Textbook services is located in the lower level of the Station (map).
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Textbook Services Office oversees the textbook rental program, in which primary course textbooks are provided to students on a rental basis for most undergraduate courses offered at the university. Students are assessed a per credit hour fee for textbook rentals each school term. Under the textbook rental program, students pick up their textbooks at the beginning of each semester from Textbook Services and must return the textbooks by 5 p.m. of the last day of finals of the semester to Textbook Services.
Late fees are charged when textbooks are returned late. A $10.00 per day fee begins to accrue for each day after the last of finals of each school term for which the textbook(s) is not returned. Late fees will accumulate up to a total amount of $50.00 after the student fails to return a textbook for 5 days following the last day of finals for the school term. After 5 days of late fees, students will be assessed the $50.00 late fee plus the price of the textbook(s) not returned.
First-time freshmen and transfer students may elect to opt-out of the textbook rental program if they wish. Students who wish to opt-out of the textbook rental program must complete the Textbook Rental Program Opt-Out form and return it to the Office of Student Account Services by the following deadlines:
Students who elect to opt-out of the textbook rental program cannot opt back in and are responsible for buying textbooks at their own expense. Students are expected to have the required textbooks for the start of each class. The Textbook Rental Program Opt-Out form can be accessed online and is also available in hard copy at Textbook Services.
Hours for picking up textbooks will be posted before each semester for students to view. All students must verify on-line at the beginning of the semester before picking up their textbooks. Students should bring their ID card with them to pick up their textbooks. Students can have someone else pick up their textbooks as long as they have verified and provided their 919#. If textbooks are picked up after the designated times, there will be a late fee assessed to the student's university account. See the miscellaneous fee schedule for Late Textbook Pickup fee.
Students may also purchase discontinued textbooks at a reduced rate. Students wishing to purchase textbooks currently being used may do so by contacting Textbook Services at 660.562.1150.
Textbook Services
The Station
800 University Dr.
Maryville, MO 64468
Phone: 660.562.1150
nwtxbk@covenhouse.com
Students at Northwest pay a per credit hour usage fee for most of their primary textbooks and Textbook Services is available for online students. Northwest Online students may order their primary textbooks for most undergraduate courses through the University Textbook Services. This office may be contacted by e-mail at nwtxbk@covenhouse.com. Please include your Northwest ID# (919#), the course numbers you are enrolled in, and your shipping address.
Online students must pay for shipping charges on borrowed materials. All textbooks, CD's, and other course materials borrowed must be returned to Textbook Services, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468, within one week following the day of the last scheduled final exam. A $10.00 per day fine begins after this date and can accumulate up to $50.00 plus the price of the textbook, CD's, and/or course materials not returned.
All Textbooks for 600 level courses must be purchased elsewhere. All 100-500 level course textbooks may be rented through Textbook Services if a book is available. See the miscellaneous fee schedule for current graduate student textbook rental rate.
Please email nwtxbk@covenhouse.com with any questions concerning textbook pick-up or return.
Northwest students who are taking 2022 summer courses and have textbooks from Textbook Services must return the books when the summer course concludes.
Textbook Services is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in The Station. Students who cannot return their textbooks in-person should use the pre-paid UPS return label provided below by the University to ship their books. Students who use their own shipping label will not be reimbursed.
Ship textbooks to:
Textbook Services
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468
Textbooks from online courses are due within a week of the final exam, so there will be time to ship them back.
Summer textbooks are due back as soon as the courses are complete. Textbooks can be return to the Northwest campus, Northwest-Kansas City or ship them back to campus. Textbooks from 1st - 3rd session courses are due back by Friday, July 29.
Do not wait to bring your textbook(s) back when you return to campus in the fall or you will be charged a late fee. Textbooks need to be returned so we have them for packaging for the fall semester.
For more information regarding textbook returns, contact Teri Tobin, manager of Textbook Services, at nwtxbk@covenhouse.com.
For Fall 2022, students can pick-up their pre-packaged textbooks on the upper floor of The Station during these hours:
Date | Time |
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Saturday, August 13 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Sunday, August 14 | 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Monday, August 15 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Tuesday, August 16 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Wednesday, August 17 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Textbooks picked up after 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2022, will be assessed a late fee of $30.
If you are unable to pick up your textbooks, you may have someone pick them up for you as long as you have completed the online verification and the person picking up the textbooks has your 919#.
If textbooks need to be shipped for spring online courses, please email nwtxbk@covenhouse.com and include your 919# and a current shipping address.
Online verification opens Friday, August 12. You must complete your online verification before picking up your textbooks. If you have questions about verification, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 660.562.1151.
Northwest Missouri State University is unique in that it provides primary textbooks for undergraduate students. Textbook Services, located in the Station, pre-packages and issues textbooks to undergraduate students for each semester. Students pay a usage fee (currently $6.00/credit hour) to use the service. Students are responsible for returning their textbooks by the end of finals week each semester to avoid late fees.
Any additional, supplemental books that are required as well as lab manuals, workbooks, etc. are ordered through the Bearcat Shop. Any other reference type materials requests should be submitted to the library.
Textbook Services
The Station
Northwest Missouri State University
Phone: 660.562.1150
Email: nwtxbk@covenhouse.com