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Why Shop Here?
HPU Bookstore proudly supplies the
academic community with textbooks, supplies and tools for the mind.
We have adhered closely to our mission of providing goods and services at the
lowest possible prices consistent with sound business policy. Its diverse
selection of books, collegiate clothing and supplies reflects the wide variety of
backgrounds and interests that make the University a world-class institution.
As a student, we realize that you now have more
options than ever before for buying textbooks and course materials. We
also believe that Hawaii Pacific University Bookstore is the best
possible shopping choice for you, because we provide the following
benefits:
- Our knowledgeable staff is familiar with the campus, knows the
HPU faculty, and has worked with them to acquire all the course
materials that you will need.
- Our staff is willing to go beyond normal customer service duties
in assisting students and parents in the transition to college life.
- Student-friendly return policies in case you drop a class or
change your schedule, with no need to pay for shipping your returned
books across the country.
- HPU Bookstore accepts campus-specific payment methods such as
scholarship funds and financial aid. We also accept MasterCard or
Visa, and travelers checks or personal checks.
- Buying used books saves you money! We make sure that we have as
many used books as we can lay our hands on.
- Save money with the Bookstore Bonus Card. Ask for your bonus
card and with every $10 you spend we'll stamp your card. After 20
stamps you can use your card for $10 off your next purchase! Last
year HPU students saved over $100,000.00 by using our Bookstore Bonus
Cards. See the
Bookstore for details.
- We buyback books at the end of each term, giving you some extra
money and helping students save the next term.
- Great savings on software. We offer educationally discounted
software for HPU students, faculty, and staff.
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Monthly Bus Passes and discounted movie
tickets for local movie theaters are available at the Downtown &
Hawaii Loa bookstores (cash or check only).
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UPass only available here! We will
start selling this deeply discounted pass for TheBus approximately 3
weeks before the Fall and Spring terms begin. These stickers
(which will be adhered to your HPU Student ID Card) will allow
unlimited rides on TheBus for the entire semester for only
$102.00. The UPass is only available in-store at the Downtown
and Hawaii Loa locations.
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Educational discounts on Apple computers
and great pricing on iPods! For more information, come into
the Downtown store or go the the Apple/HPU website (link located on
the Resources Tab on Campus Pipeline).
- Convenience! You can shop from the comfort of your own home or
you can go to any one of our 8 locations throughout Oahu. We will be
more than happy to arrange to transfer the books you need to the
campus that is most convenient for you.
- No Sales Tax!
In addition to price, you should consider a number of service
factors before making your final textbook purchases.
- Is the book being sold on-line the same edition or version that is being
used in class? It is possible -- and actually has been documented --
that some textbooks being sold on-line are old editions. There is no
evidence that there is any attempt to deceive, but having the
appropriate edition of a textbook is much more important than a
general reading book, for obvious reasons.
- Will the book be available in time to be useful in class? Often
with the on-line booksellers will ship the book anywhere from three
to six weeks from the date of the order. Again, this timing would
almost always be unacceptable to students at the start of classes.
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