Tag: Campus Bookstore

The death of the paper textbook

Textbooks have always been an expensive requirement of attending university, but prices have risen considerably in recent decades. According to the Canadian Federation of Students, the cost of textbooks rose 2.44 times the rate of inflation between 2008 and 2015. From the 1980s to 2014, textbook costs...

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Campus Bookstore closed for in-person shopping this fall

This year, some students are turning away from the Campus Bookstore to find their textbooks. “Based on what the University put out and the fact that the University’s basically remote learning […] 95 per cent of the students don’t actually live in Kingston, they come to Kingston. So we were trying...

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Fall at campus bookstore sends university employee to hospital

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, a university employee suffered a medical incident at the campus bookstore on 5 Field Company Ln. In a statement to The Journal, the University wrote that the employee fell and struck their head. “An ambulance was called and patrons were evacuated to facilitate...

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IT items to be sold at the Campus Bookstore

With the closing of the Campus Computer Store at the end of April, the Campus Bookstore will be expanding their selection of personal IT items.   The University made the announcement in October that they would be closing the store. The Gazette has now reported that personal IT items will be available...

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Reading between the lines

Chris Tabor, the general manager at the Campus Bookstore, agrees with the common sentiment that textbooks are ridiculously priced. “If these prices seem ridiculous, it’s because they are,” he said. Many students are agitated by the high prices of required textbooks for their classes while the Bookstore,...

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Students save with textbook rental plan

Instead of spending $142 on an Introduction to Biology textbook, it can now be rented for half the price. This rental option is part of a new program at Queen’s Campus Bookstore. Approximately half of the books required in all courses are available, Bookstore General Manager Chris Tabor said, adding...

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