Renting Textbooks

How to Rent Textbooks

1. Visit the Durham Tech Bookstore. 
2. Select your department, course, and section, and click Find Materials.
3. Select the rental items you need, and add them to your shopping cart. Some items may not be available for rent and may need to be purchased.
4. You can then either choose to select another course or you can view your shopping cart and click Checkout.
5. Sign in using your student email and password. If you checkout as a guest, you will not have the option to extend or purchase your rental.

During checkout, you will be prompted to provide rental collateral in the form of a physical credit card and sign the rental agreement. Completing the rental agreement signifies your commitment to returning your rental book by the check-in date.

Returning Your Rental

Return all rented books to the bookstore by the return date on your receipt or packing slip, if you ordered online. You should have enough time to use your books through final exams. You will receive reminder emails at the end of term to help you remember to bring back your rented books.

Use either method to return your rented books:

1. You can pay to ship your rental book back to the bookstore. View the instructions on how to return rental textbooks online. Please keep a copy of the tracking number for your reference. You must include your packing slip from your rental account or a piece of paper with your name and phone number used to rent with. 
   
   Shipping address:
   Durham Tech Bookstore
   1625 Cooper Street
   Durham, NC 27703
    
2. Deliver your rental books to the bookstore. Please do not put books in the library drop box. 
    

Feel free to email the bookstore if you have any questions or concerns.

Returning After the Due Date

If you don't return your books by your return date, your credit card will be charged a non-return fee as well as a processing fee, and you will then own the book. You can either then keep the book or sell your book back pursuant to the book buyback policies of the bookstore. 

More information on renting textbooks can be found by clicking here.

Changing Your Rental Order

You will need an account to extend or purchase your rental. 

Extending or Purchasing your Rental

1. Visit bkstr.com/durhamtechnicalccstore/, and sign in. 
2. Go to My Account for your Order History. Click the title you want and then the Select box.
3. Check the Extend or Purchase box, and review the Quantity Open box.
4.  
   • If buying the title: Enter the amount of books you want to buy in the Quantity to Buy box, and then proceed to the next step.
   • If extending your rental: Select the term you want to the extend the book until, and enter the amount in the Quantity to Extend box. 
5. Click the Process Order button and then the Checkout button to complete either process.

Those who purchase their rentals will receive a refund of the rental fee and then will be charged the regular retail price based on whether the book was new or used when it was purchased.

When you Drop a Class

You can return the book and receive a refund of the rental cost during the normal refund period. The bookstore's refund policy will apply. The book will need to be in the same condition as it was when it was rented, and you'll need a copy of your receipt or the packing slip.