Union University Textbook Buyback Spring 2010
Look out, Jackson, Tennessee. BookFool.com is coming your way. Are you ready for a second opinion on your used book prices? You may be surprised how much your books are really worth!
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We’ve heard your cries.
Every semester we speak with thousands of students about their textbook needs. We ask how their bookstore is treating them, how their off-campus bookstore treats them (if they have one), and whether they’re happy with their textbook options.
In our experience, students are unhappy with their textbook options at 98% of the schools we visit. The happy 2% attend a school that really pays attention to their textbooks needs and fights to get them great prices when they buy and sell. If students are happy, we simply move on to where we’re needed more.
Well, Union, your fellow students told us they’re not happy with their textbook options. So we’re coming to town!
Ready for a great deal?
It’s simple: Bring us your books. We tell you what they’re worth. You decide which ones to sell. We give you cash. No pressure! For more info, check out How to Sell Your Books to BookFool.com.
Is this for real?
You know it! This semester we’re set up by Starbucks on Vann Drive, beside Baskin-Robbins and across from Chick-fil-A. Can’t miss it! And there’s plenty of parking.
If you’re ready for a great deal on your used books, come by May 17, 18, 19, and 20. We’re open from 8am to 6pm. Give us a try and send your friends!
Scenes from Buyback Spring 2010
Buybacks are rocking this semester. This promises to be our biggest semester yet! Here are some early shots coming in from around the Buyback Map.
Bottles hanging over Emory Univ. in Atlanta.
ARROOOOOOOOW!!!
ARROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!
Underground Coffeehouse. Searcy, AR.
Special Buyback Helpers at Harding.
The Harding Billboard Car.
The Harding Billboard Car, part 2.
Sewanee Rock Pose!
The NEMCC buyback team posters their car in response to the Harding team.
What do you think?
We would take more pictures but we’re too busy buying books!!!
Students: Know Your Textbook Rights!
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When it comes to selling your textbooks, you have rights. Even when your bookstore has a monopoly in your town, this Bill of Buyback Rights holds true. Print it off and take it with you!
The Bill of Buyback Rights
You have the right to fair treatment.
Your school exists to serve YOU, the student. If they are not treating you fairly at buyback time, they have failed in their main objective.You have the right to use your books for exams…
…and not have to worry about selling them before the bookstore hits their quota and drops their prices. Campus bookstores say to sell early to get the best prices, but your school (of all places) should care for your academic needs by holding the high prices until after your exams. Don’t be pressured to sell a book you need to study.You have the right to something better than wholesale prices.
When your campus bookstore hits their quota for the year (which usually happens on the first day of buyback), they drop to “wholesale prices,” which are insultingly low. You don’t have to take it!You have the right to a second opinion.
This is why BookFool exists and fights against monopolies for you.You have the right to shop around.
Any bookstore that refuses to let you compare prices does not have your best interests at heart.You have the right to think about an offer before accepting it.
If someone tries to pressure you to sell quickly, tell them to back off. You have a right to think about it.You have the right to walk away.
You can do anything with a book you own. You can throw it away, give it away, sell it online, whatever! And you never have to accept an offer that you don’t like.
Don’t get pushed around by textbook monopolies any more. Stand up for your rights!
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Manager Training Fall 2009
We want to say a big Foolish thanks to our managers who made it out for manager training this Saturday. You are now prepared to free students from the monopolies that pay them so little for their books!
Here are a few shots from the day:
The night before, everything ready for your arrival.
The big screen.
Some of us had to attend live via Satellite.
Trying to get the hang of these signs.
The view from the stairs.
And finally, a short clip from the day:
