The University of Maryland Book Center: Your Comprehensive Guide

The University Book Center (UBC), operated by Barnes & Noble College, is the official bookstore for the University of Maryland, College Park. It serves as a central hub for students, faculty, and staff, offering a wide array of products and services to support academic and campus life.

The Official Bookstore

As the official bookstore, the University Book Center is the primary retailer for textbooks required for all University of Maryland courses. This ensures students have access to the correct materials for their classes.

Textbook Options

The Book Center offers various textbook formats to cater to different student needs and budgets:

New Textbooks: Fresh, unmarked copies for those who prefer the traditional experience.
Used Textbooks: A more affordable option, allowing students to save money on required materials.
Digital Textbooks: Convenient and accessible on various devices, often with interactive features.
Rental Textbooks: A cost-effective solution for students who only need the textbook for the duration of the course.

The UBC’s staff is available to assist students in navigating these options and choosing the most suitable format for their learning style and budget.

Beyond Textbooks: A Hub for Campus Life

The University Book Center extends beyond textbooks, offering a diverse selection of items:

General-Interest Books: A wide range of literature, technical books, and bestsellers are available on the lower level of the store.
School Supplies: Essential items such as notebooks, pens, and other stationery are readily available.
Imprinted Sportswear and Related Items: Show your school spirit with a wide selection of clothing and accessories in the university's official colors. Top brands like Champion, Tommy Bahama, Columbia, and Under Armour are featured.
Gifts: The UBC offers gifts for every age and occasion.

Convenient Shopping Options

The University Book Center provides multiple ways to shop:

In-Store Shopping: Visit the physical location in the Stamp Student Union to browse the selection and receive assistance from knowledgeable booksellers.
Online Ordering: Order online and choose to have your order shipped or pick it up in-store.

Course Material Access and Support

The UBC streamlines access to course materials through various initiatives:

UMD Course Material Finder: A tool to easily search for required materials for specific courses.
First Day® Program: Required materials are available on ELMS via the 'Course Materials' link, and students are automatically enrolled. The cost is charged to the Student Account unless students opt out by the deadline.
Textbook Info Log: Providing updates on out-of-stock titles and backordered items.

Payment Options and Financial Assistance

The University Book Center offers several payment options, including:

Student Account Charge: Active, full-time students with a valid UID can charge books and supplies to their student account.
Veterans Affairs (VA) Purchase Orders: The UBC accepts valid VA Purchase Order Numbers in-store.

Regalia Sales

The UBC provides regalia sales up until Spring commencement (May 20, 2026). Purchasing early is strongly suggested, as gown sizing and hood colors may be limited as the ceremony date approaches.

Additional Locations

In addition to the main store in the Stamp Student Union, Terp Gear & Gifts can be found throughout the stadium at 5 locations during Gamedays, featuring the Under Armour Team Shop located near Gate H.

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Dining Options

Yes Chef!, UMB's newest dining option is located on the first floor of the Campus Center. Serving hot paninis, sandwiches, salads, soups, chili, coffee, smoothies, local goods, and more, Yes Chef! at UMB is your local marketplace for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Grab-and-go items are available.

Policies and Information Collection

Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, collects, uses, and discloses personal information to deliver and maintain Google services, track outages, protect against spam, fraud, and abuse, and measure audience engagement and site statistics.

Users have options to accept or reject additional cookies for developing new services, delivering and measuring the effectiveness of ads, and showing personalized content and ads.

The bookstore collects information provided by users, information collected automatically, and information from external sources such as friends, vendors, customers, educational institutions, and third parties.

Personal information may be disclosed to protect the rights, property, life, health, security, and safety of BNED, its services, users, or any other party.

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The company engages in business-to-business interactions, and personnel interact with the personnel of customers and vendors.

Vendors and external services may use their own tracking technologies to independently collect information about users.

The bookstore may engage and work with vendors, customers, and other parties to serve ads on its services or on external services.

Vendor tools such as Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics may be used to analyze performance and deliver services and advertising.

Users have options to review, update, or change their information, and can use mobile device settings to limit mobile tracking technologies and associated activities.

The bookstore may implement Google’s Invisible reCAPTCHA technology on its services to reduce spam and prevent abuse of its services.

The bookstore takes steps to help protect users’ personal information and maintains appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

The bookstore collects categories of personal information about California residents. Personal information is retained as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, satisfy legal obligations, or resolve disputes.

Users may request that the bookstore delete personal information that it has collected directly from them and is currently maintaining.

Users have the right to opt out of the sale and sharing of their personal information in the context of tracking technologies.

Users may request that the bookstore correct personal information that it maintains about them if they believe such personal information is inaccurate.

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