First, check online with our real-time Buyback estimator to make sure we’re buying your books and see how much we’re buying them for. Then bring them to the front counter at the entrance to the bookstore during Buyback hours along with a piece of photo ID and a debit or credit card. We’ll pass your book along to other students as a used book once you’ve sold it.

AdA piece of photo ID and a debit or credit card – Buyback is cashless!

We only buy titles that can be re-used as textbooks at the University of Calgary or another Canadian university. This means it’s more likely that we’ll be able to purchase textbooks that are commonly used year after year, like your introductory chemistry text or English classic.

We do not accept binder ready versions for re-use, as there is no way for us to confirm that every page is still in the bundle.

Since someone will re-use your book after you, we only accept books in good used condition for Buyback. What qualifies as good used condition will be determined by the sole discretion of the University of Calgary Bookstore. Here are some general guidelines for what we consider good used condition. This list is not comprehensive, nor binding.

• The spine is intact
• No pages are missing, including the cover
• The book remains fully legible, with minimal to moderate tears, bends, creases, or water damage
• Highlighting, doodles or notes remain moderate and do not affect legibility of the text

Using our real time Buyback estimator, you can see which titles we’re buying and how much we’re buying them for

Depending on which university needs a title, different prices are offered. If the University of Calgary Bookstore can use it, we offer up to 50% of the current new book price. If it’s being used on another campus, you’ll get up to 30% of the current new book price. Sometimes we can buy your books for used book wholesalers, and what they pay for books varies widely.

If you want to check the cost in real time, use our real time Buyback estimator.