, view a summary of it, download the book’s table of contents, and share your book with other instructors.
For a closer look at sharing, click Share My Book.
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In the window that opens, type the email addresses of the people with whom you want to share, inserting a colon between each one. In the text field below, send them a message about what you’ve created for your course. Then click Submit. You’ll see the message below.
The system sends an email to your colleagues with your message, and a link to the book you have built in your account. When the instructors click on that link, they will be prompted to sign into their Pearson Custom Library account, or Register as a New User (see Step 4). When they sign in, the book you have created appears in preview mode in their account. At that point, they can preview the book, and/or save it on their Bookshelf. Note: The Share option makes it possible for instructors teaching at multiple schools or campuses to instantly preview a book built to match a specific course or curriculum.
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