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Signing Up

  • Click Sign Up!
  • You can sign up for two types of accounts:
    • Premium Accounts
    • Free/Trial Account
  • There are three ways to purchase premium accounts:
    • Credit card
    • Gift card
    • Purchase order (for schools only; fax to 877-360-WRIT)

Signing In

  • Click Sign In
  • Enter your Username and Password
  • For lost usernames or passwords, choose one of these options:
    • Forgot your user name?
    • Forgot your password?
  • IMPORTANT: Enter "Group Username" for all sub-accounts (e.g. Student and Family Member). The Group Username is the username of the top-level account; typically the account the subscription was purchased under.
  • To prevent having to sign in again in the future, click "Remember me"

Reading Books

  • Click READ tab
  • Find hundreds of books using Browse, Search or featured lists (e.g. Top 100); click thumbnail to select a book
  • Click Read Now button or book thumbnail
  • While reading a book (inside the Big Universe Reader software):
    • You can zoom in/out and even view it full screen mode
    • Use the sound icon to turn on page flipping sounds
    • Use thumbnail button to view all pages of a book
    • Jump to specific pages using the page number drop down.
  • After reading a book, you can:
    • Rate it
    • Add to your bookshelf
    • Add it to your recommended list
    • Take a quiz to test comprehension
  • Books you read are automatically logged in your Reading Log (located under My Account)

Click here for more help on the reading tool.

Creating, Print and Publishing Books

  • Sign in
  • Click CREATE tab
  • Click button to CREATE & PUBLISH your own books. Or, select "Edit/Publish Books I Created."
  • Inside the authoring tool, you can:
    • Create, edit, delete, save or print existing books
    • Create books from scratch or using existing templates
    • Print books to your printer, privately submit them (only for FAMILY and SCHOOL accounts) or publish it BigUniverse.com
    • Use our pictures or upload your own

Click here for more help on the authoring tool.

Organizing and Sharing Books

  • Sign in
  • After reading a book, you can either add it to your bookshelf or your recommendation list
  • To access you your bookshelves, click on the HOME tab
  • To share books:
    • Use the TELL-A-FRIEND button for individual books or on your home page
    • Add friends via the SHARE tab
    • Use the "Link to us" images (see bottom of page)
    • Bookmark on social media sites
  • To delete books and friends, go to your home page and delete using the "X" icon

Assessment with Quizzes

  • Sign in
  • Find books
  • Click "Take Quiz" button
  • Take quiz and see scores in My Account > View My Quizzes
  • School and Family accounts can assess progress via My Account > View Student Quizzes, which enables you to:
    • Assess progress at a classroom/family level
    • Assess progress at a student level via:
      • Reports for specific student
      • Actual Q&A for a given test

Managing Your Account

  • Sign in
  • Click My Account
  • To personalize your account, choose one of the following options:
    • Change Background
    • Change Password
    • Change Username
    • Change Email
    • Update Profile
  • To view/manage your activity, choose one of the following options:
    • Manage My Home Page
    • Edit/Publish Books I Created
    • View My Reading Log
    • View Quizzes I've Taken
  • To control your premium subscription, choose one of the following options:
    • Update Billing Information
    • View Purchase History
    • Cancel Billing

Adding and Managing Sub-Accounts

  • Sign in
  • Click My Account
  • To add sub-accounts, click Add Student/Child Accounts. Accounts can be created in two ways:
    • Using the Big Universe username/password generation system
    • Importing existing username/passwords using a CSV file
  • To manage existing accounts, click View Existing Accounts
  • To assess progress, click View Student/Child Quizzes
  • To view reading logs, click View Student/Child Reading Logs
  • To view published books, click View Student/Child Published Books

Click here to see an image on how school accounts are organized and managed.


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