购买和提供商品, supplies and lab manuals as well as services to students, 教师, staff and the general public in support of the college�s educational mission to maximize the collegiate experience of our students in achieving their educational goals.
作为供应品的主要出口, 实验室手册及相关产品, as well as serving as the convenience store for the campus, the Bookstore is not successfully meeting its mission due to downturn in business from COVID-19 , we employ a professional and loyal staff dedicated to making the store a viable business enterprise and serving students to the best of its ability. In Fall 2020 the Bookstore went to an online textbook model by partnering with MBS Direct. Our focus is on customer service and a pleasant shopping environment, providing students and staff with a wide array of products. 一组完整的, 教科书, 教科书租赁, 自定义文本, 所有通过我们的在线合作伙伴提供. We also carry a large selection of merchandise from logo t-shirts, 帽子和运动衫, to all possible supplies students may need to be successful. The Bookstore understands the competition in today�s market so consequently does all it can to put student�s first, and to become the preferred shopping destination for course materials, supplies and Butte College logo merchandise.
As an Auxiliary Service, the Bookstore does not perform academic program reviews. We review our program on an annual basis through Unit Planning. Our unit plan is designed to align with the 战略方向 of the College as well as maintain the same high standards of student success.
策略1 -提高完成率
与教师联系，及时收养孩子
Timely adoptions allow students to purchase required 教科书 at time of registration, thus giving students the opportunity to have their required books on the first day of school. We will place flyers in the Bookstore and around capmus, 区公告, 给椅子发邮件, 协调员, and area administrative assistants to spread the word. Now that our text book buyer has access to all faculity email, our goal is to see a substantial increase in completion rate.
策略二-拓展学生
Continue to market to students more affordable options for 教科书 and supplies
With our recent partnership with MBS Direct the Bookstore we use regroup, social media and in house flyers as an effort to communicate directly with the students. Our new online store offers more affordable textbook buying options, rentals and guarenteed buyback on certain titles. We will contue to work directly with student leadership, the Welcome Center and faculity to ensure students are getting accurate and timely information on purchasing 教科书.
策略3 -提供有竞争力的价格
Partner with a company to provide an online bookstore. This will provide a cost savings to students nad guarenteed buyback on specific titles.
An online bookstore will provide a more cost effective method to buy 教科书 for students. This will eliminate expensive and expansive inventory sitting on the bookstore shelves. An online bookstore provider will be able to price comp with the exisitng market. 例如亚马逊
Strategy 4 - Redesign the Bookstore layout
With removal of 教科书 we we have redesigned the footprint of the existing Bookstore to better serve students. Will increase our offerings of sundries, clothing and supplies. The Campus Roadrunner Store will become the a hub for students to purchase the necessary supplies and snacks to be successful in the classroom.
The high cost of 教科书 has become a barrier for many students. An online store with very competative pricing as well as the needed supplies with increase the retention and completion of students
As an entity of Auxiliary Services the Bookstore is a self-supporting operation. We are expected to meet all of our own financial obligations including employee salary and benefits. Any profits realized are designated for future business needs. Due to COVID the Bookstore will not meet it's finacial obligation. We will rely on federal relief and/or District funds to help with lost revenue and expenses.