Spring Break
Campus Shop Starts Book Buy Back
Emily Killian
Issue date: 11/25/03 Section: Campus News
Standing in line at the Campus Shop, whipping out credit cards and adding hundreds of dollars every semester to pay for books and then selling them back at the end of the semester for $20-and sometimes less, isn't exactly every student's dream-come-true.
For senior radio and tv production major Katy Bellew, books are one of her biggest expenses every semester.
"If I'm going to pay $100 for a book, I want to be able to get more than $5 back," Bellew said. "Because these books aren't worth that much."
While Bellew appreciates her education, she wishes she could either pay less for books-or at least be able to return them for more money.
But Gardner-Webb's book prices aren't necessarily out of the ordinary.
Kellie Robinson, SGA vice president, believes an increase in textbook prices is normal for campus bookstores nationwide; however, she is frustrated when students pay around $65 for a book and then sells it back at the end of the semester, only receiving $10.
But the GWU Campus Shop is trying to change all that.
From Dec. 8 to 11, they will be conducting a book-buy-back where students can get 50 percent back of what they spent on the book, just as long as the book is on a list that will be supplied by the shop. Any book not on the list will be bought back for approximately 20 to 25 percent of its original price.
For senior radio and tv production major Katy Bellew, books are one of her biggest expenses every semester.
"If I'm going to pay $100 for a book, I want to be able to get more than $5 back," Bellew said. "Because these books aren't worth that much."
While Bellew appreciates her education, she wishes she could either pay less for books-or at least be able to return them for more money.
But Gardner-Webb's book prices aren't necessarily out of the ordinary.
Kellie Robinson, SGA vice president, believes an increase in textbook prices is normal for campus bookstores nationwide; however, she is frustrated when students pay around $65 for a book and then sells it back at the end of the semester, only receiving $10.
But the GWU Campus Shop is trying to change all that.
From Dec. 8 to 11, they will be conducting a book-buy-back where students can get 50 percent back of what they spent on the book, just as long as the book is on a list that will be supplied by the shop. Any book not on the list will be bought back for approximately 20 to 25 percent of its original price.