<p>You mean from the University Book store? Yes, all you have to do is place the order online and then you pay when you pick them up (I think). If the books are not in stock, they won’t charge you.</p>
<p>Would I recommend it? No. Because the books at the UMD bookstore are super overpriced. I shop around like crazy for my books. Take last semester for example, if I were to buy all my books at the UMD bookstore, I would have spent $700+, but I managed to buy everything I need for about $200, for a total of 15 books or so. </p>
<p>Here are places I bought from:</p>
<p>textbookrus.com
bookholders.com</p>
<p>There is a bookholders right off campus, extremely close to South Hill, and it is right next to the Maryland Book Exchange ( not the same as the UMD bookstore). Prices there are decent, and you can have them put it on hold and you can pick it up when the semester begins. The Maryland Book Exchange is also a good place to shop if you’re in a hurry and don’t want to buy online. Prices at the Maryland Book Exchange is 1/2 to 2/3 of that at the UMD bookstore.</p>