student handbook - Baton Rouge Community College

Textbook BuybackThe money received from sellingbooks back to the bookstore can beused towards the purchase of booksfor a successive semester. Severalfactors determine the value of usedbooks:1. ConditionBooks sold back should be in goodcondition – binding, covers, andpages intact. Excessive highlighting,underlining, or other markingsdecrease the buyback value.2. Course-Material OrdersIf an instructor requests that a current textbook be used againthe following semester, then the book’s value increases.This is some times worth up to 50% of the original purchaseprice. Generally, textbooks are repurchased until thebookstore reaches its shelf stock limit.3. Overstocks and Current Editions Not Being Used onCampusOnce the shelf stock limit is reached on a particular textbookthat is to be used next term, or if the book is a currentaddition but has not been requested for next term, thebookstore pays the highest market price towards therepurchase of the book.Old EditionsPublishers frequently issue new editions of textbooks.Ordinarily when a new edition is available, old editionsretain little or no market value. Students can check with thebookstore for the most current market value of a book.28