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Textbook Agreement


Thank you for choosing the SWC Bookstore as your source for textbooks and other course materials. Below is some important information to review before placing your online textbook order. 

Information: All course and textbook information listed is current and correct, to the best of our knowledge. Staffing changes, added or cancelled sections and faculty decisions can all affect this information. Although we update this information frequently we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all listings. Please note that used books do not contain auxillary bundled materials, such as CDs, access codes, study guides and other supplemental materials.

Pricing: All prices are subject to change without notice. We make every effort to post the correct price on our website, but all prices are subject to change. Any material that has not yet arrived will be priced at $.01 and the price will be updated when the text is received in the store. 

Order Processing: Although we will attempt to fill your order with books in your preferred condition of new and used, our inventory fluctuates and there are times when we do not have a title in the condition requested. When this occurs, we reserve the right to substitute what we have in stock and you will be charged accordingly. If you do not wish to have a substitution made, please note No Substitutions in the Special Shipping Instructions.   Purchases may be made by MasterCard, Visa, or Discover.

Shipping Charges: For shipments within the continental US, charges will be $6.95 for the first book, an additional dollar for every book there after. Shipments outside of the continental US are subject to special rates.

Orders can only be shipped to the credit card billing address. If someone other than yourself is paying please select store pick up.

Orders placed to be shipped to another address or PO Box will be deleted.

Pick Up: Orders will be ready for pick up after 2pm the next business day for all orders placed by 10am. We will Picture ID is required for pick up, so if someone other than cardholder is picking up your order, please indicate that persons name in the order or Special Shipping Instructions section. Without this notation, we will not be able to release your purchase.

We provide free delivery to our satellite store locations at the National City, Otay Mesa and San Ysidro HECs. Just select the site you wish your order to be delivered to under shipping instructions. Due to bookstores limited hours of operation, all satellite orders will available for pick up at the Admissions Office. Please allow an additional 2 days delivery time to these locations. Orders for Satellite location pick up placed on Thursday (in the Summer), Friday, Saturday & Sunday will not be available to pick up until the following Tuesday.  Orders shipped outside of the store including Satellite Locations are the responsibility of the customer to return textbooks to the Bookstore for Refund within stated Refund Deadline. 

E Book Purchases: An email will be sent with instructions on how to access your digital content. Bookstore is not responsible for users log in issues such as lost passwords or duplicate accounts.  Customer is responsible to read & understand Digital Content Providers/Publishers return policy guidlenes and limitations such as Excessive downloads, printing or viewing digital content which will prohibit a refund.

If you agree to all these provisions, please click the Accept button below and you will be directed to the Textbook Purchase page. If you do not agree to these provisions, please click Decline and you will be directed back to our home page. Again, thank you for choosing the SWC Bookstore.