The Associated Students of Madison said Monday its first annual textbook swap on Jan. 21 was an “overwhelming success.”

According to the group, more than 400 students either offered books at the swap for peers to buy or purchased used books for this semester. Additionally, students spent over $3,500 at the one-day sale.

The non-profit event was planned as an alternative to the growing expense of textbooks at campus book stores.

“This was really an exciting demonstration of the ways that students can help other students in such a simple way,” Jessica Pavlic, event organizer and ASM Academic Affairs Chair, said in a statement.

The group said it is planning to offer the student textbook swap again next year.

“The swap got much larger than we initially anticipated so we would like to improve on organizational tactics for next year and also make the event more than a day long,” Pavlic said.