We offer a wide range of textbooks at all locations: Vancouver, the Okanagan and Robson Square.

Find and choose:

• Textbook CHOICES

• Vancouver students. Online textbooks ordering for the January 2012 term is still available, but please hurry, this is your last chance to buy as we have to start returning all unsold books to publishers. There are two options available for all students:
  • Ship out to your home (shipping charges will apply)* 
  • Pickup in-store (at no charge). 

  Okanagan students, your January 2012 book list is here You can purchase your textbooks in-store as usual, rent in-store (Okanagan rental list here) or rent through our partner online here (this is not the Bookstore and shipping, delivery and return policies differ)

• If you are ordering books for a DET (distance learning), CLT (Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology), MET (Master of Educational Technology), or part-time MBA, you will need to order your book by clicking on the book list icon (top right hand corner of page). Entering a student ID # will not work. A drop down bar will appear. You can select your course, and section. You will then be able to order the books for your course

• Textbook FAQs

• UBC Bookstore map (Vancouver campus).

Buy or rent:

• Textbook rentals: you can now rent your books online, in-store (Vancouver rental list by title here and by course) or via our affiliate and return them at the end of the term with savings of 55% per book. If a new book is $100, to rent it will be $45. You can now rent every book over $50 (exceptions apply such as certain science titles, ebooks or custom course)

Why not try rental? You can:

• Rent NEW and USED* books
• Highlight and make notes (as long as it's in usable condition)
• Buy it at the end of the term if you want to  - you just pay the difference!
• Rent ONLINE and IN-STORE
• Return it right after your exams

* Discount is taken off price of a new book.

• Rental agreement - you must be over 19 to rent (federal law), or you must have a parent/guardian sign the agreement. You do not need to sign this agreement here - you will sign when your check out, either online or in-store at the cash register

• Ebooks: Current ebook list and prepay list
• Using a parent’s credit card

• Return policy

• Course materials and tuition claims

• Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT, OLT)

• Master of Education Technology (MET)

• Sauder School of Business MBA course materials order form.

 Sell:

• Textbooks buyback

• We  buy back textbooks in our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses throughout the year.

Vancouver: next big buyback will be Jan 3-14 8:30am weekdays and from 11am on Saturdays - half an hour before the store closes

Okanagan: next big buyback will be  Jan 3-6 (930 - 330pm daily).

We also offer an expanded buyback program in August, January and April to May.

• Used book classifieds.