Want to sell your books?

Heather Poginy
Special to the Critic

As the semester comes to a close and bank accounts are running dry, students are gearing up and ready to return their books to the bookstore for some well-needed cash.

According to Anita Little-Drown, the store manager of Lyndon’s bookstore, student identification cards must be present when selling the books back to the store.

“These make the transaction traceable,” she mentioned, “When I sell a math book back for $70, it becomes a very hot asset, and this time of year, people get their books stolen or misplaced or whatever.”

Although the bookstore does buy back books year round, there are several ways a student can get the most bang for his or her book's buck.

The best way to get the most money back is to somehow convince the professor to use the book again for the next semester. The bookstore determines the demand for these books by whether or not the professor will use it again and also how many students have enrolled in the class.

As of the morning of December 4, the bookstore had 78.1% of the book orders that will be used by professors next semester. By the end of the week, the Student Services offices will alert the bookstore of the classes that are canceled for next semester.

The condition the book is in will also give you a higher sell-back rate.

“Water damage will definitely make it so we cannot accept the book back,” Little-Drown said, “Water produces mold. When you put your book in the backseat of your car, and your buddies get in the backseat this time of year with wet boots, it’s bad.”

Math books and economics books usually are bought by the bookstore, simply for the fact that professors use them over and over again. However, computer books aren’t because there are constantly new editions with the updates of the computer programs.

Any questions about book buy backs can be answered by the bookstore manager or any of the bookstore employees at bookstore@lyndonstate.edu, or by phone at 626-8831.