- From the TritonLink home page go to the Tools menu and click "Classes/Wait Lists", then login, click "Order My Books," and proceed with the shopping process.
- From the UCSD Bookstore web site click "Buy your books online with TxtXpress," and proceed with the shopping process.
NOTE: We cannot ship to a P. O. Box.
Please enter a street address if you want your books shipped to you.
Select the delivery method, using the drop-down box. There are two options:- Your order can be held in the Bookstore on the main campus (no charge).
- Your order can be shipped via FedEx Ground (see chart below).
If you select FedEx Ground, click the "Save Changes to Order" button to see the shipping charges.
The "Current Order" section displays the textbooks/course materials you previously selected for purchase. If you want to purchase additional items click the "Resume Shopping" button.
Making Changes: If you want to delete any titles type a zero in the quantity ("Qty" box). If you want to purchase more than one copy of a title change the quantity for that title. If you want to change the condition (new/used) for any title that has the new/used drop-down box, do so. After any such change click the "Save Changes to Order" button. Your revised order will be saved and displayed.
Under "Payment Information" select "Credit Card," "UCSD Index Number" (for University departments only), Student Account, or Triton Plus. Enter your account or index number, plus expiration date if you are paying by credit card. The UCSD Bookstore accepts the following credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa. If you select Rehab/Corporate Account, enter the agency or corporate (business) name; the Bookstore will call you if we have any questions about your rehab or corporate account. If you select Student Account or Triton Plus, enter your UCSD ID number.
There is a free-form Comment field in which you may type any message you wish to accompany your on-line order.
Clicking the "Reset Form" button will undo only the changes you have made on the Check-Out screen since the last time you saved changes or pressed "Continue."
When you are done, click "Continue." You will see a screen headed "Review Your Order."
Please carefully review the information on this screen. If there are any errors or if you want to remove a line item, click "Correct Order." You will be taken back to the "Check-Out" screen.
If you want to add to your shopping list, click "Resume Shopping." If there are any errors or if you want to remove a line item, click "Correct Order." You may print this screen, but your order has not yet been sent to the Bookstore.
If the information is correct, click "Place Order." This action will send your order to the UCSD Bookstore where it will be processed for pick-up or FedEx Ground delivery according to your selection. Your order will also be time- and date-stamped (see "UCSD Bookstore's Fulfillment Guarantee" two sections below). Your order as transmitted will be displayed on a new screen under the heading "Order Placed."
Pick-up in the campus Bookstore: Our goal is to have all orders available for pick-up by 3:00 p.m. on the second "business day" following the placing of your order. "Business days" are Sundays through Saturdays, excluding UCSD Holidays.
Standard remote delivery: Our goal is to meet the delivery schedule listed in the "Pick-Up Summary Chart Below.
before midnight on
by 5 p.m.:
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Tuesday
Wednesday
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NOTE ON PICK-UP TIMES: Your order will not be available for pick-up on the same day you placed the order.
NOTE ON RE-SHELVING ORDERS: Orders held for pick-up will be returned to stock and the charges reversed if they are not picked up by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday of first week, unless prior arrangements are made. You may use the "Comments" field to request a longer period of time.
Books that will be used again for courses at UCSD may be eligible to be "sold back" to the Bookstore. The Bookstore may purchase these lightly used books for cash paid to you that day. This process happens at least once every quarter. Please check the Bookstore web site or visit the campus store to get exact days and times.