Textbook Buyback

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10 Things that affect how much you get for your text books:

1. Participation in buyback during specific dates posted
2. Whether or not you are selling the textbook during the same semester in which you purchased it
3. Whether or not your book is in the wholesale buyback guide
4. Whether or not there is an overstock of your book, due to class cancellations or over ordering
5. Whether or not the book publisher has changed the book edition
6. Whether or not the book is still being used by the college
7. The condition of the textbook
8. Your place in the buyback line
9. The quantity of your book needed for the store
10. Whether or not the book you have is included on the IN DEMAND textbook list
    

FYI:

Did you know that you could receive half of the new price, even if you bought the book used?

If the college store needs the book (it is on our IN DEMAND buyback book list), and you show up on buyback day before the quantity needed is reached, you will receive half of the new textbook price.

For example:

You buy a used History book for $50.00. The new ones sell for $75.00. At the end of the semester, you get up early, wait in line, and the book is on the IN DEMAND book list for a needed quantity of 60. If you reach the front of the line before the 60th textbook is received, you will be paid $37.50 for your textbook. If you oringally paid $50.00 for the book and now receive $37.50 back, you essentially paid $13.00 for the book. What a deal!