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 22, 2009
Volume 90, No.
122
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
INDEX
BY ALI MUSTANSIR
The Shorthorn staff
The UTA Bookstore will begin
a trial program Aug.
3 allowing
students to...
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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 22, 2009
Volume 90, No.
122
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
INDEX
BY ALI MUSTANSIR
The Shorthorn staff
The UTA Bookstore will begin
a trial program Aug.
3 allowing
students to rent textbooks by the
semester, said Elio Distaola, Public and Campus Relations director at Follett Higher Education
Group.
The bookstore will rent out
textbooks for 42.
5 percent of the
new book’s price.
UTA and the
University of North Texas are the
only schools in North Texas included in the test, he said.
Not all textbooks will be available for rent, UTA Bookstore director Bill Coulter said.
Initially,
the store will rent 325 titles, 20
percent of the store’s available
titles.
He said courses with the
highest enrollment are included,
Students can rent textbooks
starting this fall in market test
SERVICES
The UTA Bookstore will offer
about 325 titles for 42.
5
percent of a new book’s cost.
BY JOHNATHAN SILVER
The Shorthorn sta
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