MSVCC Policies and Procedures Manual

with a student about a textbook ordered from another college which involves criticism of the other college. Therefore, a student will not be asked to call the other bookstore. As the student did not place the order, only the other college bookstore will call for information on the order.

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Discounted cost

Textbooks and other materials will be sold to other colleges at the retail cost less a 10% discount. This allows the store who ordered, shelved, stocked the item and then, pulled the item, removed tags, and boxed the item for shipment, to retain some of the mark up to cover their direct and indirect cost. Any mark-up to the student after receipt is a matter of local policy for each college.

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Cost of shipping

All community college bookstores agree to charge a set fee per book for shipping and handling when sending the book to a member of the MACJC. That fee will be $5 per book, with a minimum of $10.00. Example: shipping 1 book - $10, shipping 2 books - $10, shipping 3 books - $15, shipping 4 books - $20, etc. The fee will be fair and equitable based upon current standard book shipping rates through the USPS.

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Timeliness of shipment

All bookstores agree to make shipments to other colleges within 2 to 3 business days as long as the book is in stock. If the textbook being ordered is out-of-stock at that college, the bookstore who is placing the order will order directly from the publisher.

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Timeliness of payment

All bookstores agree to make payment within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. (Note that some bookstores mail their invoice with their shipment and some bookstores prepare them at a later date.) A bookstore may deny an order if they have outstanding invoices from a store from a previous semester.

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