The Bookstore does daily buybacks for wholesale price at the service counter inside the Bookstore; the days and times are subject to change.  There will not be daily buybacks at the beginning of the semesters or during finals.

Cash for Books:
December 11 from 8:00A.M.- 4:00P.M.
December 14, 15, 16, 17 from 8:00A.M.- 6:00P.M.
December 18 from 8:00A.M.- 4:00P.M.


At the end of the semester during finals, a book buyer from one of the major wholesalers will host the buyback.  If possible, we recommend you wait for this buyback as you may get a better price for your books.
If a book is bought for resale at the RCTC Bookstore, the student is offered 60% of the purchase price. Once the Bookstore has filled its quota, the price will drop from 60% to the wholesale price. The wholesale price of the book is determined by national supply and demand, inventory in the wholesaler's warehouse, and edition status.  Signs telling the dates and times will be posted around the campus. No receipt is needed for buyback, but a picture ID is required. Prices paid for books are based on the current prices from the wholesale textbook guide.

When the student is told "we are not buying this book" there are a number of reasons: 

An instructor has not adopted the book for the upcoming term.

The Bookstore already has sufficient quantities of the book in stock.

The wholesaler is overstocked on the title.

The book has been replaced by an updated edition and has no resale value.

Study guides and workbooks are written in.

Condition of the book may be too poor or incomplete to be resold:
    -CD's, disks, or pages are missing.
    -Pages are torn or water damaged.
    -Poor bindings or books are worn and frayed.

Students please guard your books against theft.