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The Dartmouth
December 22, 2025 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth

Being Smart About Textbooks

To the Editor:

I'm writing to convince people to use the Exchange site on the Dartmouth webpage. I got hit for $200 today for books which probably haven't been changed since the '80s, but since I dont know anyone who takes history courses, I had to pay up.

I don't sell my books back to Wheelock because they offer less than the books are worth as fuel, and since my boiler's broken and our only source of heat is a wood stove, I do need fuel.

So this is an appeal to everyone to go on to basement.dartmouth.edu, and sell their books on the Exchange section for about 50 percent of what you bought them and keep the books circulating.