Emptying Wallets for Textbooks

PULLMAN – College textbooks are a very expensive commodity. Students are required or highly suggested to purchase the books for class to help them out, but they are not helping their wallet. 

 For students, their college bookstore on campus is the most accessible for them, but the prices of the books are high. Some students purchase 2-3 textbooks a semester. According to The College Board, over the course of a year the average college student spends more than 12 hundred dollars on books and materials. Teachers sometimes will assign an access code to an online book that also has different course material. These codes are very pricey and can sometimes be more than textbooks.

A student at WSU, Catie Sergis said, “When you have to buy an access code from The Bookie usually if you go buy straight from the publisher it’s like 10,15 maybe $20 cheaper.”

There are ways for students to have the convenience of getting their book at an affordable price at The Bookie. The Bookie offers a price match program so students if students can find their book at a lower price on Amazon.com or Barnes and Nobles.com the bookie will price match. 

The assistant store manager of The Bookie, Daisy Muñiz Reed said “…They can come in and let us know ‘hey it’s at a lower price on these sites’ we will just confirm that at the time they are letting us know. And we will match those prices.”

The price match program gives students the opportunity to get their textbooks on campus at a reasonable price. No shipping or extra charges.