Textbook Rental Program

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Rent Your Textbooks

  • To rent your textbooks, simply visit the textbooks tab

How to Rent Your Textbooks

  • You’ll need to place a credit card on file
  • Your card will be charged $1 to confirm it's valid
  • The balance is charged to your student account, not your card
  • Your card will only be charged if textbooks are not returned on time

Picking up your books

  • Books should be picked up at Santa Clara University Campus Store.
  • You will need your student ID number to pick up your books.
  • You can pick up books starting 7 days before classes start.

Dropping / adding courses

  • If you drop a course(s), 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).
  • The book rental charge for your new course will be added to your student account within 1-2 business days.

Returning your 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 (winter or summer, depending on the semester).
  • 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.