Rent-a-Text = savings for students in January 2011

Published by Cabinet du recteur | Office of the President on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 – 09:11 AM -

We are going to be offering textbook rental services at our bookstore in the University Centre as of January 2011. The Rent-A-Text program will save you 50% or more off the cover price of the nation's most popular textbooks.

In addition to promised savings, the new rental program offers:

  • Same-day service: you can rent and return textbooks in store, ensuring that you have the right textbooks the day classes start;
  • real-life usage: you will have the freedom to highlight and take notes all within the normal wear and tear associated with coursework; and
  • extra spending power: your up-front savings on the cost of textbooks can be applied to other school supplies you may need.

The program is based on a major pilot project undertaken by Follett, our partner in the bookstore operation. Follett's pilot showed that the program saved students nearly $6 million on their course materials in just two terms at 27 schools. More than 90% of the students who rented textbooks expressed satisfaction with the pilot program.

I hope you also find the new program useful and convenient, and I'll be eager to receive reactions you want to share once you've tried it!


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4 Comments » “ Rent-a-Text = savings for students in January 2011 ”

  1. Will Robertson says:
    Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at 10:14 AM

    Will all books be available under this rental program or have only some publishers signed on?

    Is the program supported by book publishers or are they not involved with it?

    Select books will be made available for rent based on an established set of criteria. We work to make the most widely-used books available for rent. We’re taking the risk on the bookstore (Follett’s) end, and do not rely on publishers to designate rental eligibility.

    Patricia MacAulay
    Regional Manager, Region 71
    Follett of Canada

  2. Will Robertson says:
    Sunday, December 12th, 2010 at 04:30 PM

    Sounds very interesting, thanks for the information Patricia. I look forward to trying it out.

  3. Alex says:
    Monday, December 13th, 2010 at 02:34 PM

    Makes sense, though if the bookstore is able to use the same book three semesters in a row, they have already made more money than they would've on a sale.
    I question the motives behind this.

  4. .Chris says:
    Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 at 10:50 PM

    Hey Alex, if it's helping you and helping the store.. who really cares? you're just looking to complain

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