If I adopt a textbook that requires students to have a “pass code” to access content, does that mean that the student cannot buy a used book?
Students can usually buy the pass code separately, but the cost may negate the savings of buying a used book. Separate pass codes will (usually) be sold by the Bookstore only if the publisher offers a price low enough to allow us to sell the used text and pass code together and still provide some savings to students. An increasing number of publishers are doing this, although not for all titles. Also, if we cannot sell the used book at a price that makes sense for students, we will not buy it back for resale. In such a case, we will pay on the price offered by a national used books wholesaler.
