Undergraduate students can rent the majority of their textbooks each semester. If you are an undergraduate student who is unable to be on campus to rent textbooks, you may use this web form to request textbooks to be shipped to you via UPS. The average course has one rental textbook and some select courses may have no rentals or multiple rentals. This is why it is important that we know which section of the course you will be taking.
Fall 2009 Book Rental Fees
$21.79 per course
Shipping/Handling Fees
Regular Rate: $8.95 for the first book,$2.95 for each additional book
All Other Shipping Methods: to be determined by location and weight
All Spring textbook orders will be processed and shipped Monday January 11th. If you need your textbooks before then please contact Textbook Rental at (573) 651-2236.
Textbooks may be requested as soon as your registration is finalized, but books will NOT ship until approximately two weeks before the start of the session. Please request your books as soon as possible to ensure timely delivery before classes begin and assignments are due. Orders received before 12 pm will be shipped the same day, while later orders will be shipped no later than the end of the next day.
Graduate students taking 500 level and above courses must purchase all textbooks. If you are a graduate student who is unable to be on campus to purchase textbooks, visit here to purchase your books.
Returning Rental Textbooks: all rental books must be postmarked NO LATER than the Monday after finals. If books are not returned or received with a late postmark, you will be billed the purchase price of the book. PLEASE make sure all returned textbooks have a Tracking Number. Textbook Rental is NOT RESPONSIBLE for lost textbooks.
All Textbooks should be returned to:
Southeast Bookstore-Textbook Rental
610 Washington Ave, North Dock
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Questions? Contact us at: rentabook@semo.edu OR (573) 651-2236.
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Rental Request Form for Undergraduate Students:
Instructions: Please complete ALL fields so we can facilitate your request in a timely manner.
Once you have placed your online order for your rental textbooks: Please check here to see if your course requires supplemental materials which can be purchased from the bookstore. Be sure to double-check the section for which you have registered when doing this step, as courses may vary by instructor.