![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The board will continue to provide oversight to the Bookie, while the day-to-day management of the bookstores will be in the hands of the Barnes & Noble retail experts. Students will continue to receive an 8 percent point-of-sale discount on their textbook purchases.īoard members said the partnership will combine the best aspects of the Bookie’s pricing and practices while leveraging the experience and resources of this international company. In seeking proposals to provide management services for the Bookie, the board’s key goals were to maintain the lowest possible price of textbooks, to maximize returns to the Bookie and to provide a financially stable base for continued bookstore operations. Following an extensive review process, the board of directors of Washington State University’s Students Book Corporation (“Bookie”) has agreed to contract with Barnes & Noble College Booksellers to manage all Bookie locations around the state, including Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Vancouver, beginning July 1.īarnes & Noble, the nation’s oldest and largest retail bookseller, currently operates more than 500 campus bookstores nationwide.
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