For Immediate Release
August 20, 2008

Don't Buy Textbooks - Rent Them!

The Cañada College Bookstore is a national leader in the textbook rental movement.

Did you know you can rent certain textbooks from Cañada College rather than buy them? That will save you some serious green. In fact, the innovative textbook rental program has saved Cañada students more than $336,000 over the past 18 months. Last March, the program was recognized by the National Association of College Stores at the organization’s annual conference and trade show. The rental program allows students to rent any of approximately 125 different textbooks at about one-third the purchase price. Unlike students who own their books, borrowers can’t write in or highlight passages in a rented book. Rental books are due back at the end of final exams. Since August 2005, more than 7,000 students have rented textbooks that, if purchased new, would have cost more than $448,000. Students rented those textbooks for just over $112,000. For more information, visit the Cañada College Bookstore and ask if your textbook is on the rentall list.

For more information, contact Robert Hood, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, at hoodr@smccd.edu or 306-3340