Textbook Services

Why buy textbooks from Paul Smith’s College?

• No sales tax on textbooks bought on campus by enrolled students.
• Our knowledgeable staff has worked with faculty members to purchase textbooks and materials for your classes.
• Student-friendly return policies in case you drop a class or change your schedule, with no need to pay for shipping charges on returned books.
• Use Bobcat Bucks, scholarship funds, financial aid, or ACCES-VR payments.
• Invest in your campus: The Packbasket is owned and operated by Paul Smith’s College.

Textbook return & buyback policies

Textbook Return

• Textbooks may be returned if you drop a course or withdraw from school. A drop slip or withdraw form is required for returns. Textbooks may be exchanged if you purchase the incorrect book.
• All refunds and exchanges must have a sales receipt dated for the current term.
• All new merchandise returned must be in good condition, unmarked, free of damage and soil, in original packing, and seal must be intact.
• Defective new books will be replaced at once with a receipt. Workbooks, lab manuals, or study guides with markings or missing pages are not returnable.
• Please keep receipts for all purchases to facilitate returns and exchanges.
• Textbook returns are allowed for the first week of the fall and spring semester. The last day to return books will be posted at the bookstore.