BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Barnes
& Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a leading provider of
educational products and services solutions for higher education and
K-12 institutions, today announced a new agreement with Oxford
University Press (OUP), the world’s largest university press. Through
this agreement, OUP eBooks will be made available through inclusive
access models offered on campuses served by BNED nationwide through its Barnes
& Noble College and MBS
Textbook Exchange subsidiaries.
Inclusive access models, including Barnes & Noble College’s First
Day™model, offer course materials at reduced prices through
a course materials charge for participating courses or programs.
Students have the option to receive their materials on or before the
first day of class, delivered seamlessly through their learning
management system.
According to a recent Barnes
& Noble College Insights℠ survey, more than a third of college
students felt unprepared for the first day of the 2019 spring semester.
Inclusive access models ensure students have the materials they need at
the start of the semester, and have a proven track record of driving
positive outcomes. When students have immediate access to digital course
content, faculty members can begin instruction on day one – thus
creating a better, more engaging learning experience.
“We are pleased to grow our relationship with Oxford University Press,
which helps ensure that the growing number of institutions adopting
inclusive access models have access to a wide selection of affordable,
high-quality digital content,” said Ann Fraley, Vice President, Campus
Solutions, Barnes & Noble College. “We look forward to providing the
more than six million students we serve nationwide with greater access
to the materials they need for success in the classroom and beyond.”
“We are delighted to partner with Barnes & Noble College on its
inclusive access program,” added Chris Bowers, Oxford University Press’s
Director of Marketing for North American Higher Education.
“Participation in the First Day™program is a natural
extension of OUP’s core mission to make the highest quality course
materials accessible and affordable to students.”
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 Barnes & Noble College and MBS Textbook Exchange
segments, Barnes & Noble Education operates 1,450 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. The Company also
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, Promoversity,
LLC, and PaperRater,
LLC. General information on Barnes & Noble Education may be obtained
by visiting the Company's corporate website: www.bned.com.
ABOUT OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
With origins dating back to 1478, Oxford
University Press (OUP) is the world's largest university press with
the widest global presence. OUP believes in the power of the written
word and the scholarship that stands behind it. Everything it publishes
relates directly to its mission: to support Oxford University's
objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education.
OUP’s Higher Education division publishes course materials and textbooks
across disciplines and across the curriculum. Its unique mission assures
that students can access the highest quality instructional content at a
fraction of the cost of traditional publishers.
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Carolyn J.
Brown
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications & Public
Affairs
(908) 991-2967
cbrown@bned.com
Oxford
University Press
Chris Bowers
Director of Marketing, North
America Higher Education
Oxford University Press USA
Chris.Bowers@oup.com
Source: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.