Textbook buyback
Every book has value at Camosun Bookstore!
Sell your new & used books for cash
You have the opportunity to sell your texts several times a year at both Bookstore locations, usually at exam times (see dates below). For texts we are purchasing, the Bookstore pays 50% of the current retail price, whether or not you purchased the text new or used. See if we're buying back your textbook and for what price...
For texts that are not being adopted for next term or texts for which we have sufficient quantities, we work with a leading used book wholesaler and may be able to offer you the wholesale price, which will be less than 50% and depends upon supply and demand.
The Bookstore regularly posts lists of the top 20 books being bought back from students. During buyback we encourage you to bring your student ID and all your books, not just those on the list, for an appraisal (and cash) from our book buyer.
If you have books from the recent semester that you would like to sell but that are not on our buyback list, they may be on a future list. For example, instructors may not be using a book from the recent winter or current spring term until next winter. So those books won't appear on our buyback list until closer to that semester. It’s worth trying again!
Donate books
Books are constantly being updated and therefore it is inevitable that some books will go out of print every term. However, these books still have value and we encourage you to donate them to a worthy cause. The Bookstore has partnered with Better World Books to distribute our donated books to less fortunate people all over the world. To date the Camosun community has donated thousands of books to this worthwhile cause. With our help, Better World Books has funded the shi pment of over 200,000 books to Africa and built seven new schools in Southeast Asia.
As you can see, every book has value. For less fortunate readers worldwide your books are priceless!
Bookstore buyback dates 2010–2011
| Period | Date | Days | Hours | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2011 | Dec 12-16 | Mon–Fri | 9am–3pm | Both stores |
| Dec 19-20 | Mon–Tue | 9am–noon | Both stores | |
| Spring 2012 | Apr 16-20 | Mon–Fri | 9am–3pm | Both stores |
| Apr 23-24 | Mon-Tue | 9am–3pm | Both stores |
