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Spring 2020 semester is winding down and it will soon be time to sell your textbooks! The SWCC Shoppe, Southwestern Community College's bookstore, has partnered with MBS Textbook Exchange, the nation's largest textbook wholesaler, to offer you the best prices for your used books online. This online buyback will be open from May 4-8, 2020. 

The process is simple! Head to the MBS/SWCC Online Buyback and follow these steps:

  1. Find and add the books you want to sell by searching your purchase history or by entering ISBN numbers.*
  2. Print your packing list and the free pre-paid shipping label that will be sent to you as an email link once you finalize your quote.
  3. Pack and send your books free of charge using the pre-paid shipping label. Once your books are received, you will be paid via PayPal or check within three weeks.

Rental book reminder! Students who rented books at the beginning of the spring semester will need to return their books to the SWCC Shoppe. The due date is being extended until June 5, 2020. Please do not sell your rental books online to MBS! If you have any questions, please call the SWCC Shoppe at 641.782.1430 or email Jana Scott, SWCC Shoppe manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Summer Books - The SWCC Shoppe is here to help with all summer book and supply needs. An online form, the SWCC Shoppe Textbook Order Form, is available for students taking summer classes. The SWCC Shoppe will be shipping textbooks for the summer term beginning May 4, 2020.