UAS Bookstore Survey

1. Please indicate how you principally interact with the UAS Bookstore:

   Valid Missing Mean 10 0 NA As a local student : 5 As a distance (eLearning) student : 2 As an instructor : 1 University employee : 1 Member of the public : 1

 

2. Please indicate where you live:

   Valid Missing Mean 10 0 NA UAS Housing : 0 Juneau community : 8 Outside of Juneau : 2

 

3. The UAS bookstore website provides online ordering of textbooks and merchandise, general information on the bookstore and faculty book adoption information.

   How helpful is the bookstore web site to you?

   Valid Missing Mean 10 0 NA Very helpful : 0 Somewhat helpful : 0 No opinion : 0 Somewhat unhelpful : 0 Very unhelpful : 10 I have never used the web site : 0

 

4. How do you usually buy your text books?

   Valid Missing Mean 9 1 NA Juneau campus bookstore : 2 Juneau online bookstore (MBS Direct) : 0 Other local bookstore : 0 Other online bookstore : 5 Whoever has the best price : 2

   Comments:

   I am not a student who needs text books.  But if I was, I would probably buy them at the U Book Store.

   Selected: Other online bookstore Prices are outrageous and the whole system is designed to artificially inflate the cost of the text books while releases new books every year with very small changes ensuring that students are forced to spend, spend, spend.

   Selected: Other online bookstore Generally less expensive through amazon.com

   Selected: Other online bookstore I would have to spend double if I didnt. I will always prefer to buy on Amazon or ebay.

   Selected: Whoever has the best price The burden of extremely high text prices is an unnecessary drag on the growth of economically productive graduates. It is not only an ineffective system, and a waste of potential economic growth; it also eats at trust, leaves one feeling as if someone is deliberately and unfairly taking advantage of students' vulnerability in needing texts to acquire education.

 

5. I use the campus bookstore to purchase:

   Valid Missing Mean 10 0 NA Textbooks : 3 School supplies/backpacks : 2 Art supplies : 2 Clothing : 2 General books : 1 Gifts : 3 I do not shop at the campus bookstore : 5 Other : 0

   Comments:

   Selected: I do not shop at the campus bookstore It's a scam.

   Selected: Gifts I like the gift items they carry but are generally more expensive than elsewhere.

   Selected: I continuously look for books through the bookstore, but usually purchase online because of significant price differences.

   Selected: I do not shop at the campus bookstore I will not contribute my money to such an extortion

 

6. Do you use the bookstore to purchase books using financial aid or agency funding prior to disbursement?

   Valid Missing Mean 10 0 NA Yes : 0 No : 10

 

7. Looking ahead, what are the best things about the current UAS Bookstore that UAS should strive to preserve?

   Valid Missing Mean 8 2 NA

   Comments:

   The warmth, variety and customer service.

   Nothing, close it down and save the university some money.  People buy stuff, including books, online.  There is no need for a physical bookstore at UAS.

   Preserve? Nothing. The current system is horrible.

   Im from out of state and I love sending UAS stuff home as gifts! I love the sweatshirts and other UAS branded merchandise. I also like the other trendy gifts! I can't find that stuff anywhere else and they are great for decorating my room and feeling at home and comfortable. I like the school supplies too although I find them cheaper elsewhere.

   It's nice that there's immediate gratification if I forgot something or added a class late.

   the textbooks are convenient, but the website is poor and does not include the option to find out what books are required or prices for planning

   nothing

   Surveying student opinions. That is a great first step.

 

8. Looking ahead, what changes or new or enhanced services should UAS consider for the bookstore?

   Valid Missing Mean 9 1 NA

   Comments:

   Do they have packaged snacks at all?  More "green" products.

   None.

   Burn it down and say ten hail mary's.

   more snacks or food items. school supplies like notebooks and folders need to be cheaper than wally or freds for me to buy them at the bookstore.

   logo wear

   Price, price, price. When books can be found at a fraction of the cost through amazon & half.com, it's a no-brainer as a student who plans ahead to order online. Especially on used books that you bought back at a fraction of what it was sold for.

   supplies for dorm rooms

   Lower your damn prices

   Commit to support for revising the current system of publishing and pricing texts.