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...Coop has a much higher return rate than many bookstores, about 30 percent, Mooney said. According to Gertz, the BC bookstore's return rate is about two-thirds of that amount...
...major difference that has caused book prices at the Coop to soar, Mooney said, is that many publishers now charge book stores a fixed percentage of the cost of books they return. These restocking fees, he said, can add up based on the number of books the Coop returns every semester...
Other schools' bookstores, however, do not seem to have the same problem the Coop does. According to Boston College Bookstore Textbook Manager Carol S. Gertz, the BC bookstore rarely has to pay publishers such fees...
...result, however, is that prices at the Coop are often higher than at other bookstores. For example, the books required for Moral Reasoning 22: "Justice" and Historical Study B-61: "The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice, 1953-1969" can all be found for less money at WordsWorth Books and all for equal or lesser amounts at the Harvard Bookstore...
Students interviewed while shopping in the Coop often said they don't believe they get the best value there but rely on the official book store for the convenience having all of their books grouped together by class...