Buying Textbooks

If you are buying textbooks yourself:

Check out the bookstore's Textbook 101 and FAQs for Textbook Buying for helpful tips on buying books through the UBC Bookstore Okanagan.
A few weeks before classes start, go online to the Bookstore's Course Book Guide. This guide will tell you which books you need for each of the classes registered for.
In the first few weeks of classes, the Bookstore may be chaotic, so make sure you have some time (and some patience). Take advantage of the Bookstore's extended hours during the first few weeks of classes.
There are other places to buy textbooks, including the Used Bookstore in the UBCSUO.

If you are being sponsored for your textbooks:

You can only buy textbooks from the UBC Bookstore Okanagan.
You will need to let the cashier know that you are being sponsored because they will have a list of how much money you are allowed to spend. Make sure you bring ID, otherwise they will not be able to process your purchase.
It is your responsibility to contact your sponsor if your books end up costing more money than your sponsor has allotted for you. Ask your sponsor if they can cover these costs. If they agree to, they need to contact the bookstore again to authorize more money. Or, if it's okay with your sponsor, you can buy the books and get reimbursed. If your sponsor will not cover the extra costs, you will have to pay for the books yourself.

Last reviewed 2/9/2011 1:50:26 PM

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