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Course Textbooks Textbook Buyback Textbooks FAQ
Contact the Textbook Department:
Phone: 401-863-2270
Email: [email protected]
Please Note: Students purchasing their course books and course supplies at the Brown University Bookstore with their Brown ID are exempt from RI sales tax.
Course Textbooks
The Brown University Bookstore Textbook Department supplies Brown University students with the course books and materials for over 700 University classes each semester. More than 3,200 titles are stocked.
The Bookstore offers an online purchase option. Books will be boxed and held for the student at the bookstore.
- Brown/RISD Students: Online ordering is available through the end of Shopping Period.
- Please allow 1-2 business days for online orders to be processed.
- Online orders not picked up within 5 days of order date will be re-shelved.
- We do not charge your account or credit card until the order is processed.
Textbook Buyback
Buyback is not just for textbooks. Any book purchased anywhere, not just Brown University, with a Valid Guide Price from our wholesalers is eligible for buyback, all year round.
This includes:
- Hardcover books
- Paperback books
- Textbooks
- Trade Books
Students may receive up to half the price of a textbook (whether purchased new or used) at the semester-end buyback if the book is being used for the upcoming semester. If the bookstore has no need or has stock on hand, we will quote a wholesale price based on market value.