A required vs. optional textbook

• A required textbook is a book your professor has chosen which contains necessary readings and materials for successful completion of the course.
• An optional book is supplemental material chosen to assist in your studies. However it is not mandatory for the course. These can include study guides and partial solutions manuals.

Used books

Our database creates a new and used price for every title whether used copies are available or not. This is an automatic default setting that cannot be changed. Some items such as special packages, coursepacks, and lab manuals are never available as used.

This website provides booklists of the current term and current prices. It does not however show availability of titles. We will do our best to provide you with a used copy if requested.

Finding your textbooks on the website

The website will show you textbooks for the current term. If your textbook is not on the website it's because it hasn't arrived at the bookstore. Keep checking back the website is update everyday.

Using the text search

Make sure you choose the book for the section you are enrolled in, or simply go back and re-enter your course information including the section number. If you did you did not specify the section you are enrolled in, the search menu will give you a listing for all the sections.