Find your Textbooks
Find your textbooks using online search. Simply enter your courses and you'll get custom textbook list including all your options and prices, from new to used to digital. We can also have them shipped directly to your door and spare you those nasty line-ups.
Textbook Buying Survival Guide
We understand that buying textbooks is never going to be the most pleasant experience of your university career. But we do try to make it as painless as possible—which is one reason we’ve put together our Textbook Buying Survival Guide.
How to save money
Buy used: a used textbook saves you 25% off the new price—and you pay no GST! Hunt for the yellow “Used” sticker on the spine of books. But don’t leave it too late—there’s a limited quantity.
Sell them back: at the end of term, check the online buyback list to see which of your texts are going to be used next term and you can sell back to us. You can get up to 50% of the original new price back.
Try out a rental: for more information about rental textbooks check out our FAQ's. After you've checked out the FAQ and what to try a rental then go to Find your Textbooks and have your credit card handy to checkout.
How to save time
Create a custom booklist before you come to the bookstore. It makes finding your texts so much quicker and easier.
Shop early or late in day. We can’t stress this enough: in early September, it’s a zoo here between 10am and 4pm. But if you come here at 8:30am or 4pm, it’s a lot quieter and you can get your books without the teeth grinding experience of long line-ups. During our busiest times we offer extended hours.You can avoid line-ups and get your pick of cheaper used texts if you buy in December (although be advised some texts may not be in stock yet).
Get cheques pre-approved at Info Desk. Cheques are great, but they need to be pre-approved. Please note that we can only pre-approve your own cheque; third-parties (such as your parents) should consider a Gift Card instead.
Load up a Gift Card. Someone else helping out with your expenses? Get them to put the cash on a Gift Card for you to use by calling 250.721.8311. Please allow us half a day and we’ll have it ready and waiting for you here at the Info Desk.
How to avoid hassles down the road
Returns: we can only accept textbook returns if the following conditions are met.
- Books must be in mint condition.
- You must bring the original sales receipt.
- Refund must be on same card as original purchase.
- Must be before the deadline.
Please review our full returns policy here.