In order to checkout, you will need to register an account with the College Store. Register using any email you prefer.

Please note: Email is the main form of communication that the Minnesota Textbook Center uses, so use an email that you check daily.

Textbooks are sold online only, go to www.minneapoliscollegestore.com.

If it is the first time you have ordered online, you will need to register first. Log in, click on “order textbooks,” select your course(s) from the menu, and then click on “get course materials.”

You will need your course schedule in order to accurately find your textbooks.

Open your class schedule in eServices and click on “Review My Plan.” Your courses will be listed with a four letter subject/department code, a four digit course number, and a two digit section number (for example: ENGL 1111 01, or MATH 1110 90).

The best way to check prices for textbooks is on our website, www.minneapoliscollegestore.com. Click on “order textbooks,” select your course(s) from the menu, then click on “get course materials.” The textbooks for your courses will displayed, along with prices for used books and new books.

Please note: while both used and new prices may be listed, this does not guarantee the availability of textbooks in these conditions. Prices are subject to change.Your order total will change if substitutions are made.

Once your financial aid has been successfully processed and certified, textbooks can be purchased using financial aid funds on the College Store’s website. Financial aid charging is only available for a specific period of time at the start of each semester. Check the College Store and our website for posted dates.

To charge textbooks and supplies to financial aid for your online order, select Financial Aid ("FA/PSEO/D3/3rd party/ VETS) as your payment type during checkout and enter your star ID in the account number field.

Any specific questions regarding financial aid should always be addressed through the Financial Aid Office.

Please see the Financial Aid Charging Information page on our site for additional guidelines.

The Minneapolis College Store has been working with Minneapolis College instructors and textbook publishers on an exciting new program designed to help reduce the cost of textbooks. The required materials for participating classes will be available to students digitally through a link on the course's D2L website (access to the course D2L website begins three days prior to the start of the semester). Access to the materials is entirely covered by the fee that is charged for the class, no additional purchase is necessary.

If you prefer, you may opt out of this program and find your required materials elsewhere. An opt out function will be available inside the course D2L page along with the course materials. If you do opt out, the fee will be refunded and your access to the materials will be disabled. Requests to opt out must be received no later than the Friday of the 2nd week of the semester.

For those who prefer to have a printed book to supplement their digital materials, information about ordering an optional printed “upgrade” will also be available in D2L. For more information and some tutorial videos, please CLICK HERE. If you are having any issues, please contact (312) 878-2628 or [email protected] for customer support.

If your financial aid is not available by the financial aid charging deadline, you have a few options to consider:

• You may use a credit card to pay for your materials online.
• Many instructors make textbooks, articles, and other course material available through the Minneapolis College Library's reserve collection for use in the library. See http://library.minneapolis.edu/
• For access codes: see your instructor. Sometimes you can obtain temporary, limited access.

Please see our online guide for step-by-step instructions. If it is the first time you have ordered textbooks online, you will need to register on our site first. Please use a valid email address that you check regularly when registering. Be sure to check your spam folder, as sometimes our messages may be directed there. Email is our primary method of communicating with you!

The Ordering Textbooks Online page of our site contains additional useful information.

If you are paying with financial aid, a Third Party payment, Veteran's benefits/deferment, or PSEO/D3, your account number requested on the checkout page is your star ID.

You will receive an email from the College Store confirming your online order after you have placed it on our site. The confirmation will be sent to the email address you used when registering on our site and will include your order number. If you do not receive an email confirmation within 24 hours of placing your order, your order was not received and you will need to submit a new one.

You can also log into your College Store account and track your orders to see if the order went through!

Please note: you will receive a separate email once your order is ready for pick-up or has been shipped.

It typically takes 1-2 business days for an online order to be processed. However, during busy times (like the beginning of each semester), orders can take 3-4 days to fill. Please plan ahead and order early.

