Local Customers | Green Delivery & In-store Pickup

In-store Pick-up

• Local customers are welcome to pick up their online orders at Harvard Book Store during normal business hours.
• Orders may only be picked up after you receive notification that your order has been processed.

New! Green Delivery

• All local orders will automatically receive their books via our new, fast, and cheap green delivery service! Click here for more information and to see applicable zip codes.

Frequent Buyer Program

• You can earn credit and receive discounts for the orders you place on harvardsquarebookstore.com! Simply note in the Comments Field if you have a Frequent Buyer card. (Including your Frequent Buyer number is handy, but not necessary.)
• Discounts will be applied at customer request.

General Shipping Info

Standard shipping

• $5 for first item, $1 for each additional item, for all shipments within the contiguous U.S.
• Automatic GREEN DELIVERY for local zip codes; 1-3 business days for in-stock items.
• All other areas receive standard shipping via UPS Ground / USPS Priority; 2-5 business days for in-stock items.
• In-stock items will ship by the next business day.
• Your tracking information will be emailed once your order has been shipped.
• Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Puerto Rico, or any expedited shipping within the contiguous U.S. will be quoted on a per-order basis.
• Please note that the total shipping cost listed on the automatically-generated invoice will not reflect any requested alternate shipping options. If your shipping cost varies from the standard flat rate, we will contact you for approval before charging your credit card.
• All items are shipped ‘no signature required.’ If you would prefer to have your order shipped with signature required on delivery, please indicate this in the Comments field. Additional charges apply.
• Please include special requests in the Comments field of the order form. Questions may be emailed to weborders@harvardsquarebookstore.com

Frequent Buyer Program

• Our FREQUENT BUYER PROGRAM applies to orders placed on harvardsquarebookstore.com! Simply note in the Comments Field if you have a Frequent Buyer card.
• Including your Frequent Buyer number is handy, but not necessary.
• Discounts will be applied at customer request.

Saver Shipping

• Ship items via USPS Media Mail: $3.50 for the first book, $.50 for each additional item.
• Saver shipping is generally 2-7 business days.
• Saver Shipping is FREE for orders over $50.
• This option is only available for orders within the United States.
• Saver shipping does not apply to Harvard University Clothing Orders
• Request Saver Shipping by making a note in the Comments field of the order form. Please note: your invoice total will not reflect the reduced shipping cost, but you will only be charged for the reduced rate.

Harvard University Clothing Orders

• All orders for HARVARD UNIVERSITY CLOTHING will be shipped via FedEx Ground, which takes 2-5 business days.
• Unless otherwise noted, all clothing is in stock and will ship out the following business day.
• FedEx does not deliver to PO boxes.
• You will receive your FedEx tracking number via email once your order ships.
• Sorry, in-store pickup is not available for University clothing orders.

Combined Book & Harvard Clothing Orders

• In-store items and books ship directly from Harvard Book Store; Harvard University clothing ships from a separate warehouse. Orders including both will incur a $3.50 surcharge, and items will arrive in separate packages.

International Orders

• Sorry, Harvard Book Store no longer accepts orders originating outside of the United States and Canada. Please feel free to contact weborders@harvardsquarebookstore.com with inquiries.