Textbook Rentals at University Bookstore

Let's face it; we all spend hun­dreds of dollars on text books at the beginning of every se­mester. But what if you could cut that cost in half? This fall, that's go­ing to become a reality.

Follett, a leader in helping stu­dents manage the increasing cost of a college education and the na­tion's largest operator of college bookstores, is teaming up with 600 universities across the country, in a program set to launch this fall called Rent A Text.

"We're really excited to bring this to the surface," said Eliot Dis­taola, public affairs and campus director, for Follett.

Rent A Text gives students the option of renting a textbook rath­er than purchasing it for the se­mester.

And because Rent A Text re­spects each student's unique way of learning, students will be al­lowed to highlight and take notes in their rented textbooks.

However, rented textbooks must be returned to the bookstore where they were originally pur­chased at no later than the return date, printed on the receipt.

If textbooks are not returned to the book store by the return date, Rent A Text will charge the student's credit card a non-re­fundable fee as well as a processing fee.

The fees will cover the expenses of finding an additional copy of the book.

However, Rent A Text will send students reminder emails at the end of the semester to prevent this from hap­pening.

"It's going to be­come the most attrac­tive option," Disatola said.