Nebraska Book Company

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Nebraska Book Company
IndustryCourse material and retail software management
Founded1915;109 years ago (1915)
FounderE.H. Long
Headquarters
Lincoln, Nebraska
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U.S.
Key people
Gary Shapiro CEO
Website nebook.com

Nebraska Book Company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc. (NBH), which also includes PrismRBS, Campus Store Design, and Campus Advisory Services. [1] NBC was Founded in 1915 with a single college store near the University of Nebraska campus by E.H. "Red" Long, and it is still headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. [2] Following World War II, when the supply of new textbooks could not meet the demand created by returning ex-GI students, NBC began buying books back from students at the end of the term and reselling them as used, helping to develop a used textbook industry. NBC provides wholesale textbook distribution, retail technology and consulting services to approximately 2,500 bookstores. [3]

In 2010 the company rebranded its retail operations as Neebo. Neebo.com was the company's online portal, offering college textbooks, textbook rentals, e-textbooks, and college-branded merchandise. [4] The company emerged from bankruptcy in 2012. [5] [6] Follett acquired Neebo in 2015. [7] Nebraska Book Company retained its wholesale textbook distribution and technology businesses. In 2018, Nebraska Book Company and Follett formed a strategic partnership for course material sourcing and distribution. [8]

NBC and the Collegiate Retail Alliance (owner of Ratex Business Solutions) merged their technology businesses in 2018. The merger introduced PrismRBS (Prism Retail Business Solutions), a technology and software provider for campus-wide retail services. [9]

Also in 2018, NBC launched Campus Advisory Services (CAS). CAS is a consulting service which provides college retailers with recommendations to optimize their business. [10]

Campus Store Design (previously College Store Design) provides architectural and design consulting services.

In 2020 NBC invested in the launch of ilumIA, a cloud-based software that uses data aggregation and reporting for higher education institutions and bookstores. [11]

In May, 2022, NBC sold off Prism/RBS, which is now a part of the Harris Operating Group of Constellation Software Inc. [12]

On February 28 2023, Nebraska Book Company announced that it would be going out of business due to struggles related to the pandemic. [13]

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