Textbook Programme – School Year 2013-2014

Textbooks can still be ordered online throughout the summer; however, the service is run by volunteers so orders received after June 11 cannot be guaranteed for pick up before the end of the Summer term. Orders received after June 30 may not be processed until August.

Consignment textbooks can also be accepted through the summer. The earlier consignment books are received the better the opportunity of selling them this year and the greater the choice for students ordering used books.

2013-2014 Grade 12's remember to order your Grad Ties with your textbooks.

The Parent Guild at Bayview Glen provides an online textbook ordering service for our Grades 7 to 12 students. We purchase directly from publishers, which allows for competitive prices with the added convenience of saving you the time and effort to locate each book. We will also resell your used textbooks, encouraging environmental principles of reducing and reusing. Parents buying books benefit from reduced prices. Parents selling books on consignment have the opportunity to recover some of the investment from the previous year.

Please remember that this programme is fully run by Bayview Glen parent volunteers. If you have a couple of hours to spare during June, July or August, please don’t hesitate to contact us at: pgtextbooks@bayviewglen.ca.

Ordering Your Books

Students in Grades 7 and 8

Grades 7 and 8 textbooks will remain organized by grade, therefore students can go ahead and order their books by expanding on the appropriate grade. All books in these grades are mandatory.

Students in Grades 9 to 12

For the Upper School, the Online Ordering system lists the book titles by department and course code. To order, each student will need their own personal student course selection document issued by the School. This document will be mailed out to students in early May, 2013. Please see the chart “Courses Codes at a Glance” for assistance with finding the department for a particular course code. Note that some upper school courses may not require a textbook and will therefore not be listed on the online order system.

How to order:

• Have your credit card ready. No charges go through until the order is processed.
• Click on the shopping cart icon, below.
• Please place a SEPARATE ORDER per sibling. We will try to ensure that students from the same family receive their orders together.
• Locate the Department / Grade and expand to view.
• Select the book title and place a 1 in the QTY box and click ADD.  Repeat this process for each book. Please ensure you order everything required for each course, some courses need two or more books, some need supplies. If you want a second set of books for home, place a 2 in the QTY box and click ADD.
• The choice of NEW vs USED books is within the checkout process.
• The shopping cart total from the order is only an estimate based on New book prices.
• There are two delivery options: Pick-up at the Upper School or delivery by Fedex.

If you have any questions or require assistance please contact us at pgtextbooks@bayviewglen.ca or 416.443.1030, Ext. 628 or 416.386.6628. If you have already placed an order and have special instructions, please make note of your Order number and reference it in any communication.

Click on the shopping cart below to order now:

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Selling Your Used Books on Consignment

Before you start, please download the consignment form corresponding to the grade level of the books you want to bring in.

2013-2014 Textbook Consignment Forms (<--downloadable PDF files)
Grade 7     Grade 8     Grade 9     Grade 10     Grade 11     Grade 12

Check that your used textbook is listed in the Used Book Consignment Form. The ISBN number should coincide. This is very important, as we cannot resell books that will no longer be used in the School. However, we will be glad to accept any textbook as a donation. Labels will be provided to code each book, with student’s Student Number. Additional labels will be available if required when books are dropped off.

In 2013-14, we will be using student numbers to track ownership of the books. The parent name and address given on the consignment form will be where the consignment cheque is sent in November, therefore, it is essential this information is correct.

Click here for Consignment Textbook Hand-in Procedure.

Used Books Drop Off Dates:

Grades 7
Thursday, June 6, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. 11.30 a.m. at Upper School

Grades 8
Friday, June 7, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Upper School

*Grades 7 and 8 homeroom teachers will accompany their students to the Upper School for books drop off.

Grades 9 to 12
Monday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., at Upper School

All books must be in sellable condition. Used books will have a higher resale value if they are clean, with no pencil markings or post-it flags. Any books with highlighting or handwriting within the text will automatically be classified as very well used. Books dropped off without a form will be considered donations.

Used books will be evaluated and priced according to the three conditions listed below:

Parent volunteers will grade and price used books for resale in June at drop-off. Unsold books will be held on consignment for an additional year or until the textbooks are no longer used at Bayview Glen. We will make every effort to sell your used textbooks but unsuitable or unusable books will be discarded at the discretion of our volunteers.  When your books are sold, a cheque for 50% of the sold price will be mailed to the parent on the consignment form in late November.

If the textbook costs $100 new, then:
A book graded as a [1] will be sold for $75 and you will get $37.50 back upon sale of the book.
A book graded as a [2] will be sold for $55 and you will get $27.50 back upon sale of the book.
A book graded as a [3] will be sold for $35 and you will get $17.50 back upon sale of the book.

If you have any questions regarding the used books/consignment, please contact us at: pgtextbooks@bayviewglen.ca, 416.443.1030, Ext. 628 or 416.386.6628.