A rental textbook is a textbook option that allows you to save money by: paying a lower price upfront for the textbook, using the textbook for the semester, and returning it to the bookstore in resalable condition by the rental return deadline. If a textbook is not returned by the rental return deadline or is returned in damaged condition, you will be responsible for paying the full retail price of a new textbook. Please visit the Rental Returns/Penalties page for more information.

Renting In-Store:
To rent a textbook in store, bring an updated copy of your class schedule or bring your ICC student ID to print your class schedule on one of the schedule kiosks located around campus. Get in the textbook line and hand your class schedule to the bookstore employee at the counter. Counter staff will ask you a series of questions about the types of books that you prefer, at which point; you will let the counter staff know that you are interested in renting. Bookstore staff will then pull the textbooks based on your preference and will give you directions on how to proceed and will help answer any questions you may have. Once you receive your textbooks and finish shopping for any other items you may need, you will head to the checkout. During the checkout process, you will be required to show the cashier your ICC student ID and will be required to sign a textbook rental agreement. To view a copy of this agreement, please visit the Rental Agreement page.

Renting Online:
To rent a textbook online, click on the Textbook link on the menu and then click Buy Textbooks. Select the appropriate term, department, course number, and section number. All of the options available for your textbooks will appear. Click on the plus sign next to New Rental or Used Rental and click the Purchase button. Continue browsing for other textbooks/items as needed. When you are ready to check out, click on the View Cart link. In your cart, you will see a small box listed below each rental. Check mark the box to read the rental agreement and click the Accept button if you agree to adhere to the terms and conditions listed. (Note: You will have to do this for each rental textbook in your cart.) Click on the Checkout button. If you are a returning customer, sign into your account. If you are a new customer, create a bookstore account, using your ICC email address. Once signed in, you will see a Textbook Agreement, in which you will need to read and agree to adhere to the terms and conditions. Input desired shipping method and information. Select desired payment method and input payment information/billing address. Input ICC student ID number, including ICC and the seven-digit number. Review and place your order.

If a textbook is available to rent, it will be listed on the bookstore website under your respective class/section with a New Rental price or Used Rental price. If there is not a New Rental or Used Rental price listed, the textbook is not available to rent.

For more information on how to rent online, please visit the Renting Online page.

Rental textbooks are available at the Illinois Central College East Peoria Campus Bookstore, Peoria Campus Bookstore, and online at icc.edu/bookstore.

Yes! If a textbook for one of your classes is available as a rental, you will be given the option to either purchase or rent the book. If you decide to rent the textbook and later find out that you would like to purchase it, you may do so, as long as it is done prior to the rental return deadline. In this case, the initial amount that you paid to rent the textbook will be deducted from the purchase price of the textbook.

Yes, rental textbooks become available online the first day that online orders begin, and in store the day that textbook sales begin. Textbooks are available to rent any time during the semester, up until one week prior to the start of buyback.

Acceptable forms of payment include: Cash, Check, Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover), Apple and Google Pay, ICC Bookstore Gift Card, Financial Aid (Grant, Loan, etc.), and Scholarships. (Please note that Illinois Central College does not accept American Express as a formal method of payment.)

Yes, you may write/mark/highlight in your rental textbook; however, it must be kept to a minimum. Any rental textbook returned with excessive writing/marking/highlighting may be refused and considered damaged upon return of the book.

Yes, if you are paying with Financial Aid, you are still eligible to rent.

Yes, you must sign a rental agreement every time you rent a textbook.

To view a copy of the rental agreement, please visit the Rental Agreement page.

No. When you rent a textbook, you are required to sign a rental agreement. Because of this, a parent/friend is NOT allowed to rent a textbook for someone else.

Rental textbooks can be returned to either ICC Bookstore Campus location (during store hours) throughout the semester; however, they MUST be returned by the rental return deadline.

For more information about returning rental textbooks, please visit the Rental Returns/Penalties page.

Your rental textbook must be returned in resalable condition. All rental textbooks will be inspected by bookstore staff upon return. If returned with moisture damage, stains, torn covers, torn pages, or excessive writing/highlighting, the textbook will be considered damaged and may be refused for return.

Yes! If you decide you would like to purchase your rental textbook to keep, you can do so at the Customer Service Desk at either campus, as long as it is done prior to the rental return deadline. In this case, the initial amount that you paid to rent the textbook will be deducted from the purchase price of the textbook.

If you do not return your rental textbook by the rental return deadline, you will be charged the full retail price of a new textbook and your student records will be put on hold.

For more information, please visit the Rental Returns/Penalties page.

If your rental textbook is lost, stolen, or damaged during the rental period, you will be charged the full retail price of a new textbook, in addition to the rental price that was originally paid, and your student records will be put on hold. (Money that was paid during the rental transaction will NOT go towards the replacement price of the textbook.)

As stated in the rental agreement that you are required to sign when renting, you have one week from the day of purchase to report any previous damage to your rental book. If you do not report any previous damage to your rental book within one week, you will be held responsible for paying the full retail price of a new textbook if any damages are found upon its return.

If you decide to drop your course within the refund period, you must return your rental textbook (in the same condition as it was rented) before the course refund deadline in order to get a full refund on your rental textbook. If you decide to withdraw or take an incomplete for a course, it is recommended that you return your rental textbook as soon as possible to ensure that it is returned before the rental return deadline. There are no refunds given on rental textbooks in the case of a course withdraw or incomplete.