Barnes & Noble Education competitors, on the record

Who Barnes & Noble Education names

In its own words

1. Akademos, Ambassador Educational Solutions

   Word for word“We also compete with vendors such as Akademos, and on occasion, Ambassador Educational Solutions for virtual store operations.” 10-K for 2026

2. Amazon, Cengage Learning, Chegg.com, McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson Education

   Word for word“We also face competition from direct-to-student course material channels, including Amazon, Chegg.com, publishers (e.g., Cengage Learning, Pearson Education and McGraw-Hill Education) that bypass the retail distribution channel by selling directly to students and institutions and other third-party websites and/or local bookstores.” 10-K for 2026

3. Aramark, Sodexo

   Word for word“Competitors for institutional contracts for our cafe and convenience general merchandise offerings include Sodexo and Aramark.” 10-K for 2026

4. BibliU, eCampus, Follett Corporation, Slingshot, Textbook Brokers, University Gear Shop, Valore Campus

   Word for word“As it relates to our full-service campus bookstore operations, Follett Corporation is our largest competitor for outsourced institutional contracts; however, we also face increasing competition from other full-service vendors, including eCampus, University Gear Shop, BibliU, Valore Campus, Textbook Brokers, and Slingshot.” 10-K for 2026

5. bn.com

   Word for word“We also face competition from other third-party sellers and local bookstores, as well as direct-to-student platforms including, Amazon, bn.com, the e-commerce platform of Barnes & Noble, Inc.; Chegg.com, an online textbook rental company; and publishers, including Cengage Learning, Pearson Education and McGraw-Hill Education, which bypass the traditional retail distribution channel by selling directly to students and institutions.” 10-K for 2026

6. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Fanatics, Lids, Rally House, Walmart

   Word for word“Our general merchandise business also faces competition from direct-to-student sales from Walmart, Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Rally House, Fanatics, Lids, and other third-party online retailers, physical and online office supply stores and local and national retailers that offer college-themed and other general merchandise.” 10-K for 2026

7. GoTextbooks, Texas Book Company, Valore Books

   Word for word“Competitors for our wholesale new and used textbook inventory and distribution include Amazon, GoTextbooks, Valore Books, and Texas Book Company.” 10-K for 2026

8. Red-Shelf, VitalSource Technologies, Inc.

   Word for word“We face competition from e-Textbook/digital content providers, VitalSource Technologies, Inc., and Red-Shelf.” 10-K for 2026

Read from Barnes & Noble Education’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-07-09. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.