Textbook Service

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Textbook Service Hours:

Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Maymester and Summer 2023 textbooks are currently available for rental.

Traditional Inside Book Rental Pick-Up: Students can come inside Textbook Service at, 200 University Park, Room 1121 to pick up textbooks during posted business hours.

Students will need their Cougar Card.
Students who do not yet have a Cougar Card will need to have a legal form of identification and their 800#.
Once inside, students will access their list of required textbooks (Picklist), they will then pull their own books from their locations on the shelves and then have the books issued to them at one of the checkout stations. For those who are unfamiliar with the process, a short video on the procedure can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/g98xiQB2P8Y

Mailed Textbooks: Students also have the option of having their required textbooks pulled by the TBS staff and mailed to them. PLEASE NOTE: Orders are shipped via UPS and could take 5-7 days to arrive.

Textbooks will mailed via UPS at a cost of $15 for the first book and $3 for each additional book shipped.
The cost of mailing the books will be applied to the student’s account.
Maymester and Summer 2023 textbooks are currently available for rental.
To have your textbooks mailed, you will need to fill out the SIUE Textbook Rental Order Form
TBS staff will process the order and ship the books to the address provided on the form.

Textbooks from previous semesters are no longer being accepted for return.

Books MUST be returned in person inside of Textbook Service, during listed business hours, or by mail to the following address:

US Postal Service Mailing address:
SIUE Textbook Service
Campus Box 1053
Edwardsville, IL 62026

UPS or FedEx Shipping Address:
SIUE Textbook Service
99 Supporting Services Road
Central Receiving Loading Dock 2
Edwardsville, IL 62026

Please direct any correspondence to TBS via email at textbook@lists.siue.edu

Textbook Service is a textbook rental program that has been part of SIUE since the inception of the university. The rental program provides an economical alternative to purchasing most textbooks as the fee for the rental program is included in the student fees that are charged to all enrolled students. No matter how many books are needed for class, they will be provided to the student at no additional cost so there is no need to bring any money to get the required textbooks needed for classes. For additional information about the textbook rental system please view our Textbook Service FAQ page.

How do you get your books?

Students must have a current valid Cougar Card and be enrolled in classes to pick up their books. Students will need to come into Textbook Service and scan their Cougar Card at one of available stations, a list will printout with the books that are required for classes as well as the location of the books. The student will then need to go collect the books from those locations and bring them to one of the checkout stations where a staff member will check the student out and assign the books to the student. If a course requires digital media such as inclusive access, e-book, on-line help and so on that media will be distributed via the students blackboard account or by the individual courses instructor. Students are strongly encouraged to bring a backpack or some other type of strong bag with them when they pick up their books to make carrying their books back to their vehicles much easier and to protect the books in the event of inclement weather.
Students enrolled in off-campus classes have the option to have their textbooks mailed to them and can do so by filling out the SIUE Textbook Rental Order Form. For more information concerning off campus textbook ordering please visit the Textbook Service FAQs.

SIUE Mobile App: Download the SIUE Mobile App and access the Rental Books feature to see the required course materials for the courses that a student is enrolled in. This feature acts similar to the printed picklist that is available at Textbook Service but is not to be used in place of the printed picklist that is to be used when picking up books.

Web Based Student Picklist: This is a web based version of the mobile app student picklist. A students e-ID and password is required to access. Please note that this feature works much better in the mobile app and may not always work correctly.

Rental Books by Department and Course: This is a listing of all materials that have been requested for a course that is provided to enrolled students by Textbook Service.

Privacy laws require that the student and no one else pick up their books.

Hours of operation:
Textbook Service is open year round:
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Textbook Service will have extended and limited hours at various times during the semester. Those hours will be posted here and on our social media platforms.

SIUE Textbook Service

Where is Textbook Service?

Textbook Service is located at 200 University Park Drive, Room 1121 lower level.
When returning or picking up books, students who are driving should park in Parking Lot P-4. No student parking is available at the Textbook Service building as only vehicles with Green or Blue parking permits are allowed to park in the buildings parking lot.
From Parking Lot P-4, cross the street to the sidewalk leading to the rear entrance of 200 University Park.
Once inside the building, follow the hallway signs to the correct entrance.
Visit the the Find Us page for more directions.

SIUE Textbook Service
200 University Park Drive, Room 1121
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026

(618) 650-3020

All textbooks must be returned no later than 5 p.m. on the Saturday of final exams week. Books from previous semesters can no longer be accepted for return.