Spring Break
Book buyback blues
Liz Correia
Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: Campus News
The end of the spring semester is upon us. This means that book buyback period at the Bridgewater State College bookstore is also beginning, and many students are wondering why they are not receiving what they believe to be a fair price for their traded in text books.
The buyback period at the bookstore coincides with the finals period, starting May 5, and ending May 12.
During this time the bookstore will accept new or used text books, except for some provisos. Such things as old editions, workbooks, damaged texts, and books with missing supplements such as CDs are not accepted during this buy back period.
According to Jack Murphy, the bookstore manager, prices for buyback are dependent on faculty members and the book orders that they placed for the fall semester.
"Book orders were due April 1, and we currently have 45 to 50 percent of orders in hand," explained Murphy.
"However, [professors] oftentimes have very good reasons why they cannot have their book orders to us yet. Some don't yet know what they're teaching, are still researching their choices, are unhappy with the text and are looking for a change, etc."
If the bookstore has an order for a certain book and need more copies of it, a student will receive half of the new price for the book.
If a book hasn't been ordered for the fall semester, the bookstore will pay the national wholesale price of the book, which is usually between 10 and 30 percent of the original wholesale price.
"Obviously individual students will get burned, because not all books will have value, but for the most part, students will receive money back for their books," said Murphy. Last year the bookstore had approximately $280,000 for buyback payout, compared to this year's $300,000.
Some websites, also buy back used textbooks from students. However, these websites, such as Half.com, and Amazon.com take a 15 percent commission from the sale, in addition to other fees.
The buyback period at the bookstore coincides with the finals period, starting May 5, and ending May 12.
During this time the bookstore will accept new or used text books, except for some provisos. Such things as old editions, workbooks, damaged texts, and books with missing supplements such as CDs are not accepted during this buy back period.
According to Jack Murphy, the bookstore manager, prices for buyback are dependent on faculty members and the book orders that they placed for the fall semester.
"Book orders were due April 1, and we currently have 45 to 50 percent of orders in hand," explained Murphy.
"However, [professors] oftentimes have very good reasons why they cannot have their book orders to us yet. Some don't yet know what they're teaching, are still researching their choices, are unhappy with the text and are looking for a change, etc."
If the bookstore has an order for a certain book and need more copies of it, a student will receive half of the new price for the book.
If a book hasn't been ordered for the fall semester, the bookstore will pay the national wholesale price of the book, which is usually between 10 and 30 percent of the original wholesale price.
"Obviously individual students will get burned, because not all books will have value, but for the most part, students will receive money back for their books," said Murphy. Last year the bookstore had approximately $280,000 for buyback payout, compared to this year's $300,000.
Some websites, also buy back used textbooks from students. However, these websites, such as Half.com, and Amazon.com take a 15 percent commission from the sale, in addition to other fees.
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posted 11/21/08 @ 8:55 AM EST
It's really beneficial for the students. But some important steps should be implemented effectively, for sure. Can u suggest me any other site except Half. (Continued…)
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