Battles for textbook savings brings benefits

As students get settled in for the spring semester, trying to add classes and keep up with assignments, textbook prices can be a big hurdle in these tough economic times.

With some books costing a couple hundred dollars, buying the books required for  the semester can make a big dent in the pocketbook.

To combat this issue, the Chaffey Bookstore has established a “Low price guarantee” as Tara Johnson, Bookstore Supervisor, puts it.

As of right now, if students find a textbook at another book retailer, such as Barnes and Noble, the Off-Campus Bookstore or any other related retailers, the bookstore will lower the price of its textbook by taking the difference in prices between the books and lowering it by another ten percent of that difference.

For example, a student finds a $100 book at another retailer and the Chaffey Bookstore sells that same book for $110. The Chaffey Bookstore will lower its price by $11.

Students can also take advantage of this up to 30 days after purchasing a book at the campus bookstore if they find the textbook at a cheaper price elsewhere.

Another option is the Off-Campus Bookstore at Lemon and Haven.

The manager, Nina Patel, stated that her prices “are always lower than the campus.”

Patel said, however, that they do not offer official competitive pricing if students have a large list of books they found cheaper elsewhere. But she will negotiate prices for one or two books.

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