Follett Higher Education Awards College Students $20,000 in Prizes to Celebrate Textbook Rental Program

OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Higher Education Group today announced the winners of its "Make the Rent" sweepstakes celebrating the nationwide launch of its groundbreaking textbook rental program, Rent-A-Text. Georgia State University student Jana Wolf was awarded the $10,000 grand prize, and 100 University of California-Berkeley students will receive $100 college bookstore gift cards for an additional $10,000 in prizes.

Rent-A-Text offers students 50 percent or more off the nation's most popular textbooks. The program enables students to rent their textbooks in-store or online and offers multiple payment options.  

Wolf, a second-year graduate student working on a degree in early childhood education, has already begun to take advantage of the cost savings offered by Rent-A-Text. She recently rented a $130 summer course textbook for just $30. After renting the textbook, Wolf decided to enter Follett's online sweepstakes.

"I don't know if I could have purchased the book without Rent-A-Text. I would definitely use Rent-A-Text again in a heartbeat," said Wolf who was born and raised in Atlanta.

Wolf plans to use her prize money to create a classroom library and purchase a printer for the second grade classroom where she will complete her first year as a fulltime teacher. She will also use the $10,000 to help pay for her housing expenses and course materials for her last year of graduate school.    

"Attending college today requires a significant financial investment. Follett's mission is to help reduce higher education costs for students and their families by providing multiple textbook choices," said Thomas A. Christopher, President of Follett Higher Education Group. "With Follett, students have the option to rent textbooks, purchase used or new and even buy e-books using our CafeScribe social networking platform. The Rent-A-Text sweepstakes was a great way to further demonstrate Follett's commitment to the students we serve."

University of California-Berkeley Wins Too

The University of California-Berkeley students will earn their gift cards for achieving the highest average score of all participating colleges or universities in the Rent-A-Text Quiz Challenge. The online contest, conducted in conjunction with the sweepstakes, tested students' knowledge of rental themed questions.

Follett is the largest and fastest growing multi-channel textbook rental provider in North America and has invested $120 million into its textbook rental programs. In addition to the Rent-A-Text program that will reach more than 730 campus bookstores this fall, the company offers textbook rental to independently-managed college stores. Follett also established a rental solution for schools through virtual bookstores, including many K-12 schools.

For the most up-to-date list of Follett-managed campuses and virtual bookstores planning to offer Rent-A-Text this fall, please visit www.rent-a-text.com. For more information on Follett Textbook Rental for independent bookstores, visit www.follettbooks.com.

About Follett Higher Education Group

Follett Higher Education Group of Oak Brook, Illinois, is the leading provider of bookstore services and the foremost supplier of used books in North America. Follett services five million students and over 400,000 faculty members through more than 850 stores. Follett also services more than 1,600 independent campus stores with its wholesale services, and has the most visited ecommerce collegiate website, efollett.com, that provides services and products through a network of more than 900 campus stores.

About Follett

Follett Corporation is a $2.7 billion, privately-held company that provides products, services and solutions to the educational marketplace. Follett Corporation was founded in 1873, and today is headquartered in River Grove, Illinois.

SOURCE Follett Higher Education Group

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