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The UAB Bookstore in Birmingham (Hill Student Center, AL 35233)
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Bookseller chain with a broad selection of titles for adults & kids, plus magazines & gifts.
The UAB Bookstore is located in Birmingham (Alabama state) on the street of Hill Student Center. If you want to ask about something we recommend contacting this place by phone. The Phone number is +1205-996-2665. You can get more information from their website: http://uab.bncollege.com/. The coordinates that you can use in navigation applications to get to find The UAB Bookstore quickly are 33.501615, -86.807551. Scroll down to find out opening hours, reviews and other important information about The UAB Bookstore.
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- Quick visit
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- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Kerbside pickup
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- In-store pickup
- In-store shopping
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Izzy
My husband hates going to UAB and I didn’t understand until today. They sold him the incorrect access code to a textbook which he didn’t realize until he had already used the code. He called ahead before he drove all the way back to Birmingham to make sure he was able to be helped. They said to come in to the store to talk to a manager. He drove 40 minutes to the bookstore for the second time today. They told him that they couldn’t do anything. So we just threw away money for the incorrect textbook. He needs the correct textbook in order to complete assignments and so now we’re forking out more money to get the correct textbook straight from Norton. Just avoid UAB bookstore, and UAB all together because there are so many things like this that occur. Waste of time and waste of money. Also it’s cheaper from Norton anyways. 0/10
09.2022Allison
Shouldn't have a phone number because they don’t use it. I sent my books back and had them returned back to me for some reason. So they tried to charge my card twice for the missing books without my authorization. Obviously understaffed. Good luck getting your questions answered. Don’t rent, buy or waste your time here!!!
12.2021Instructor
I purchased lots of #BlazerGear! As the 2019 NAS Volunteer Alum of the Year, I always rep for #UAB. (Me) and UAB President Watts. Go Blazers!
09.2021Nicole
Do not rent textbooks from here. I rented over a month before classes started and they did not arrive in time. I ordered my books from Amazon and they were delivered the next day. I finally received the books from UAB Barnes and Noble a month after classes started, so I returned them immediately. Now it’s after the semester, and they’ve charged me over $100 because they “never received my rental return” at the end of the semester—even though I already returned the books as soon as I received them. Completely disorganized. Do not rent here.
09.2021Therese
Line goes on forever … horribly understaffed at start of school year…poor planning… registers without check out staff at start of school year. Two registers open for how many thousand of kids at start of school year???oops manager steps away… now down to one!!!
09.2021Ashley
Spring 2021I unfortunately made the mistake of ordering my textbooks through the bookstore. I ordered them online and set it to pick up in store. The day after I ordered, my card got charged almost 100$ more because they upgraded my textbooks to rented new. Failed to inform me of this decision, all the while their website still showing that rented used was still available. I ordered my books through another site. I also come to find out a week into classes that one of the books I ordered is recommended, not required. So I attempted to return it. They tell me if i want to return it I have to drop the class. Overall, I’ve never had a pleasant experience. Please use Chegg, they send you candy and Redbull.
09.2021Nicole
Probably the worst bookstore I've ever had the misfortune of using. Rarely answer the phone to confirm or clarify orders. Financial aid didn't go through and no one bothered to return my calls or multiple emails for many weeks while trying to correct with debit card. Didn't get my lab kit or books for over halfway through the semester because I was living out of state and couldn't go up there at the time (Fall 2020). Ordered for curbside pickup this semester (Spring 2021). Followed app instructions for letting them know I had arrived and then waited for over 15 minutes. I call the number on the sign and they actually answer saying they'll be right out with my order. Twenty more minutes go buy and it's now 10 minutes until the bookstore closes. Finally just go in the store and they realize someone took my order upstairs and left it on the counter. Only good thing I have to say is they everyone that works there is very nice when I'm able to speak with them.
09.2021FrostByte
UAB Bookstore now has online ordering- WHICH DOESNT WORK. I ordered my books online, used the new app they suggested and waited an hour in the parking lot over an hour and nothing happened. I called the bookstore and they acknowledged I arrived, 45 minutes later nothing changed. I'm still waiting in the parking lot and one of the workers noticed me sitting in the book store pick up parking space nearly asleep from sitting there nearly two hours and the kind young man asks for my order information and within 10 minutes comes back with my order. Next semester I may need to bring a tent and grill, maybe even a bullhorn while I wait for my books from employees that prioritize shirt orders over getting my >$500 worth of books that I have to order there because the university makes it impossible to pass classes without buying access codes to online websites because the instructors are too lazy to teach.
09.2021Megan
I have been a UAB student for 4 years. I order my books from the bookstore as it is the only place I can use my scholarship to purchase books. Each semester there have been issues. My card used to hold rentals will be charged instead of my campus card and I have to go through the longgggg process of getting a refund. No matter how many weeks or months ahead of classes I order my books, they’re always late and my professors have to get me temporary access to compelte assignments. One semester they ordered the wrong access code and wouldn’t own up to their mistake or take refunds as we had already “broken the shrink wrap”. Thankfully my professor reached out to the supplier and they gave us the access code to the right book because we had already bought one of their products (for a higher price than the supplier sells it for, btw). They don’t answer calls and take weeks to respond to emails (unless a professor reaches out on your behalf). Finally received an email saying my books were in so I went to campus and waited in a line wrapped around the building for 50 minutes only to be told they “couldnt find it” and would email me when they locate my order. 9 weeks after ordering and I finally have my order. Even if you have scholarship money you can only use here, just pay out of pocket and buy from the supplier. It isn’t worth the stress and hassle.
09.2020EagleLogic
Extremely long shipping times (weeks long). Zero communication (phone number does infinite loop through options never connecting you). They do not respond to emails either. This is one of the lowest quality businesses I’ve ever supported and makes UAB in general look bad. I highly recommend avoiding this for your textbook needs. EBay or Amazon will be faster and less expensive. Oh yeah, and they actually have people who will respond to phone calls and emails. Also do not waste your time emailing the book store manager at [email protected] I am convinced this individual gets a full salary at UAB to do absolutely nothing. Must be a nice life. tl;dr 1/5, low quality service, poor communication, slow, expensive, eBay + amazon offer much better service for better price
09.2020