Issue Date: 12/10/07
Palomar students search for answers from bookstore
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A fall 2007 issue of a faculty newsletter, called "Acumen," published and provided by Follett's Higher Education said 'your campus bookstore has the obligation to provide all the materials that are required for a course in the right quantities prior to the start of a term or semester.'
Johnson said she would like to become more familiar with accessing books because she hasn't had enough experience, being a new teacher.
"If they don't know if they can get enough shipment they should suggest another book, this would help new teachers and not through email," Johnson said.
Johnson also said she believes the textbooks are too expensive.
"I think like everything else in life the textbooks are a luxury, like the cost of living," Johnson said. "That's why I dig the online thing."
Student Brittany Baca said the bookstore has never been sold out of a textbook she needed and she has never had trouble finding a textbook, she thinks they're too expensive. Baca said she ordered her textbooks online last year and they were a lot cheaper.
Some required materials for courses are also not available at all in the on-campus bookstore, because some teachers give their personal material list to the Off Campus Bookstore alone.
Hamid Radvar, the Off Campus Bookstore manager, said the professors send them a list of books and they also get a list from the on-campus bookstore.
The Off Campus Bookstore receives most of their used books from students unless a new book is published then they order them through independent companies.
Follett controls the on-campus bookstore, but students can use other sources to purchase books on time and at cheaper prices.
Students can access web sites such as Amazon.com, half.com and cheapertextbooks.com to buy textbooks at lower prices than most bookstores.
Johnson said she would like to become more familiar with accessing books because she hasn't had enough experience, being a new teacher.
"If they don't know if they can get enough shipment they should suggest another book, this would help new teachers and not through email," Johnson said.
Johnson also said she believes the textbooks are too expensive.
"I think like everything else in life the textbooks are a luxury, like the cost of living," Johnson said. "That's why I dig the online thing."
Student Brittany Baca said the bookstore has never been sold out of a textbook she needed and she has never had trouble finding a textbook, she thinks they're too expensive. Baca said she ordered her textbooks online last year and they were a lot cheaper.
Some required materials for courses are also not available at all in the on-campus bookstore, because some teachers give their personal material list to the Off Campus Bookstore alone.
Hamid Radvar, the Off Campus Bookstore manager, said the professors send them a list of books and they also get a list from the on-campus bookstore.
The Off Campus Bookstore receives most of their used books from students unless a new book is published then they order them through independent companies.
Follett controls the on-campus bookstore, but students can use other sources to purchase books on time and at cheaper prices.
Students can access web sites such as Amazon.com, half.com and cheapertextbooks.com to buy textbooks at lower prices than most bookstores.
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posted 12/18/07 @ 5:37 AM PST
You may not be allowed to interview employees while in the bookstore or while they are working but what about when they are on thier own time? You might hear some interesting things. (Continued…)
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