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HOW WILL THE STUDENT
BOOK EXCHANGE WORK'
The exchange will operate on a consigr
which means that the exchange will tr,
book for the student. The exchange will
sion but not ownership of the book.
Selling Books: The exchange will sell th
the students bring in. The success of
Book Exchange wiN depend upon the stu
pation.
Buying Books: Students can bring the
tbooks to the exchange and get a rec
books. If the exchange does not sell thi
student gets his books back. The exchar
insurance on the books while they are ir
sion of the exchange.
When: If the Student Senate bill to establ
exchange Is signed into law by Presideo
exchange will begin to operate at the
first session of summer school, and di
and the first two days of classes of the
sion of summer school. The dates a
Friday, July 9-13; from 9:00 a.m.-5:00p.i
Where: Room 310 of the Russell Hous
be posted in Russell House.
Goals: To be an alternative for selling
books. The Student Book Exchange, If iti
will eventually become self-sustaining
year, on a non-profit basis.
The Student Book Exchange will han<
textbooks. Due to storage limitations, it w
lab manuals, workbooks, or paperbaci
tary reading books.
The short-term goal is to implement I
this summer, so that the plan can be1
smaller group of students and a smalle
books than is operations were begun ir
What You Can Do: The establishment o
Book Exchange Is dependent on Pret
approval, in the form of signing the Sti
bill into -law. If you would like to se
ARE BOOK - P
GETTING TOC
TRY T
BOOP
The Student Bc
Government to
have to pay for
an alternative Ir
THESE ARE TI
Here are the ap
freshman couri
dents use the t
Shop prices)
ment basis, At
to sell the Biology 101
ake posses- Spanish 101
Math 121
ibooks that History 101
the Student Psychology 10
dent prticl-TOT,
ent partici- The difference
the Campus
r used tex- Exchange is $E
aipt for the BUY-BACK I
books, the At.
ge will have Biology 101
the posses- Spanish 101
Math 121
Ish the book History 101
tshones,bohe Psychology 10
t Jones, the
end of the A student couk
tring exams through the St
second ses
re Monday
-exchange beco
your feelings to
s. Signs will writing to his ofi
Then, when th
lished, the studi
and buying using it, for boti
s successful, tbooks.
rom year to
For further inforn
le only used dent Governmer
ill not handle
supplemen- The Studel
se exchange be of tren
estedm wih a
the fall. what you
the Student b00okstO r
ident Jones' C on s ide r
dent Senate
o this book ExChange
RICES
) HEAVY?
HE STUDENT
[ EXCHANGE
ook Exchange is a plan by Student
cut down the prices that students
used textbooks and to give students
i buying and selling back their books.
IE PRICES YOU HAVE TO PAY:
proximate prices of five books, typical
es, to show possible savings if stu
>ook exchange. (March 1973 Campus
Student Book Exchange At Campus Shop
$7.20 $8.95
6.15 7.70
6.00 7.45
7.20 8.95
1 6.60 8.20
AL $33.15 TOTAL 441.25
between buying these five books from
3hop and from the Student Book
.10.
PRICES:
Student Book Exchange At Campus Shop
$5.95 $4.45
5.10 3.80
4.95 3.70
5.95 4.45
1 5.45 4.10
$27.40 $20.50
i make $6.90 more if he sold his books
udent Book Exchange.
ne a reality, you can communicate
President Jones by telephoning or
ice.
e Student Book Exchange is estab
mis can make it a success only by
i buying and selling their used tex
nation, write Charles Young, c/o Stu
t Association, Box 85140, USC.
it Book Exchange could
tendous service to all
nts. If you are tired of
eel are rip-offs at the
S you now patronize,
the Student Book
before you buy.