The Benefits of a Textbook Rental System 

Renting your textbooks is a great way to cut your textbook expenses without compromising your educational experience. Also, you won’t have to worry about selling your books back at the end of the semester as long as you remember to return them before the deadline. 

Rental period: Students rent their books for the current academic term and are expected to return them no later than Monday following finals. 

Cost: Our system offers a set rental fee of $35 plus tax per course, regardless of the number of rental textbooks used for that course. You will pay, on average, less than half the price of the new textbook if purchased. 

New/Used Rental Textbooks: Whether the book is new or used, the rental price is the same. 

Convenience: You won’t need to search for your books because they’re all located in one location. Students taking online courses may order their rental textbooks through our website or by calling to pick them up at the main campus or ship them directly to their homes for a minimal charge. 

Choices: Students who visit the Textbook Rental to pick up their books have the added benefit of looking at the book before renting it. 

Payment: Textbook Rental charges the student's account for the rental fees, which are included in the Students University billing statement. 

Textbook Identification Numbers: Each of our rental books has a unique identifying number on the front label; this book ID number is attached to the student who checks out that book. This helps know who the book is rented to.  

Options: You can purchase your rented book during the rental term if you choose, and the rental fee will be removed, and you will only pay the price of the book. If you don’t want the book, just return it before the due date and you will only pay the rental fee. 

Where is Textbook Rental? 

 TEXTBOOK RENTAL SERVICES  

Kent Library, Basement (entrance by Dearmont)

• Core textbooks rented here 
• Rental is a flat fee per course 
• Purchase charged to the student account 
• Books are due the Monday after finals 

SOUTHEAST BOOKSTORE  

University Center, 1st Floor  

Additional textbooks, digital, access codes, workbooks, etc.  

• Affordable options; rental and digital available 
• Able to charge purchases to student account 
• Books are due the Monday after finals

Hours 

During the semester: (fall and spring) 
Monday – Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Temporary)
Saturday, Sunday-Closed 

The week before fall classes start: 
Monday – Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 
Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 
Sunday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 

During Finals Week: (fall and spring) 
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 
Saturday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 
Sunday: Closed 

Hours of Operation: (spring break and summer semester) 
Monday – Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 
Saturday, Sunday-Closed

TEXTBOOK RENTAL AGREEMENT & RETURN POLICY

Effective August 1, 2021

Students who rent their textbooks through Southeast Missouri State University Textbook Rental Program, agree to the terms and conditions of the Textbook Rental and Return Policy.

All Textbook Rental books must be returned or postmarked NO LATER than 4 p.m. the Monday after finals of the current semester to avoid any additional charges. Textbooks returned after the due date will be charged a $10 late charge per book up to 14 calendar days from the due date. Textbooks not returned within the allowable period will be charged the publisher's list price for a new replacement copy of the textbook. Both late charges and replacement costs will be applied to a student’s University account.

Textbook Rental books must be returned in satisfactory condition. All returned textbooks are checked for damages after they are returned. If a textbook is returned with excessive damage beyond normal wear and tear, a student’s University account will be charged the publisher's list price for a new replacement copy of the textbook. Excessive damage includes but is not limited to: (water damage, mold, chewed or bite marks, missing covers, missing pages, missing book labels, excessive highlighting, pages sticking together, stained, etc.)

All Textbooks should be returned to:  

Please make sure all returned textbooks have a tracking number for your protection. Textbook Rental is not responsible for lost textbooks.