Textbook Service University Park Drive Building – Lower Level 200 siue.edu/muc/textbooks.shtml facebook.com/textbookservice (618) 650-3020 Heard rumors about book expenses in college? You will not find that complaint at SIUE. Textbook Service is a rental service to undergraduate students covered through student fees. Your only job is to bring your Cougar ID card and a backpack to pick up your books. What qualifies students to use the service? All undergraduate students are assessed a Textbook Service fee based on the number of semester hours of enrollment. Does the system save students money? Studies have consistently concluded that having a textbook rental system saves each student several hundred dollars each semester when compared to purchasing and then selling back textbooks. Can students purchase texts at a discount? Undergraduate students never pay more than cost when purchasing textbooks from Textbook Service and receive an additional discount when texts have been in use for more than one year. There is a discount period during the last three weeks of the term when texts are discounted 30 percent of retail price if in use for more than one year and 40 percent if used more than two years. Excess, discontinued textbooks are sold for a dollar each at various times throughout the year during our “Dollar Book Sale.” Where is Textbook Service? TBS is located at the rear of parking lot P4 on the lower level of 200 University Park Drive building. Students who are driving must park in Parking Lot P4. Lot P4 is located on University Drive. Unfortunately, there is no student parking at the Textbook Service building. Twitter Account: @textbookservice
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