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Students: What Can You Do?

  • Speak to your professor about submitting their textbook orders to the Cal Student Store by the deadline. For Spring 2010, the deadline is October 15, 2009. For Fall 2010, the deadline is April 15, 2010.
  • Comparison shop using ISBN before buying textbooks.
  • Check online retailers for new and used books (but make sure sellers are reliable and that you purchasing the correct version of the textbook).
  • Take advantage of the ASUC book swap.
  • Ask the instructor if it is possible to purchase an earlier, less expensive version of the textbook.
  • Get involved with affordable textbooks campaigns in the ASUC (contact Tu Tran) and CalPIRG (contact Jennifer Freeland and CalPIRG.)