Ten Tips for Shopping During Course Book Rush!

To help you navigate the course book buying process, here are ten tips that should help to ensure a successful shopping experience when you visit the store:

1). The Keyword: Professor’s Last Name! Forget about course numbers! Don’t worry about authors!
The most important piece of information you can walk in our door with is your professor’s last name. As long as your professor ordered from us, we’ll be able to tell you what books you need and where they are.

2.) Successful Searching: Finding Your Way Around the Store
There are a lot of books in our store. How exactly are you supposed to find your course books? First of all, we keep course books separate from the regular sections. Secondly, we organize them by department and, within that, alphabetically by professor’s last name, the all-important keyword! For our purposes, we group some departments together (for instance, you’ll find SIPA classes in our Political Science dept. and writing classes in English). We put up lots of signs to help direct you, but it can still be confusing. So, please ask for help! We have a team of friendly and knowledgeable staff to help you find your books.

3.) Check Out Our Box Sets: Convenient and discounted 10% or more!
New this semester – we’ve boxed the books for some standard classes into handy pre-packaged sets.  Be sure to inquire about availability of “fully new” or “mixed used” boxes sets for Literature Humanities, Legacy of the Mediterranean, Contemporary Civilization, Women & Culture and Americas II.

4.) Save More Than Time: Hunt for Used Books First
Know where to look to save money while you shop. We stock as many used course books as we can get our hands on. Look for used copies right next to the new copies under your course listing. Also, check out the stacks of used course books on the stairs – you might find just the book you need. You can save a lot of money getting used textbooks, but get them early. The used books go fast and once they’re gone, we can’t easily restock them.

5.) Seek…and If You Don’t Find: Ask For Help
If you find your class shelf, but the book you need isn’t there, don’t despair, and don’t leave! Ask a staff member for help. We might be able to rustle up a copy for you. You never know – we might have a carton of that very title just being unpacked. Even if we’re really out of stock, you can sign up to be notified for when it arrives.

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New Year’s Day Sale at Book Culture!

Start off the new year with some sale day shopping at Book Culture:

Thursday, January 1, 2009

11 am – 7 pm

20% off practically everything!*

*Cannot be combined with other sales or coupons. Usual exclusions apply:
Not valid on textbooks, periodicals or short discount titles.

Join us for a special New Year’s Day Brunch too!

From 11 am – 1 pm we’ll serve complimentary bagels, OJ, prosecco & fruit

Book Culture Holiday Hours

Christmas Eve, December 24: 9 am – 7 pm

Christmas Day, December 25: CLOSED

Friday, December 26: 10 am – 8 pm

Saturday, December 27: 10 am – 8 pm

Sunday, December 28: 11 am – 7 pm

Monday, December 29: 9 am – 10 pm

Tuesday, December 30: 9 am – 10 pm

New Year’s Eve, December 31: 9 am – 8 pm

New Year’s Day, January 1, 2009: 11 am – 7 pm *SALE DAY*
20% off practically everything in the store & complimentary brunch from 11 – 1!

Book Culture’s Spotlight Section

Our spotlight titles (20% off) are now located all together along a rear wall of the first floor of the store. Look for the two bays of books next time you visit.

Great titles discounted!

Book Culture’s Free Signature Gift Wrap

We’ve recently added green ribbon and Book Culture stickers to our free signature wrap – be sure to ask for it when shopping at the store. And don’t forget, our December Sale starts tomorrow!

Book Culture Gift Ideas – Totes and Tees!

WE have a variety of tee shirts and tote bags for sale – perfect to package with a gift book!

Just ask a bookseller for assistance if you don’t see the color or size that you like.
All of our tee-shirts are $7.50:

We’ve recently lowered the price on some of our tote bags, to encourage “green” shopping and less use of plastic bags (although we still have them if you prefer).
A large selection of our totes are now available for $2.95:

Salman Rushdie Signed Short Stories!

We have about 30 Salman Rushdie signed copies of The Best American Short Stories 2008 in the store right now. At $14, it is a great buy – for yourself, or as a gift. The books are on a downstairs table in the store — look for the ones with the “Signed by Author” sticker on the front. They’ll go fast, so stop by this weekend and pick up your copy! (Or copies!)

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Book Culture for Kids!

Time Out New York Kids included a nice write-up about our children’s section in their July issue. From the article:

The addition of carpeting, gentle light and a cozy children’s corner has softened the edge, but Book Culture remains committed to showcasing works that might receive less attention elsewhere. You’ll find Carle and Wise Brown on the kid-height displays, but you’ll also find titles like Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford and The Lonesome Puppy by Yoshitomo Nara.

Check out the full piece to see a photo of our owner Chris and his adorable twin daughters – frequent shoppers and readers in our kid’s nook!

This is a good time to mention that we have a summer kid’s event coming up on Wednesday, July 23 at 3 pm with Laura Vila, the author of Building Manhattan. Click here for all the details.

Available Now: The New Must-Have Book Culture Tote Bag!

A perfect spring/summer canvas tote bag for the city or the beach — Now available in three colors, for only $5.95 each!