Campus bookstore orders fall short
Bookshelves sit mostly empty in the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Bookstore. The store ran short on some books needed by students for the semester. Photo by Laura Benavides.
An unexpected book shortage kept many students away from reading and homework the first week of the semester, Associated Students of the University of Nevada Bookstore officials said.
Jeromey Treichel, an 18-year-old forestry major, said his math book was sold out, which caused a problem when homework was assigned the first day of school. However, the book arrived quickly and he was able to get his assignment done on time.
Jayde Larson was not as fortunate.
“I haven’t been able to do two homework assignments, which is fifty percent off, so I have a really bad grade now,” Larson said.
Her professor did not allow extensions and the library did not have her textbook available, she said.
When the bookstore orders textbooks, they look at several things: how many books a professor requests, past book sales and what’s available online, Aaron Ochoa, the textbook manager at the bookstore, said.
The bookstore had problems with math books this year, Ochoa said. The math department listed textbooks as optional, only requiring online access codes. There were no records to suggest how many books and codes to order based on previous sales.
“We had to guess,” Ochoa said.
He did say that the bookstore was willing to work with students should they be left bookless.
“We’ll second-day (ship) orders at no cost to the student.”
He also said that in dire situations, the bookstore has PDF files of chapters, or made necessary arrangements with professors.
“Everything seems to be running smoothly now,” Nicole Asdrubale-Born, the assistant textbook manager, said.
The majority of problems have been taken care of now with the exception of students adding classes, issues with those cases are being quickly resolved, she said.
Larson said she might turn to outside sources, such as Amazon.com, for her textbooks. Ochoa advised that students come in as early as possible to avoid problems next semester.
Jillian Baker can be reached at news@nevadasagebrush.com.
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I recommend using MyBookBuyer.com at the end of the semester after buying used textbooks from Half.com or Amazon. I don’t pay bookstore prices and get money back for books that the bookstore won’t buy back.
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