How to Use Our Online Search System
You may use the online search tool at the top of this web page or send us a fax or email with a listing of the books you are looking for or wish to sell.
It is recommended that you take a few moments to setup an online account for yourself or your school with CSBE. Your search for books to buy/sell will be greatly enhanced.
Important Account Information
Teachers with a valid user account (Create New Account)
Users logged into the CSBE site may view:
- Stock availability in our four quality categories: new, very fine, good, usable
- Publisher's pricing for new copies and our prices for used books
- Shipping and tracking information for your textbook orders
- Inquiries pending for your department
- Orders pending a confirmation / purchase order
- Your account information, shipping, billing, etc, which are linked to your order
- Manage your bookroom and indicate which books you wish to sell
Guests and Teachers without a User Account
Please create an account at your earliest convenience as there are many features that are available once logged in. Guest accounts are limited to the following:
- You may request copies but the website will not show you stock availability
- The publisher's academic price or retail price (novels) or used book pricing is shown
- You may create an account, subject to CSBE approval
- You may request that CSBE contacts you about pricing/availability of textbooks you are interested in purchasing/selling
Using the Search Tool
Guests: Search results will show books found and publishers price only.
Users: Buy - Search results will show book information, pricing and available quantities for each quality.
Users: Sell - Search results will show book information, and indicate if we are interested in buying this book.
USING THE SHOPPING CART
The shopping cart collects the quantities you need or have as surplus.
Guest Accounts: Buy or Sell - You may add items to your cart and indicate your needs and surplus. When the cart is submitted a CSBE representative will contact you.
User Accounts:
Buy - If you add books to the cart in quantities greater than available, only the available stock will be reserved for you. The balance will be added to your inquiries.
Sell -You may indicate all the stock you have available, regardless of our current needs.
-We will send you a fax or email requesting that you box up items that we have an immediate need for.
-Items not needed will be listed as available at your school. We will contact you when we need them.
USING THE CHECKOUT
When you are finished adding items to your cart, click the 'checkout' button and review your registered surplus or needs.
User Accounts: The checkout will confirm your user account information and send you an email copy of your order and surplus registrations.
Guest Accounts: After you enter your school contact information we will contact you within 2 business hours.
Orders are reserved for a reasonable time until a purchase order or school billing information is received. Unconfirmed orders may be deleted outside holiday periods if we are unable to obtain a confirmation.
A CSBE representative will review your order to make sure that we can quickly fulfill your needs and confirm delivery, pricing and terms.