M State campus stores
Welcome to your M State stores!
The M State campus stores have the items you need to be prepared, including textbooks, computer software, tools, supplies and M State clothing!
The campus stores also accept tuition and other college payments. Cash, checks, MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted. Regular operating hours for each store are listed below, and stores are open during extended hours are offered during the first week of each semester.
Store Locations
Detroit Lakes
900 Highway 34 E., Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218.846.3727
Open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Fergus Falls
1414 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218.736.1556
Open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Moorhead
1900 28th Ave. S, Moorhead, MN 56560
218.299.6570; Fax: 218.299.6861
Open 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday-Friday
Wadena
405 Colfax Ave. SW, Wadena, MN 56482
218.631.7825
Open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Buying books
When to buy
Books will be available three weeks before the semester starts. If you're charging to your student account, the charge period begins three weeks before the semester starts and ends the first week of class. For semester charge and other important dates, visit Student Charges and Payments.
You can buy books for all courses through your SpartanNet account.
How to buy
- Log in to your SpartanNet account
- Scroll down to "Your Class Schedule"
- Click "Buy Your Books"
Visit M State Campus Store for more book-buying information.
VIDEO: How to Order Books
FAQs
Students can sell their books back anytime at M State Book Buyback. If you have questions, call or email your campus store.
PSEO students will receive a letter from the college with information on how to return their college books. Please return your books as quickly as possible following your exams. If you have questions, email pseo@minnesota.edu
All students who have rented textbooks will receive an email with information regarding rental returns. Rented books can be returned to any campus bookstore or mailed to:
M State
900 Hwy 34 E
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
If you have questions, call or email your campus store.
Fall book sales will start Aug. 5 and students can charge books to their account until Sept. 11. Books can be ordered after the charging period if purchased with a credit card. The only items that cannot be charged to a student account are food and clothing.
During the fall charging period (Aug. 5-Sept.11). You can charge to your student account by choosing “Financial Aid/PSEO/3rd Party Charging” in the credit card drop-down box at checkout.
Shipping times vary. Orders are processed as they are received. When your books ship, you will receive an email with a UPS tracking number. If picking books up in person at a campus store, you will receive a text message when they are ready to be picked up.
Inclusive access is available for select M State courses. If a class lists inclusive access as the book option, the required materials will be available electronically by following a link from the course in D2L Brightspace. The link is available one day before the start of the course. The cost of inclusive access is charged to your student account, and no purchase is necessary from the bookstore. The price for materials is lower than the normal purchase price. You may opt out of inclusive access. An opt-out function is available on the D2L Brightspace page through the first five days of the semester.
Used books may have some highlighting but are generally in good condition.
We purchase as many used books as possible, but they are not always available for all classes. Once our used book stock is depleted, we will substitute new books.
Books can be returned for a refund by Sept. 3 for fall semester books. Purchases will not be refunded after that date. You will need your receipt to return a book. Books are not returnable if plastic shrink wrap has been removed.
When you log into your e-services, your ID number is located at the top right corner of the page.
Locating course material requirements
To see items that are required, optional or recommended for courses:
- Visit Class Schedules
- Locate the course you are taking and click on it
- At the bottom of the page will be the current list of items that are required, optional or recommended for the course
Student charging
Students may charge books and supplies during the open charge period. Students may charge clothing if it is a program requirement.
Inclusive access program
Inclusive access is offered by the M State bookstores for select courses. The required materials for these courses are available to registered students electronically by following a link in the course's D2L Brightspace website. The link becomes available one day before the start of the course. The cost of the course material is charged to your student account and no purchase is necessary from the bookstore. The price for the materials is lower than the normal purchase price. Book requirements and fee information can be found at Class Schedules. See "locating course material requirements" for more information.
Students in an inclusive access course may opt out of the inclusive access program. An opt-out function will be available inside each course's D2L Brightspace page through the first five days of the semester, and for late-start courses on the first day of the course only. If you opt out, the fee will be refunded, and your access to the materials will be disabled. Please note that the course materials are required to successfully complete the course.
For students who prefer to have a printed book to accompany the digital materials, a loose-leaf version will be available for purchase online through the bookstore.
Bookstore return policy
M State's bookstore return policy is in the Student Policies section at Policies and Procedures.
Selling books back
Students have the option of selling their books through M State's book buyback program at any time.
American Opportunity Tax Credit
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009, textbook and other course material expenses incurred in 2009 and after, and not covered by scholarship or grant aid, may be used as a tax credit on that year's income tax return.
For more information, visit American Opportunity Tax Credit.
Remember, students need to save bookstore receipts as proof of textbook purchases to qualify for tax exemptions. M State stores do not reproduce or reprint any previous receipts.
Check disbursements
For more timely disbursement, students are encouraged to sign up for direct deposit.
To enroll:
- Log into SpartanNet.
- Click eServices, Financial Aid and Deposit Setup.
For students not enrolled in direct deposit and taking campus courses, financial aid and other overage checks are distributed from the home campus bookstore. Issued checks can be picked up in the bookstore with a photo ID.
To see whether a check is available:
- Log into SpartanNet.
- Go to eServices--Bills & Payments.
- Go to Account Detail and select Show All Detail.
Any disbursements are dated and will have the description "Payment to Student."
Students not enrolled in direct deposit and taking online courses will have their checks mailed to their local address on file. If no local address is provided, the permanent address on file will be used. To review your address on file, login to SpartanNet. Any changes should be submitted using the Change of Address form at Forms.
Textbook rental
M State's bookstores offer textbook rental! Textbooks eligible for rent may vary by store and semester. Rental fees can be charged to student accounts against financial aid, payment plans and other types of funding. For more information, see M State's Textbook Rental Agreement.
