We picked a fight.

We’d be lying if we said we understood the link between course materials and student retention when we first started operating bookstores 25 years ago. We didn’t. Being with students day-in, day-out, has taught us an insane lesson. They switch majors, drop classes, and even drop out altogether for a really crappy reason:

“I can’t afford the textbooks.”

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The problem

Students can’t afford course materials. So they:
Go without, drop classes, fail a course, drop out

The solution

Include materials with the class, for less. Then students:
Gain confidence, become engaged, catch stride, and graduate
Boost retention by 5% and gain a recruiting edge by adopting a new course materials strategy.
See how we do it
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Our Equitable Access program can improve retention by 5% year over year, and an ongoing edge in recruiting.

What is the value of retaining 5% more students on a 4,000 student enrollment campus with $10,000 tuition over ten years?

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Graduates

2,000 more graduates
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Revenue

$40 Million + in revenue
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Champions

2,000 alumni giving back for life

Carried across every campus, these retention numbers are enough to change the world. Retention is everything, and course materials alone can drive it upward.

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We work with these institutions

Pfeiffer UniversityBob Jones UniversityMerrimack CollegeBerkeley University of CaliforniaHenderson State UniversityUniversity of BridgeportConcordia University

and many more.

25 yrs. 100+ schools
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
— Nelson Mandela
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Retention. Is. Everything.

Imagine the trajectory of a student graduating in a field they love, and magnifying that talent and curiosity throughout their career and life. Then picture that trajectory dying on the vine somewhere alongside the sticker shock of course materials. This happens all the time. And the long term cost to society is unbearably high.

So we picked a fight.

We built and acquired a set of course material platforms that drive a virtuous cycle toward affordability which isn’t found anywhere else in the industry.

We designed an equitable access program that delivers content to students for a flat, equal, and low price, which allows them to pursue their major completely undeterred.

We recruited A+ humans who believe this is a fight worth fighting.

We hit our heads against the wall, paced, and agnoized through building technology and warehouse solutions to execute our plans for both physical and digital materials.

We struck partnerships we needed to strike.

Now our gloves are off, and we’re ready to fight alongside you to keep students on track and nudge the world in a positive direction.

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