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• FAQs for Continuing Ed Students
• Faculty Textbook Information
• Textbook Inventory System
• Policies and Procedures
• Staff

Forms

• Desk Copy Request (pdf)
• Textbook Purchase Request (pdf)
• Supplementary Textbook Request (pdf)

Mailing Information

For those students who wish to mail textbooks, the address is:

Eastern Illinois University
Textbook Rental Service  Louis M. Grado Building
975 Edgar Drive
Charleston, IL 61920

We encourage the insuring of all packages.  All textbooks must be postmarked by the designated deadline.

Phone: (217) 581-3626

Fax: (217) 581-3590

Textbook Rental Service provides the students of Eastern Illinois University with quality textbooks at an affordable cost. This service enables all students, regardless of their financial resources, to take advantage of the educational opportunities offered at the university and participate fully in their learning experiences.

Textbook Rental Service is located at 975 Edgar Drive at the Louis M. Grado Building.

Directions

It is extremely important for all of our students to access their EIU e-mail account throughout the academic year, including scheduled breaks, to receive information from our department.

Textbook Rental Service News

In order to expedite the textbook distribution/return process, we strongly encourage students to bring their Panther Card ID and a copy of their textbook pick-up information/current issued textbook listing from PAWS. Textbook Rental Service is now WIFI accessible.  If you have an internet or WIFI accessible phone or ipod, you can access your textbook pick-up information/textbooks issued for current course schedule from the following url: http://tbmobile.eiu.edu. We also recommend a waterproof book bag or another type of protective method for transporting your books, to and from our facility.

The deadline to return Summer 2013 textbooks without a fine is Monday, August 5, 2013 at 4 p.m.  There is no penalty for textbooks returned at any point during the semester/term prior to the return deadline, with the exception of textbooks associated with dropped/withdrawn courses.

Late fines are charged $20 per book and are posted to individual student accounts immediately following the return deadline. Late textbooks are accepted during the five-day grace period.  All textbooks returned after the established deadline and during the five-day grace period will be subject to a $20 per book late fine.  After the five-day grace period, no textbooks are accepted and all late textbook charges are posted to the associated student account along with the previously posted late fine charges. There are no refunds.This five-day grace period will expire Saturday, August 10, 2013, at 4:30 p.m.