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Rent-A-Text Program Coming to University Bookstore
“We are eager to launch Rent-A-Text because we are committed to providing students with affordable textbook choices,” said Don Drasba of The University of Scranton bookstore. “This program will enable our university students to fully participate in the revolution that is occurring in the purchase of college textbooks.
The University of Scranton’s textbook rental program will:
- Be available to students in store and online with in store pick up
- Allow students to chose a preferred form of payment, including financial aid and campus cards
- Allow students the freedom to highlight and take notes all within the normal wear and tear associated with coursework
- Give students the choice to buy their textbook at the end of the term if they want to keep the book
Rent-A-Text is available through our existing partnership with Follett Higher Education Group, and the program is based on Follett’s comprehensive pilot program that saved students nearly $2 million on their course materials in just one semester. More than 90% of students surveyed who rented textbooks expressed satisfaction with the pilot program.
“We have been at the forefront of cost-savings programs for more than a century,” said Thomas A. Christopher, President of Follett Higher Education Group. “Helping to reduce the costs of higher education is part of our mission and we look forward to working with The University of Scranton to deliver substantial textbook savings to students.”
Look for more information about Rent-A-Text in the campus store. In the meantime, check out www.rent-a-text.com or www.facebook.com/rentatext.
