Do ebooks purchased for an online class and lab equipment count for "Books & materials required to be purchased from the school" if they were purchased thru a 3rd party?

[Jimesa]

Yes, it doesn't matter how you purchased the books needed for your education. Please see below on qualified education expenses:

What are qualified education expenses for the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning credits?

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[malcolm-mcdonald]

The expenses were not available for purchase directly from the university, they were required to be purchased from a single 3rd party source. Do they still apply to the  Lifetime Learning Credit?

[Jimesa]

Yes if this source was the way the institution instructed you to buy the books.