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What students may not know when they stack their selections onto one of six busy checkout counters at the UMW Bookstore this week is that a cadre of staff has worked months to keep prices as low as possible even as the costs of college\u2014and textbooks especially\u2014soar.<\/p>\n

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The UMW Bookstore works all summer sourcing used textbooks to keep costs low for students. (Norm Shafer) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The second day of classes marks the business day at the UMW Bookstores. (Norm Shafer) <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The bookstore is the “nest of Eagle Pride,” selling more than 36,000 gifts and apparel in fiscal 2017. (Norm Shafer) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The UMW Bookstore keeps its textbook costs well below the industry average. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

\u201cIt starts in April when book adoptions for the fall semester are due,\u201d said Kathy Sandor, manager of retail operations. That\u2019s when the bookstore begins a vigorous buyback of books on professors\u2019 lists, which they\u2019ll then resell for far less than the original price.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can put money back into students\u2019 pockets. It also saves the university shipping costs,\u201d Sandor said.<\/p>\n

Staff will then spend the next several months sourcing from used booksellers. Only then will Sandor and her team turn to the publishers for new\u2014and pricier\u2014textbooks to finish stocking shelves.<\/p>\n

Mary Washington also has a healthy rental program; students pay an average of around $36 to borrow a textbook for a semester. And more classes than ever participate in \u201cinclusive access,\u201d a program in collaboration with textbook publishers that delivers digital course material to an entire class at a deeply discounted rate.<\/p>\n

From 2006 to 2016, consumer prices for college textbooks climbed 88 percent nationwide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By comparison, tuition and fees went up 63 percent and housing rose 51 percent.<\/p>\n

So how did UMW\u2019s textbooks stack up in fiscal 2017? Here\u2019s a look at those numbers.<\/p>\n

New textbooks sold: 15,551
\nAverage UMW price: $57.37
\nIndustry average: $90<\/p>\n

Used textbooks sold: 7,090
\nAverage UMW price: $43.52
\nIndustry average: $58<\/p>\n

In addition to textbooks and study aids, the UMW bookstore is also the \u201cnest of Eagle Pride,\u201d selling everything from bottled water, bibs and baby onesies to sweatshirts, stickers and socks emblazoned with the school mascot:<\/p>\n

Apparel sold: 16,000 units
\nGifts sold: 20,296
\nTrade books sold: 1,367<\/p>\n

And, of course, all profits went straight back to the university, to support the educational environment of academic excellence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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