Textbook Rental Program FAQs

Textbook Rental Program

Frequently Asked Questions

To rent your textbooks, simply visit the textbooks tab of our site.
Utilize the dropdown menus to select the term, dept, course, and section of your courses.
Add your textbooks (or eBooks!) to your cart in the condition of your choice and proceed to checkout!

You can pay with your books via student aid or traditional out of pocket payment such as a credit card.
However, a credit card will need to be placed on file for your rentals as collateral. If using another form of payment for your total balance, such as financial aid, your credit card will be charged $1 and then refunded to ensure it is a valid card.
Your credit card used as collateral will be charged if you do not return your books by the rental due date. If that card declines, we may have to utilize a collection service to pay off any overdue balance. Please refer to our Textbook Rental Policy for more information.

If you drop a course(s) within 2 days of Add/Drop, please bring the book(s) back to the campus store as soon as possible.
If you add a course(s), contact the campus store to pick up the additional book(s) for your added course(s).
Additional charges or refunds may apply depending on the difference in balance due between your 'dropped' books and 'added' books.

Books should be returned at the campus store.
You can return books as soon as you are done with them, but they must be returned before you leave for break.
If you lose a book, return a damaged book that is in unsellable condition, or don’t return a book, you will be responsible for paying the replacement cost.
- The cost varies per book. The cost will typically be the difference between the purchase price and the rental price of the book.
- Does not apply to lab manuals.