I already paid, so why am I being asked to subscribe again?

When a student is asked to pay again, this could mean one of two things.

1. The link that the student clicked on took to them a different zyBook than the one they paid for.

2. The link the student clicked on sent us a different email address than the one the student originally used to subscribe, and we created a new account with that second address. 

If that happens, don't worry! These are both simple to fix.

Case 1. Subscribed to the wrong zyBook.

To determine if you are subscribed to the wrong zyBook, double check the URL on the zyBook you paid for and the zyBook asking you to pay again.

In the two screenshots below,

• Ayesha is subscribed to the zyBook with the zyBook code ZYUCS101BakshiFall2022
• Ayesha is not subscribed to the zyBook with the zyBook code ZYUCS101VahidFall2022

If you suspect you might be in the wrong zyBook, please email [e-mail] to let them know that you you are subscribed to the wrong zyBook and would like to be moved.

If possible, it would help us to know the URL of the zyBook that is asking you to pay again.

If you are not sure if you are in the wrong book or not, please let us know the name and email address of your instructor and we can check that for you. 

Case 2. Multiple zyBook accounts

• One cause of two accounts is a student using variations of their school email ([e-mail] and [e-mail]), or mistyping their email ([e-mail], or [e-mail]).
• Students sometimes initially use a gmail or yahoo email, then later register their university email.
• Some schools have students sign directly in to zyBooks from their learning management system (LMS) like Canvas, Blackboard, etc., which automatically creates an account using the student's university email. Then sometimes the LMS changes the email that is used, like [e-mail] and later [e-mail], for seemingly-random reasons.

Note that when a student clicks a link in LTI, our platform will do the following:

You can always check which account you are logged into by clicking your name in the upper right-hand corner and selecting "My profile".  Note that in cases where your school's website creates an account for you, your name might be "LTI User" or "zyBooks User". 

If you've already subscribed but are being asked to pay again, try other emails you may have used. If you can't remember, contact [e-mail].

If you have multiple accounts in zyBooks, feel free to ask [e-mail] to merge your accounts into a single one.

If you have purchased an access key from your bookstore, you do not need to pay again. Instead, enter the access key in the field provided.  If no access key field exists, your zyBook may not support access keys.  If you bought an access key but your zyBook does not support access keys, you may have bought an access key for a different zyBook.  Contact [e-mail] and let them know your access key and your class' zyBook code.

More info on access keys. 

Another possibility could be that you may have purchased a subscription for the wrong zyBook.  If this is the case, please let our team know and we can transfer you to the correct zyBook.