Exhibit 10.16


               ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2007, made by NET
TEXTSTORE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Additional Grantor"),
in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for the banks and other financial
institutions (the "Lenders") parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below.
All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in such Credit Agreement.

                              W I T N E S S E T H :
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               WHEREAS, NBC Holdings Corp. ("SuperHoldings"), NBC Acquisition
Corp. ("Holdings"), Nebraska Book Company, Inc. (the "Borrower"), the Lenders,
certain financial institutions acting as agents and the Administrative Agent
have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 13, 1998, as
amended and restated as of December 10, 2003, and as further amended and
restated as of March 4, 2004 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement");

               WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, SuperHoldings,
Holdings, the Borrower and certain of their Affiliates (other than the
Additional Grantor) have entered into the Amended and Restated Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, dated as of February 13, 1998, as amended and restated as
of December 10, 2003, and as further amended and restated as of March 4, 2004
(as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Guarantee and Collateral Agreement") in favor of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties;

               WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantor to
become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and

               WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver
this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement;

               NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

               1. GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT. By executing and
delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in
Section 8.15 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party
to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same
force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all
obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth
in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules 1,
3, 4 and 5 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Additional Grantor
hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 4 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and
correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption
Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.
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               2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

                                      NET TEXTSTORE LLC



                                      By: /s/  Alan G. Siemek
                                          --------------------------------------
                                         Name:   Alan G. Siemek
                                         Title:  Treasurer

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                                                                      Annex 1-A

SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULE 1 - NOTICE ADDRESS OF ADDITIONAL GRANTOR:

Net Textstore LLC
4700 South 19th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska  68501
Attn:  Senior Vice President of Operations

SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULE 3 - FILINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED TO PERFECT
SECURITY INTERESTS:

                         Uniform Commercial Code Filings
                         -------------------------------

Grantor                             State                    Jurisdiction
-------                             -----                    ------------

Net Textstore LLC                   DE                       Secretary of State

SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULE 4 - LOCATION OF JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICE:

Grantor's Name and                Location of Chief            Organizational ID
Jurisdiction of Organization      Executive Office             Number
----------------------------      ----------------             ------

Net Textstore LLC, a Delaware     Lincoln, Nebraska            4323362
Limited liability company


SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULE 5 - LOCATION OF INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT:

4700 South 19th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska  68501