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is half the original price. If a book was bought
used, the buy back price is half of the used price.
Stocks stressed that most bookstores do
not set their book prices. New book prices
The students at Texas A&M
have it better at buy-back time
than at other universities
because there are so many stores
here. Everybody has to play on
the same playing field.
— Philip Beard
manager of University Bookstore
are set by the publishers, and used book
prices are set by the wholesale company.
Sophomore general studies major Reanna
Crozier said she prefers to sell to classmates
instead of to the bookstores.
“If you know' your book's going to be used
next semester, sell it to a friend who is going to
take that class. It’s a w in-win situation.” Corzier
said. “You get more money, and your friend
spends less.”
There are eleven bookstores operated by five
companies in the Bryan-College Station area.
"The students at Texas A&M have it better
at buy-back time than students at other uni
versities because there are so many stores
here,” Beard said. "Every body has to play on
the same playing field.”
Scott Eggers. manager of the Northgate
Rothers said accounting and science students
often get stuck buying new books because new
technology and modem theories make new edi
tions necessary.
Booksellers agree that packaging books with
CDs or study guides is complicated.
Stocks said different prices are sometimes
offered for different elements of a package, or
the whole package is needed to sell it back.
He said the CDs typically need to be intact in
the back of the book to be sate] back.
Internet booksellers have not affected busi
ness in the area. Stocks said.
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too convenient,” he added.
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