T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Wednesday
July 21, 2010
volume 91, no.
126
www.
theshorthorn.
com
since 1919
By Allie CoChrAn
The Shorthorn staff
Students will have the option to
save money on textbooks this fall, as
the...
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T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Wednesday
July 21, 2010
volume 91, no.
126
www.
theshorthorn.
com
since 1919
By Allie CoChrAn
The Shorthorn staff
Students will have the option to
save money on textbooks this fall, as
the Rent-a-Text program will continue through the next school year.
Textbook rentals will remain a permanent option for students, UTA
Bookstore director Bill Coulter said.
Rent-a-Text’s cheaper alternative
to buying textbooks eases student’s
financial strain while increasing
their acquisition of course materials,
Coulter said.
The Follett Corp.
, which partners
with universities to establish campus
bookstores, initiated the Rent-a-Text
program in fall 2009, said Elio DiStaola, Follett Director of Campus
Relations.
Introduced as a pilot program, Rent-a-text appeared in seven
university bookstores, one of which
was UTA, during the trial run.
Among the seven participating
stores, $2 million was saved by students in one semester of renting
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