Textbook Buyback

Textbook buyback is a service provided by the bookstore at the end of each semester. This is an opportunity for students to sell back textbooks that they no longer need or want to keep for future reference. The price paid for books depends on the demand for the book. There are different scenarios that could happen: 1. If the bookstore has received a textbook order from the instructor indicating that the textbook will be used in the upcoming semester, we will pay 50% of the current new book price, regardless if you bought it new or used, if we have not yet fulfilled our need for the title. 2. Because we work with a wholesale textbook company, we may be able to buy your textbook back at the wholesale price if we have fulfilled our requirements and there is a nationwide demand for the title. The wholesale company works with other schools and this creates a nationwide demand for certain titles. 3. The wholesale price for the title may be less than 50% of the new book price. 4. Unfortunately, if there is no demand for the title we are not able to buy it back from you. This is usually the case when a new edition of the textbook is published and there is no instructor using the book for the next semester, or the book is a custom publication. In most cases, as long as the book is in saleable condition and there is a demand for the book you should be able to sell back your book. Even if you marked up and highlighted the book you may be able to sell it back. Some examples of books not in saleable condition are: 1. Water-damaged books 2. Books with torn or missing pages 3. Books with missing covers 4. Books with missing pages 5. Books with broken spines 6. Books that are over-highlighted or excessively marked in. The prices paid for books are dependent on the nationwide demand for each title so prices may fluctuate daily. Come early for the best prices.

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MCC Bookstore, Maui Campus

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