Nearing the end of the spring semester, there’s an extra bit of buzz around the campus as more and more students flock to the bookstore. This may be normal, of course, with the book buyback going on. But something is different this semester because good portions of those students are returning books that they rented from the Marauder Bookstore.
Yes, in case you haven’t heard, the bookstore is renting out their books, and according to the manager David Moyer, a little over 2600 books were rented out to students. “It far exceeded our expectations,” Moyer said. The rentals, however, haven’t netted the store much profit, but the manager had an answer for this as well. “It’s like Netflix. In the short run, we aren’t going to make much, but in the long run, we’ll be able to make a good return.” Moyer also stated that the program will likely return in the fall semester. “The program has a very bright future.” The bookstore would like to remind everyone that rentals are due back on Monday, June 6.
-by Josh Sanchez
