Who We Are:
NC State Bookstores is the official bookstore serving North Carolina State University. The bookstore operates for the convenience of NC State University students, faculty, administration, staff and campus visitors. All monies generated through the bookstore are returned to the University for need-based financial aid programs. The main bookstore is located next-door to the Talley Student Center on main campus.

How to Stay Informed:
The Bookstore maintains a presence on both Facebook and Twitter as well as a direct subscription email newsletter. Each time we have a big sale or special event, our friends and followers find out first! We'll always let you know when we have special deals and from time to time we even give away free prizes to our subscribers!

NC Sales Tax Holiday:
The 2009 Sales Tax Holiday runs from Friday, August 7th, 2009 through Sunday, August 9th 2009. Students can shop in-store or online to receive tax holiday savings. This year, all textbooks with an individual price less than $300.00 qualify for NC Sales Tax Holiday. Students who plan to purchase a laptop from NC State Bookstores should also be aware of ordering deadlines in order to take advantage of NC Sales Tax Holiday savings.

Textbooks:
Located on the lower level of the main store, our Textbook Department stocks all of the textbooks used at NC State University. Unlike other textbook resellers, we order only what your professors have requested. When you purchase your textbooks from NC State Bookstores, you can be confident that the books you get are only those that your professor has chosen for you.

Get Booked Early:
The Get Booked Early program is available each Fall semester and is the easiest way for new (or returning) students to reserve their textbooks. Simply fill out the online form with your student ID number and we'll print your schedule, pull your books, and have them ready and waiting for you during move-in weekend. There is no need to wait until orientation, we'll obtain your Fall semester schedule directly from Registration and Records right before the Fall semester begins. The deadline to sign up for Get Booked Early for the Fall 2009 semester is July 31, 2009.

Online Textbook Ordering:
Textbooks can be ordered online and either held at the bookstore for pick up or shipped to your door via UPS. In most cases, orders will be filled within 24 hours. Ordering is always quick and easy. Once an order is placed, your textbooks are pulled from the textbook sales floor at NC State Bookstores packaged and held for pickup. Prior to the beginning of the semester, we will hold completed textbook orders for up to 8 weeks, so no special trips are needed to pick up the books. Ordering early is the best way to assure a greater selection of used textbooks since online orders are pulled immediately upon receipt.

Used Books and Book Buyback:
We offer a huge selection of “used” textbooks. Most of our used books are purchased from NC State students at the end of each semester at our “book buyback” counters. We set the price of used textbooks at 25% off the price of the same new textbook. We will not buy back textbooks with missing study aids or other missing pieces. As soon as the faculty tells us which books they will use during the upcoming semester, we will begin to pay one half of the current new price for the books you bring in to sell to us. Once we reach the determined need for the semester, we begin paying the current price that a wholesale company will pay the bookstore for the book at a rate that varies depending on demand. If a textbook is being used in the upcoming semester, we will attempt to fulfill our inventory with used textbooks at buyback. After the last day of final exams, we will order any remaining quantity that is still needed from publishing companies and national wholesalers. Our buyback desk is open year round; however, the best time to sell back textbooks is during finals week. You can also find out the current buyback value of any textbook online.

Guaranteed Buyback:
In an effort to save our students money on their textbooks, NC State Bookstores is proud to announce the “Guaranteed Buyback” program. Simply look for textbooks with the “Guaranteed Buyback” label and at the end of the semester guarantee paying you 50% of the retail price of the new textbook.

Computers & Supplies:
Located on the upper level, the Computer Connections department offers a wide variety of hardware, software and peripherals. Most items are available at educationally discounted prices. All that is required to shop with us is a current faculty, staff or student photo ID. We offer hardware from Apple, Dell, & Lenovo. All of NC State Bookstores' personal computer systems can be configured to meet the University's computer hardware purchasing recommendations.

Student Jobs:
Do you need a part time job that has flexible scheduling, convenient locations on campus, a free textbook loan program and a competitive starting salary? NC State Bookstores hires dozens of students each semester. Students who agree to work at least 15 hours per week for the entire semester are eligible to receive all of their textbooks on loan for the entire semester! If you're interested in applying for a student position, download an application today.