We make every effort to fill your order as requested, but we reserve the right to make substitutions if your books are not available in the requested condition. This means if you select "used preferred" and a used book is not available at the time your order is filled, a new book will automatically be substituted, and vice versa. The dollar amount of your order WILL change if substitutions are made. All prices are subject to change without notice. Please note: while both used and new prices may be listed, this does not guarantee the availability of textbooks in these conditions.

If your item is backordered, that means that we have placed an order with the publisher/manufacturer and are expecting a delivery of the item. Your order remains in our system, but you have not been charged for it yet. When we receive the item from the publisher/manufacturer, you will be charged for the item and you will receive an email when your item is ready to be picked up or has been shipped to you.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to estimate how long an item will remain on backorder. Generally the wait is fairly short, but sometimes the publisher will have to print more copies of an uncommon or custom book, or combine orders from multiple warehouses. The Bookstore works hard to ensure that we receive all course materials in as timely a fashion as possible and we apologize for any issues caused by backordered books.

Options for backordered textbooks in the meantime:

For textbooks: many instructors make textbooks, articles, and other course material available for use in the library through the Minneapolis College Library's reserve collection. See http://library.minneapolis.edu/

For access codes: see your instructor. Sometimes it is possible to obtain temporary, limited access from the publisher.

Merchandise is "Sold Out" for a given semester when we have sold our last available item of that style. The College Store does not usually restock items like clothing, backpacks, planners, water bottles, and gifts, so these are available only for a limited time. Similarly, items like pens, pencils, and folders will often only be restocked at the beginning of each semester, so once we have sold our last item for the semester, we typically won't have more of that item until the next semester.

Orders can be cancelled by sending an email to [email protected]. The email must include your name, star ID, order number, and the reason for the cancellation. Please let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel your order. If an order has already been processed, we may not be able to cancel it.

Some common reasons for cancellation are:

• The payment method entered was declined
• Financial aid funds were not available during the charging period
• You requested the cancellation

If you feel your order has been cancelled in error, please contact us immediately.

As soon as your order is processed, you will receive an email stating that your order is ready for pick-up. Check your email regularly for messages from the College Store. If you are expecting a message from us and you do not see it in your inbox, check your junk/clutter/spam folder.

You must have a photo ID to pick up your order. Acceptable forms of photo ID are a Minneapolis College Campus Card (student ID) or a government issued ID. The name on your ID must match the name on your order.

If you are picking up a Metro Transit Go-To College Pass, you must have your Minneapolis College Campus Card. There are no exceptions to this policy.

Online orders can be picked up in the College Store (T.1800).

Usually*, if you enter the person’s name in the “customer notes” field when placing your order. If you didn't enter that information while you were placing your order, you can still have someone else pick up your order. Call us at (612) 659-6851 or email us at [email protected] and let us know the name of the person who will be picking up your order. Please note: a photo ID is required to pick up all orders.

*Metro Transit Go-To College Passes must be picked up by the registered student who will be using the Pass AND the student MUST present their Minneapolis College Campus Card. No exceptions.

*PSEO/D3 students must pick up their own orders. No exceptions.

All online orders can be up in the College Store (T.1800)

There are several reasons this may have happened. Some items cannot be shipped and any order that contains those items will be changed to be picked up at store. Examples of items like this include Go-To College Bus Passes and painting and drawing kits. Another common reason your shipping preference may have been changed is that PSEO/D3 students are not eligible to have their orders shipped.

The College Store offers Free Shipping for orders that contain textbooks for a limited time near the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters. Anything included in those orders (that is eligible to be shipped) will ship free. However, orders that do not contain textbooks will be changed to normal UPS Shipping and you will be charged our normal shipping rate.

Returns are accepted during a specific window each semester. Check the College Store, our website, or your receipt for dates. Please see our Return Policy for additional details.

If you ordered online, returns can be shipped to the Textbook Center at the student’s cost or dropped off at the College Store free of charge.If you do not provide the receipt you are subject to a lookup fee.

Address: 1301 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

*PSEO/D3 students: you must turn in your books at the conclusion of each semester. Please see PSEO and D3 textbook drop off for additional details.