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MERCED COLLEGE BOOKSTORE

Located in the Student Union Building on the Merced Campus, the Merced College Bookstore provides a wide selection of course materials and student essentials. We offer textbook rentals, as well as new, used, and digital textbooks to suit your learning preferences and budget. In addition to textbooks, the bookstore carries course-required supplies, general school supplies, electronics, computer accessories, study aids, art materials, nursing supplies, convenience items, and Merced College apparel. We also offer daily textbook buybacks and are happy to accommodate special or custom orders at any time.

Regular Store Hours:

Monday–Thursday: 7:45 AM – 4:00 PM

Friday: 7:45 AM – 3:00 PM

Extended hours are available at the start of each semester. Please visit the Bookstore webpage for the most up-to-date information.

Smart Start


Smart Start provides students with access to required digital, print, or rental textbooks at significantly reduced prices. The cost is conveniently added to your Merced College student fees account and can be paid along with your tuition or covered by financial aid.

This program is designed to help you save money and ensure you have your course materials ready by the first day of class.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Register for classes

  2. Pay a simple, affordable per-unit fee

  3. Check your @campus.mccd.edu email for access details

  4. Receive your textbooks automatically

For more information, visit the  Smart Start Page.

Open Educational Resources (OER) / Zero-Cost Textbooks

Open Educational Resources (OER) are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. “Open Educational Resources” include, but are not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge (AB-798, section 67423, adapted from the Hewlett Foundation definition).