Student Book Exchange President Bennet Borsuk said the exchange normally lasts five days, with three days for selling books and two days for buying. But because this semester begins on a Thursday instead of the usual Wednesday, Borsuk said it was not practical to start on Tuesday since not many students were in Ann Arbor. The group also decided not to extend the drive because students do not have classes on Sunday and can easily pick up books and checks, said volunteer Jennifer Carroll, a Kinesiology senior. Students decide the prices of the books they sell. Borsuk said recommended students try to sell their books for less than the used price but more than the sell-back price in any of the bookstores on campus.
Students can put any price.
People make good judgment calls on pricing. Students keep 85 percent of the money from their sales, with the remaining 15 percent going to the Student Book Exchange. Borsuk said the nonprofit organization uses the money to cover the cost of renting space in the Union and advertising on campus. Engineering senior Jennifer Zieg said she agreed, but also said she does not always find all the books she needed, especially for upper-level classes because they are often smaller classes and students sometimes keep their books. But she has had luck selling them through the Student Book Exchange.