Jamie B. Hall '02 agreed that the Coop was as convenient place to shop as the Internet.
"I bought most of my books [at the Coop], but I got some on-line," Hall said. "I'll be glad to get this money back."
While on-line competition will inevitably have some effect on sales, Murphy says the Coop is attempting to use the Internet for its own advantage.
It eventually hopes to sell books and non-insignia merchandise through its on-line catalog.