Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (doing business as BNED,[2] after its New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol) is one of the largest operators of college bookstores in the United States.

[7] It is not unusual for college campuses to replace their bookstore operators with their main rival after the current store management contracts expires.

[10] On August 3, 2015, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol, "BNED".

In March 2016, Barnes & Noble Education enlarged their Digital Student Solutions online services division by acquiring LoudCloud Systems, a digital platform and analytics provider to clients in higher education, the for-profit sector, and K-12 segment.

[20] In August 2018, Barnes & Noble Education acquired PaperRater, a service that helps students write papers and identify plagiarism.