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Manually Link to Your Cengage eBook From Blackboard

Do not use this procedure if your Blackboard course is integrated with Cengage courseware like MindTap, SAM, or WebAssign.

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  1. Get the ISBN of the eBook you want your students to use.

  2. Open your Blackboard course.

  3. Click Build Content › Web Link.

  4. In Name, type Cengage eBook or the eBook title.

  5. In URL, type the following address:

    https://gateway.cengage.com/rest/launchBasicLTI/etext/ISBN

    Substitute your eBook ISBN number for ISBN.

    For example:

    https://gateway.cengage.com/rest/launchBasicLTI/etext/9781305224216

  6. Set Open in New Window to Yes.

  7. Click Submit.

Alternatively, you can add the link as an announcement.