Used books are bought back year-round. Call for the best time to sell back books. Books for courses held at the Extension Center at 55 Laguna St. can be purchased during the first month of the term at the Bear Books trailer Mon.-Thurs. Books for courses held at the downtown facility at 425 Market St., 8th Floor, can be purchased there Mon.-Thurs. For information about required textbooks, call the course information number listed at the beginning of each subject section in the catalog.
Textbooks are also available for purchase by mail order and online through the bookstore.
If you have a question about the textbook for your course, please call the course information number listed at the beginning of each subject section in the catalog. Oakland Textbooks for some courses in Oakland Higher Education Center will be sold during the first class session. If you have a question about the textbook for your course, please call the course information number listed at the beginning of each subject section in the catalog. For courses in San Ramon and Danville, you can purchase your textbooks at the Center for Higher Education Bookstore, 3211C Crow Canyon Place, San Ramon. If you have questions about the textbook for your course, please call the course information phone number listed at the beginning of each subject section in the catalog.