Southern California Discount Textbook Specialist
Up to 40% Off The Regular Prices
Hi! Welcome to Textbook For Less!
If you are familiar with this online store, please click on the university that you are attending, to browse and purchase books for your courses directly:
If you can not find your books here, please email us your textbook title and author. We will find the best price for you in 24 hours maximum. Email it to [email protected]
If you are new to this online store, please read some important information below.
We describe all the general information that you need to know:
Why buying from Textbook For Less?
- Up to 40% off the regular prices. Here you can find
the comparison between your university bookstore and our price, so that you do not need to
spend time on comparing prices. All the university bookstore's prices are current as
of 08/98. Remember, university bookstores usually carry higher prices than regular
prices based on students' experiences.
- No sales tax. There is no sales tax for Southern
Californian resident. All you need to pay are the book and the shipping cost.
Let us show you how much saving this will give you by this example of ordering books that
has the same prices as your university bookstore: (please note that these prices and books
are fictious)
| Books | Our Store's Prices | Your University Bookstore |
| Mathematics book | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Physics book | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| History | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| CA Tax (7.75%) | No tax | $17.83 |
| Shipping | $3.00 for
standard UPS $2.85 for 3 books ($0.95 each). Total = $5.85 for shipping |
No shipping |
| Total Cost | $235.85 (you save $11.98) | $247.83 |
- Ordering is as easy as 1-2-3. All you need is your
credit card and your book will be delivered to your door as soon as possible. This
is the same as buying books at a traditional bookstore. The only differences are no sales
tax, no need to drive to a bookstore and you do not even have to wait in that long line in
front of the cashiers just to purchase books! We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover,
American Express, or JCB. We also accept checks and money order but it takes longer for
you to receive your order, since they need to be cleared.
- We are in in association with Amazon, the world's biggest online bookstore that has
served over 3 million people. Only a few selected bookstores are qualified to be
their associates. They will handle all the transaction. This gives our customer a
secure feeling to order through us.
- There is a 30-day refund policy.
-We are the most popular place for Southern Californian college students to buy their
textbooks on the internet.
How secure is it to use credit cards online for my transaction?
- We are using the most secure online transaction system in
the internet today. This security system is twice stronger from the security system
that is used in the banking system today. This makes it safe to use your credit card for
the transaction.
- None of our 3 million customers has reported fraudulent use of a credit card as a result
of purchases made at Amazon and Textbook For Less.
How to browse or purchase a book here?
- Very easy. Basically just follow all the
instructions and you will be fine.
- First, you need to click on the school that you are attending to browse the books that
we have for your courses. Selections of school are available above by scrolling back to
the top of this page.
- After that, you will see a list of the courses with their code. Click on a course to see
the descriptions of the textbook, such as the what edition, year of publication, etc., and
the price comparisons between the university's bookstore and ours. If you are
interested in purchasing it, just click on the "Click to order now".
- You will see other reviews of the book, to purchase the book, click on
- It will add your book to the shopping cart. Afterward, you can go back by clicking
on any other course or if that all you need to buy, click on "Proceed to check
out" to check out and pay for the books.
NOTE: For maximal performance, It is recommended to order books from this wesite with your
personal computer or any other computer which its hard drive is not write protected, since
we are using cookie in this system. Please make sure that your browser is cookie enable.
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We assume that the information above are necessary, but if you need more help or information Please Click here and you will be directed to the help center.
Do you have any other question or suggestion?
We, at the Textbook For Less, will be happy to help you with any question that you might have. Send the question to our customer service at [email protected] and we will answer that promptly during business hours: 8 to 5 pm PST everyday. We also wecome your suggestion. Please send suggestion to the email address above.
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