Accessing Brytewave (Student Guide)

There are 3 ways to access your course materials:


From your Brightspace course

1. Login to Central Piedmont Brightspace at brightspace.cpcc.edu.

2. Click on your course in Brightspace.

  • Click on Content from the Nav Bar. 
  • Click on the module for textbooks. 
    • Then click the link for BryteWave Course Materials.
    • Choose the digital course material you want to access.
    • Click on the title and some product details will pop up.
    • For an ebook you can click READ NOW to open it in a new tab.

Via a link to your college student email

  • A BryteWave (RedShelf) account will be created using your college email address.  An email will be sent to you with a link to your shelf. 
  • This emailed link will take you to your BryteWave Discover Shelf account where you can login using your college email address and find your preloaded material(s) on your Shelf.
  • Additional support for email can be found here: BryteWave Email info

Via the BryteWave Website

  • Go to the Brytewave website
  • Select the Sign In button in the upper right.
  • Select ‘Forgot Password’ or navigate to this link:
  • Use your college email address to reset your Brytewave password (this should be something other than your CPCC password).

Textbook Codes

  • Some digital products require a code to access the materials. 
    • The Redeem access code is available to users who purchase their materials at the bookstore where they receive a code on their receipt or received an email from their instructor.
      • If you did purchase from the bookstore and have a code on your receipt, follow these steps.
      • If you received an email from your instructor, follow these steps. 
      • If you believe you should have access to your books but your shelf is empty contact the bookstore or your instructor.

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