Purchasing Textbooks

Graduate Students, Student Teachers, Extension and Distance Eductiion Students and Summer School Students must purchase all textbooks. The rental program at Appalachian State University is only availalbe for on campus undergraduate students during Fall and Spring semesters.

All textbooks not on the rental program must be purchased.

Rental books purchased for Summer classes are bought back from students at one half the purchase price, should they elect not to keep them.

Purchase Book Information for Faculty

A. Requisition dates and forms.
Due dates for rental department, graduate text and supplemental text are the same time each year.

October 10 for books used for Spring Semester
March 3 for books used for Summer term
March 10 for books used for Fall Semester

When the due date falls on a holiday or weekend day forms will be due the next business day.

B. How do I get a desk copy?
Forms for requesting a desk copy are available from the Departmental Book Coordinator.

C. Publisher Returns of unsold text.
To receive credit for unsold texts we adhere to the publisher's return guidelines based on dates determined by the publisher. During the semester the Bookstore will send a notice to the Departmental Book Coordinator and to all subscribers notifying faculty of books being returned to the publisher or wholesaler. If you have not gotten to the supplemental material in your class, the Bookstore will keep enough copies to meet student needs.
Please let us know if you sill need this material for your students

Rental books are not returned once the adoption is made and no notice will be sent about the return of text.