[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.
In 2018, Nebraska Book Company and Follett formed a strategic partnership for course material sourcing and distribution.
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.