Textbook Rentals:
- All books rented for the each semester must be returned to the Bookstore in Kalispell on the last day of Finals.
- If there are any book rentals in your transaction you'll need to provide a credit card number. You can still charge to financial aid, but will be required to have a credit card for the rental hold.
- Rental books that are not returned will be charged to student accounts and are subject to a hold placed on student accounts.
- Rental fees will total the original price of the book plus a $10 administration fee.
VitalSource Inclusive Access Materials:
- The Inclusive Access (IA) program provided via VitalSource is FVCC Bookstore's digital course materials delivery service. This program provides you access to online course materials at the lowest price available. When Eagle Online opens for the semester, you will immediately have access to your online course materials for a trial period up to each semester's add/drop deadline, or CENSUS DATE. After Census, YOUR STUDENT ACCOUNT WILL BE CHARGED for the materials provided.
- If you decide you do not want to purchase the materials through Inclusive Access, you have the ability to OPT OUT of the program through your VitalSource link in Eagle Online.
- The Opt Out deadline for each semester is CENSUS DATE.
- Students that chose to opt-out are responsible for sourcing all required materials, including access codes and online platforms, that may have been provided with Inclusive Access.
- When viewing your required materials online, please note that Inclusive Access materials do not need to be purchased through the Bookstore website. Prices for Inclusive Access materials are listed solely for informational purposes and to comply with Higher Education regulations. The "item" listed is not intended for purchase, and will instead be billed to your student account.
VitalSource eBooks:
Book Buy-Back Policy:
- Student ID required
- The Bookstore cannot guarantee the buy-back of any book
- During finals week we usually pay 30-40% of the new book price if:
- The instructor has ordered the book for the following semester
- We have not yet met our quota
- We can sell the book used (books sold with an access code don’t qualify)
- The best national wholesale prices will be offered for books which we cannot buy for use on the FVCC campus
- Study guides, workbooks, loose-leaf books, damaged books, and old editions are generally not bought back (if it can’t be reused & there’s no national demand then it won’t be bought)
- Book buy-back is during finals week each semester
Returns:
- Bookstore returns are accepted up to each semester's census date. Please check the academic calendar or contact the bookstore to confirm the census date for each semester.
- All refunds or exchanges require a receipt
- Any books that are shrink-wrapped (loose-leaf) may not be returned if unwrapped
- Access Codes may not be returned
- New books must be in mint condition
Return your book immediately if:
- You have the wrong book
- You drop a class or your class is canceled
- You decide that you don’t need the book
