Barnes & Noble Education Partners with VitalSource to Strengthen BNC FirstDay Inclusive Access Platform, Enhancing Affordabil...
20 August 2019 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a leading
provider of educational products and services solutions for higher
education and K-12, today announced a new agreement with
VitalSource®, part of Ingram Content Group. Under the
agreement, VitalSource’s technology will power the BNC FirstDay™
inclusive access platform, bringing together VitalSource’s advanced
technology and Barnes & Noble College’s unparalleled campus and
publisher relationships.
“We are pleased to expand our longstanding relationship with
VitalSource, combining the unique assets of two industry leaders to
provide a best-in-class inclusive access offering. BNC FirstDay is
a top priority for BNED, and has become increasingly popular on
college campuses as institutions look for solutions that will drive
down costs and enhance outcomes for students. In addition to
allowing us to respond to our customers’ needs, this model also
drives increased penetration rates for BNED course materials
sales,” said Michael P. Huseby, CEO and Chairman, BNED.
“Transitioning our platform to VitalSource’s state of the art
technology allows us to accelerate and optimize BNC FirstDay
implementations. This long-term partnership also allows us to focus
even more BNED resources on our core strength—providing exceptional
service and support to students, faculty, academic leaders and
administration. We look forward to driving adoptions of BNC
FirstDay at an accelerated pace on campuses nationwide.”
This partnership will drive affordability, access and
achievement for students nationwide, making it easier for faculty
members and academic leadership to implement an inclusive access
solution on their campus. BNC FirstDay offers course materials at
reduced prices through a course materials charge for participating
programs. Students have the option to receive their materials on or
before the first day of class, delivered seamlessly through their
learning management system.
“We are excited to extend our relationship with Barnes &
Noble Education for the delivery of affordable digital course
materials through BNC FirstDay,” said Shawn Morin, Chief Executive
Officer and President of Ingram Content Group. “This partnership
reaffirms our shared mission to ensure that students have access to
quality, affordable materials on the first day of class.”
According to research from Barnes & Noble College Insights℠,
49% of students said they were not prepared with their course
materials on the first day of class. Inclusive access models,
including BNC FirstDay, ensure students have the materials they
need at more affordable prices at the start of the semester,
allowing faculty members to begin instruction – and students to
begin learning – on day one.
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is a
leading provider of higher education and K-12 educational products
and solutions. Through its Retail segment, Barnes & Noble
Education operates 1,448 physical and virtual bookstores across the
U.S., serving more than 6 million students and faculty. Through its
Digital Student Solutions segment, the Company offers
direct-to-student products and services that help students study
more effectively and improve academic performance, enabling them to
gain the valuable skills necessary to succeed after college.
Through its Wholesale segment, the Company operates one of the
largest textbook wholesale distribution channels in the United
States. For more information please visit www.bned.com.
BNED companies include: Barnes & Noble College Booksellers,
LLC, MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC, BNED LoudCloud, LLC, Student
Brands, LLC, and PaperRater, LLC. General information on Barnes
& Noble Education may be obtained by visiting the Company's
corporate website: www.bned.com.
ABOUT VITALSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
VitalSource Technologies LLC, part of Ingram Content Group, is
improving the learning experience by making it easier to create and
deliver effective and affordable content. The preferred choice
among educational institutions and companies for digital learning
materials, VitalSource helps over 1,000 educational content
providers create and deliver seamless interactive learning
experiences through its exclusive Bookshelf® platform to millions
of learners at 7,000 institutions. Bookshelf users opened more than
20 million digital textbooks last year and read more than 3.3
billion pages. Follow VitalSource on Twitter at @VitalSource.
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Carolyn J. Brown Senior Vice President Corporate Communications
& Public Affairs (908) 991-2967 cbrown@bned.com
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