YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Youngstown State University announced a new agreement with Barnes & Noble College to manage the university's bookstore. 

According to a press release, this partnership could lead to the construction of a standalone Barnes & Noble College store/cafe on campus.

The bookstore is currently located in Kilcawley Center, but may move to Fifth Avenue in the future. 

According to a statement from the university, features of the new partnership include: 

  • Competitive prices on a variety of textbook options, including rental, used, digital and new.
  • Affordable solutions for students via close working relationships with faculty and administration.
  • Price Match program, which provides for price matching on textbooks advertised or offered from a local brick-and-mortar bookstore or online retailer (i.e. ,Amazon, or bn.com).
  • A bookstore mobile app.
  • The ability for the bookstore to deliver custom course packs, custom textbooks and lab manuals, as well as OER content, through its partnership with XanEdu Inc.
  • FacultyEnlight, a streamlined textbook adoption platform that allows faculty to research and adopt course materials in one convenient location.

The bookstore is planning a special Freshmen VIP event and open house for later this month.