Textbook Solutions

Textbook SolutionsWhen it comes to textbook solutions, no one meets colleges and universities’ needs better than Barnes & Noble. We understand students and their purchasing and learning behaviors, and it’s reflected in the solutions we offer.

We were the first to offer in-store and online textbook rentals, and first again when it came to digital. Our NOOK™, NOOK Color™, and all-new NOOK Tablet™ are three of the top-rated eReading devices on the market, and NOOK Study™ – our free integrated eTextbook reader and study platform – is far more than an eReader. It features a powerful set of study and organization tools that is revolutionizing the learning experience for students and faculty.

We have our finger on the pulse of the ever-changing shopping and learning trends among college students. They need access to the latest and most forward-looking solutions that make learning affordable and convenient. Rental, used, digital, new, and custom texts are just the beginning.

With our wide range of format and purchasing options, your students’ educational content needs will always be met.

 

  • Textbook Rental Program

    Based on student insight, we launched an innovative in-store and online textbook rental program in campuses across the nation. Since the program’s launch, more than 99 percent of students have stated they would rent from their campus bookstore again. But it’s not just students who benefit. Schools that offer rentals keep more textbook dollars on campus. More »

    Registration Integration

    An innovative system that links the school’s course registration site with the bookstore’s website, Registration Integration lets students order textbooks online at the same time they register for courses.

    Cash For Books

    Cash for BooksOur Cash For Books program pays students up to 50 percent for their unwanted textbooks. On many campuses, students can even sell back their textbooks at remote buyback sites across campus at the end of the term.

    Competitive Price Match Program

    Competitive Price Guarantee We match any local brick-and-mortar textbook competitor’s lowest price on new and used textbooks, guaranteeing the best deal for students and ensuring that textbook sales remain on campus.

    Faculty Center Network

    Our online Faculty Center Network (FCN) is a research database of more than 250,000 titles that faculty can explore to choose textbooks for their course curriculum. FCN also includes national textbook rankings that can be sorted according to subject or sales, cross-referenced information on comparable titles for each book and peer reviews on thousands of different titles.

    Course Packs/Custom Textbooks

    Course Packs/Custom TextbooksMany faculty members today prefer creating their own textbooks, integrating their work with existing material. So we’ve partnered with XanEdu – the leading provider of course packs and custom textbooks – to offer attractive compilations, quickly and conveniently.

    PubIt!™

    PubIt!™With Barnes & Noble’s PubIt!™, self-publishing is at your fingertips. The easy-to-use application allows students, faculty and other aspiring authors to publish their own works for digital publishing and distribution with no costs or hidden fees. Authors simply upload their books, set a price and track sales activity.

    Distance Education

    Distance LearningOur exceptional e-commerce technology means that the world is your campus. We offer distance education students the same level of service and support as their on-campus student counterparts. So from studying abroad to learning at home in virtual classrooms, off-campus students receive materials as quickly and conveniently as possible.