VitalSource Store and Sample Portal Release Notes
Store Release Notes
1. Disciplines Page
- Improved the overall layout of the Disciplines page
- Now when navigating to the Disciplines page https://www.vitalsource.com/textbooks/ - you will discover the Top Six Disciplines in a block format / layout:
- Social Sciences
- English & College Success
- Professional Career & Trade
- Business & Economics
- Allied Health & Medical
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Clicking on a "Discipline Block" lands you on that selected Discipline's page
- Notice other disciplines are still accessible in the left navigation menu
2. Packages
- Packages are now supported in the Store as flagged for sell accordingly
- Searching on a package title or keyword within a package - returns the package in the Search results
Package Search Results Page
- Searching on a package SKU displays the Product Details Page (PDP) of the package and lists all titles available within the package
Package Product Details page
- What is a package? Added informational text for packages. Hovering or clicking the informational tooltip icon displays relative text: "A package contains multiple products, which are not available for individual purchase."
- Individual titles within a package (are not available for sell)
- For example: you are not able to select an individual title (on the package Product Details page) and land on the PDP of the title to purchase
- To purchase a title that is part of a package, you must discover the title by searching on the name or ISBN to land on the PDP of the title
- Purchasing a package:
- To purchase a package is no different than purchasing any other item
- From the Product Details page - simply click "Add to Cart" and proceed to checkout to complete your purchase
- The Order Confirmation page appears, and clicking the "Read Now" button launches your Bookshelf account so you can begin enjoying the contents within your package
- A separate order confirmation email is generated for packages. What does this mean? If your transaction contains multiple items and one or more of those items is a package - you will receive multiple Order Confirmation emails: 1) For the individual items (that are NOT packages), and 2) For the package.
- A snippet of the Order Confirmation email for a package is captured in the screenshot below:
- To purchase a package is no different than purchasing any other item
SAMPLING
1. AU Store
- Enabled Sampling for AU Store
2. Search
- Updated text in Search bar and Search Results page to reference Sampling (for AU Store)

3. My Dashboard
- Added Page Label: "My Dashboard" on the Educator's Dashboard Home page