Students can get money for used textbooks beginning Dec. 14

MARK SMITH
Senior Writer
seniorwriter@occc.edu

Students needing extra money can sell their textbooks back to the OCCC Bookstore beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14.

Brenda Reinke, bookstore director, said representatives from wholesalers the bookstore contracts with also will be at the college until Dec. 21 to buy books for both OCCC and the company they represent.

Students will go to a service window located outside of the bookstore, next to the store’s entrance, she said.

Reinke said the representatives will buy any book on their list of books they need, while OCCC will only purchase books being used by the college’s professors next semester.

Students will be paid a higher amount for the books being purchased for use in the bookstore.

However, Reinke said, the wholesaler representatives will make their own purchases based upon the age, condition and demand for the book.

She said some books may only be purchased for $5 while others could be sold for $20.

“It depends on how much they want your book,” Reinke said.

The representatives will be purchasing for schools from across the nation. They may need the books even if OCCC doesn’t, Reinke said.

However, books must be in good condition with no pages missing or water damage, she said, although books with writing and highlighting will be considered as well.

Reinke said workbooks and lab manuals will not be purchased from the students.

Students who cannot attend the buyback should not worry, Reinke said, as the bookstore will have another buyback Jan. 19 and 20.