Textbooks - Students

  • Did you rent textbooks this term? RENTAL RETURN DEALINE WAS 30 APRIL 2012.

We offer a wide range of textbooks at all locations: Vancouver, the Okanagan and Robson Square.

Find and choose:

  • If you are ordering books for a DET (distance learning), CLT (Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology), MET (Master of Educational Technology), or part-time MBA, you will need to order your book by clicking on the book list icon (top right hand corner of page) on the 'SHOP' site. Entering a student ID # will not work. A drop down bar will appear. You can select your course, and section. You will then be able to order the books for your course

  • Textbook FAQs

  • UBC Bookstore map (Vancouver campus).

Buy or rent:

  • Textbook rentals: you can now rent your books online, in-store (Vancouver rental list here and Okanagan rental list here) or via our affiliate and return them at the end of the term with savings of up to 55% per book (save 55% on a used book off the new price, and 45% on a new book off the new price). You can now rent every book over $50 (exceptions apply such as certain science titles, ebooks or custom course)

Why not try rental? You can:

  • Rent NEW and USED* books
  • Highlight and make notes (as long as it's in usable condition)
  • Buy it at the end of the term if you want to  - you just pay the difference!
  • Rent ONLINE and IN-STORE
  • Return it right after your exams

* Discount is taken off price of a new book.

 Sell:

  • Textbooks buyback. We  buy back textbooks in our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses throughout the year. We also offer an expanded buyback program in August, January and April to May.

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