Students

Dear Students,

Book Culture proudly handles the coursebooks for professors at Columbia, Barnard, Manhattan School of Music, New School, Teachers College, Union Theological Seminary, and Jewish Theological Seminary (among others). In order to receive the quickest, most efficient service, we recommend that you come to our 112th location. You do have the option to pre-pay for coursebooks for 'In-Store Pickup', or have them mailed to you. Online orders can take up to two days to process, due to the high volume we receive this time of year. We do not reserve coursebooks that have not been paid for, but we can sign you up for notifications for books that are out of stock we are waiting to receive. 

Please note that there is a 24 hour delay with the inventory listed online. Your books may in fact be in the store, or we may have sold out since it was last updated. For real-time inventory questions, please call us at (212) 865-1588.

Thanks,
The Book Culture Staff

 


 

COURSEBOOK RETURN POLICY -- Spring 2024

January 30th is the last day to return NEW Coursebooks for a full refund.

January 23rd is the last day to return USED Coursebooks for a full refund.

Online orders follow our standard online return policy: Online orders must submit a refund request within 10 days of order delivery. Refund requests may be submitted to: weborders@bookculture.com. Please include your web order number in your refund request. The customer will be responsible for any return postage, if necessary.

*Returns must have original receipt, and be in original condition. After dates elapse, purchases will be subject to regular return policy listed on bottom of receipt.

*Some pre-made sets may be non-returnable after opening, but in such cases there will be a large, obvious warning sticker.

 


 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do you carry my class textbooks? Even if I don’t go to Columbia?

Maybe! Book Culture carries textbooks for many schools, including (but not limited to) Columbia, Barnard, Manhattan School of Music, New School, Teachers College, Union Theological Seminary, and Jewish Theological Seminary.

My professor didn’t order books with you. Is there a possibility you carry them anyway?

Yes. Check out our website to see what we have in stock right now. If a book isn’t in the store currently, we can usually order it for you. Many titles are available within a day or two.

My professor ordered books with you, but the website says one of them is out of stock! What does this mean?

Don’t worry! More are on the way. Give us a call at (212) 865-1588 and we’ll be happy to notify you when additional copies arrive.

Which Book Culture store has my coursebooks?

Our 112th Street location is the only location that carries coursebooks, so please go to our 112th Street location for all your coursebook needs.

Can you place coursebooks on hold for me?

Because coursebooks are high-demand items, we hold them only if we receive pre-payment. Give us a call and we’ll take your credit card information over the phone.

Do you have a student discount?

Yes, we have a student membership that includes a discount on all of our products, not just coursebooks. Please see our Student Membership page for more information about how to sign up.

Do you buy books back?

Yes, we buy coursebooks and non-coursebooks. Please see our Sell Us Your Books page for more information, including our buyback hours.

I am a veteran--can I use my VA benefits to buy books at Book Culture?

Yes, Book Culture is an authorized VA vendor. For more information about using your VA benefits for school books, see this page.