Welcome New Students & Families to
ECU & ECU Dowdy Student Stores

We know when students are starting college the information can be overwhelming. The staff of the ECU Dowdy Student Stores would like to help you in any way we can. We hope you'll find the information on this web site helpful, but always feel free to call on us with any questions you may have. If we can't help you, we'll find someone who can!

The Dowdy Student Store is located in the Wright Building in the central area of the main campus – just around the corner from the entrance to Wright Auditorium. [click here for campus map]  We're your headquarters for textbooks, discounted computers and software, school and art supplies, and ECU imprinted clothing and merchandise. We also offer many services to help students save time, money, or both! Come by and see everything we have to offer at the Dowdy Student Stores.

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Students taking classes on campus can purchase textbooks online and have their books boxed and ready for pick-up during Fall semester move-in weekend!

Students can choose two convenient pick-up locations: Dowdy Student Store in the Wright Building and College Hill (large parking lot at the bottom of College Hill Drive). To order your textbooks online, visit the Dowdy Student Store Online Textbook Ordering site.


Online students placing orders for in-store pick-up must allow at least 3 business days for processing. In store pick-up orders can be placed through Dowdy Student Stores online store, www.studentstores.ecu.edu/shop. Shipping is available for Distance Education students.

We prefer textbook orders for campus students to be picked up at the Wright Building.

Wright Building Store Hours for Summer:
Monday - Friday: 7:30am – 5pm

Extended hours will be posted on our Store Hours page for special events and start of semesters.

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The Half-Back Guarantee program at the ECU Dowdy Student Store guarantees the student purchasing specially-marked textbooks can sell them back at the end of the semester and receive 50% of the selling price! Not all textbooks are suitable for this program, such as those bundled packages that include a textbook, workbook, CD, and/or an Internet access code. However, the bookstore has met with faculty and identified certain textbooks that will be used again in the next term. These books will definitely be bought back at the end this term for HALF the price you paid for it.
[view details online here]

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ECU ACE Initiative
Lenovo & Apple Computers

Choosing a computer is an important and expensive decision! ECU recommends that all students have access to a computer, and certain university majors have requirements that students have a laptop meeting certain minimum specifications. Let us help you through this decision-making process by explaining what a typical student needs in a computer and how the technical support and warranty play such a critical role in your decision.
[view details online here]

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North Carolina Tax-Free Shopping Holiday

The North Carolina Dept. of Revenue offers a special tax-free shopping holiday for students and their families to save money each year!  Certain purchases made August 7-9, 2009 will be exempt from sales tax. Of special interest to ECU students is that most textbooks, computers and computer supplies, school supplies, and apparel will be tax exempt. [See NC Dept. of Revenue web site for details]  Check the store web site for special hours during tax-free weekend.

Open House & Presentations

Be sure to check your Summer Orientation schedule and attend our Open House, usually held on Day 2 of orientation. New students can register for a chance to win free textbooks in our orientation drawings. An entry form and free gift voucher will be given to each student at check-in. There's also a FREE GIFT voucher for family members at check-in.

Look for our parent presentations about textbooks and also the presentation about the ACE computer program. These will provide helpful information for parents to share with students.