Last spring semester the Willamette Bookstore announced they would be offering a new way for students to purchase or rent their textbooks in partnership with Barnes & Noble called the Bearcat Book Bundle. (Say that 10 times fast.) In summary, the bundle is a system by which students' accounts are charged roughly $320 – depending on how many credits taken – so that when they arrive on campus, all their textbooks for all their classes are ready to go. All Willamette students were automatically entered into this system. The bundle was advertised as a convenient way for students to get their books without the hassle of fishing for them on several different websites. Some students appreciated the convenience of the Bearcat Book Bundle, but some found it to be anything but convenient, arguing the price was unreasonable and the opt-out system was irritating.