All campus bookstore locations are closed until further notice. Our online store is open and customers can purchase all items that are in stock. Please be advised we are working to fulfill orders as quickly as possible; however, there may be delays. Though we normally do ship to the United States at this time we can only ship within Canada, with an $11.95 flate rate for domestic orders. Please note that Tech hardware and accessories are only available for shipping within Saskatchewan.

Please contact us at bookstore@usask.ca with any questions.

The following methods of payment are accepted online:

• Visa, MasterCard or American Express
• Visa or MasterCard gift card
• Visa or MasterCard Debit
  • Please note that when using a Visa or MasterCard debit card, we will not be able to process refunds to this form of payment.
• Shop USask gift card

The following methods of payment are accepted at our retail locations:

• debit card
• credit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express)
• Visa or MasterCard gift card
• Shop USask gift card
• Apple Pay

Personal cheques are not an accepted form of payment.

For card holder security, all credit cards must be in the presenter's name and transactions must be completed with the entry of a PIN or signature. 

ATTENTION PARENTS: If a student needs to return items purchased with a parent's credit card, we must contact the card holder to confirm before the return/exchange can be processed.

We are currently offering pick-up at our Preston Crossing location. Your order will take 2-3 business days to process once it has been placed, and then you will receive an email with your receipt followed by a phone call instructing you how to retrieve your order at our curbside pick-up.

Our pick-up hours are 10am-6pm Mondays through Saturdays. We are open on Sundays and statutory holidays from 11am-5pm.

As part of COVID-19 we are only able to ship within Canada through Canada Post, though they are currently expecting delays due to the increase in shipments throughout the country. They have also implemented a "knock, drop, and leave" policy. This new policy does not necessarily include apartment buildings, so we strongly recommend selecting the pick-up option at checkout, or shipping to an alternate address.

For international orders, please contact us at bookstore@usask.ca and we will provide a quote for shipping.

Bookstore Initiatives

Price Advocacy

Publishers set "suggested retail prices" on textbooks and Shop USask does not price items higher. Often those prices can be very high and so staff at the bookstore may contact a publisher to negotiate for lower pricing on a title. This custom pricing is then set for that current term and is uniquely offered to University of Saskatchewan students.

Used Books

Shop USask orders used books from two warehouses in the United States. Once an instructor submits their book order, we check those warehouses for used stock of every applicable title. However, book orders which are submitted late cannot be sourced due to shipping time and cost from these US warehouses.

We also buy back used books from the community for 50% of their current retail price, and then sell them for 75% of their current retail price. If a book is being used for an upcoming term, chances are it will be on our buyback list. You can check if your books are being bought back here.

Item Substitutions

When an instructor submits a book order, we check for the following alternative editions:

• Paperback
• Looseleaf (3-hole punched and shrink-wrapped)
• Digital etexts
• Custom editions (select chapters of a full book)

These alternatives are typically less expensive than the traditional hardcover textbook. We will either substitute the original book submitted, or list multiple options so that students may purchase whichever they prefer.

The bookstore will also confirm if you require the use of an Online Homework System when it is bundled with the textbook. If it is not, then we can save students money by sourcing used copies or offering the standalone book when publishers make that option available to us.

Alternatives

What You Can Do

Instructors

• Submit your book order to us as early as possible
• Assemble a course package with the help of the Copyright Office
• Adopt Open Educational Resources
• Negotiate with publishers for lower pricing using the bookstore as an ally and second voice
• Consider your use of Online Homework Systems, which can be valuable but expensive
• Adopt an alternative publication
• Encourage students to support their campus bookstore, which in turn supports their university
• Consider carefully the extent to which students need what you are requiring them to purchase
• List course materials on your syllabus so students can easily assess cost, use, and value