PLATFORM BENEFITS PARTNERS RESOURCES ABOUT US BLOG CONTACT US EDGE SYLLABUS CENTRAL News and Insights on Course Materials & Bookstore Services November 3, 2021 | by Kelly Johnston | in Company News, Partnerships, Student Success, Course Material Accessibility Mt. Hood Community College Accelerates Adoption of OER and Low-Cost Academic Resources A leader in OER and content affordability, Oregon community college launches online bookstore to enhance student experience, improve affordability and boost retention READ MORE September 28, 2021 | by Sara Erdos | in Textbook Affordability, Partnerships, Online Bookstore Rockford University Launches Initiative to Reduce Textbook Costs Rockford University, a private liberal arts institution named as a “Best in the Midwest” college by The Princeton Review and a Best Midwest Regional University by U.S. News & World Report, is launching a a new online bookstore initiative powered by Akademos to reduce the cost of textbooks for their students. Our new partnership will also give faculty and administration access to integrated analytics tools designed to better track student engagement with course-level content and use data to support student success. Through integration with the university’s student accounts, financial aid, and learning management systems, students will have increased convenience and accessibility in one technology platform. Sodexo, the school's food service provider will operate a physical store on campus for merchandise and apparel. READ MORE September 23, 2021 | by Sara Erdos | in Textbook Affordability, Partnerships, Online Bookstore Virginia Wesleyan Boosts Textbook Affordability Via Online Initiative Virginia Wesleyan, a private non-profit university in Norfolk, Virginia is launching a new initiative to enable students to access textbooks and course materials at a dramatically lower price. With the integration of Akademos' course content platform, faculty and administrators will also benefit from a suite of analytics and tools designed to better track student engagement and use data to support student success. READ MORE September 16, 2021 | by Sara Erdos | in Textbook Affordability, Partnerships, Online Bookstore Goshen College tackling rising textbook costs with Akademos Goshen College, a nationally ranked college in Indiana, is launching an online campus store in efforts to reduce the overall out-of-pocket costs from purchasing textbooks. Our latest partnership will give Goshen students greater access to low-cost course materials and a competitive marketplace for course content purchasing. In addition to course materials, the store will offer a wide selection of Goshen College and Maple Leafs merchandise and apparel. Faculty and administrators will also benefit from a suite of analytics tools to better track student engagement and support student success. READ MORE July 27, 2021 | by Kelly Johnston | in Textbook Affordability, Partnerships, Online Bookstore SUNY Polytechnic Institute Launches Online Bookstore, Reducing Textbook Costs New York State’s high-tech state university is launching an online bookstore to enhance student experience and improve affordability. Our newest partnership with SUNY Poly, one of U.S News & World Report’s Best Value Colleges and Best Colleges for Veterans in the Regional Universities-North category in 2021, is part of a new initiative to reduce the cost and increase the accessibility of course content for its nearly 3,000 students. After a thorough competitive bidding process, the university selected Akademos to create a new online bookstore operation that will offer all required textbooks and course materials through an integrated eCommerce experience. READ MORE July 15, 2021 | by Kelly Johnston | in Partnerships, College Bookstore Wabash College Continues to Raise the Bar on the Student Bookstore Experience We are excited to announce that Wabash College has become our newest partner! The private men’s college in Crawfordsville, Indiana is moving to the Akademos course content platform this July. The nationally ranked college for best classroom experience and most accessible faculty, will continue to focus on affordability, support, and providing students with increasing value at the on-campus store. READ MORE << 1 2 3 4 5 >> Categories Textbook Affordability (77) Partnerships (74) Online Bookstore (35) Company News (29) Webinars & Events (28) More Popular Posts University of Oklahoma Partners with Akademos for Online Bookstore Services The Future of the Textbook: Realizing the Promise of Data 2021 and the Future of Course Materials & Course Content Akademos, Inc. 200 Connecticut Avenue Norwalk, CT 06854 1-203-866-0190 Follow Us © Akademos 2011-2020 Terms of Service and Privacy