eCampus.com and Holyoke Community College Announce Official Online Bookstore Partnership Beginning Summer of 2024

Holyoke Community College, located in Holyoke, Mass., has selected eCampus.com as the institution’s official partnered online bookstore. Beginning in June 2024, eCampus.com began providing online bookstore services to the Holyoke Community College student body numbering more than 3,500. Offering more than 80 degrees and certificate programs to students on its 135-acre campus, Holyoke Community College values the accessibility to affordable course materials that this online bookstore partnership offers.

Through this partnership, eCampus.com provides Holyoke Community College students with exclusive benefits through the new official online bookstore. A customized online storefront enables students to sign in with their credentials and have immediate access to their course-required materials. With offerings such as new, used, digital, and rental, and multiple flexible shipping options, students can select course materials according to their unique budgets and needs. eCampus.com also offers students the option to purchase materials through the online Marketplace, where third-party sellers will sell course materials at a discounted price.

The benefits of this partnership also extend to the ease for professors to research and select their required course materials each semester. Through eCampus.com’s advanced research tools, professors can view course materials based on availability and real-time pricing and also are able to view student purchasing habits. With this technology available, professors can make informed decisions regarding required course materials that take into consideration student affordability and accessibility.

“Students, and members of the faculty and staff who were involved in choosing a new bookstore vendor prioritized affordability and convenience,” said Holyoke Community College Vice President for Administration and Finance Narayan Sampath. “With their online platform and proprietary marketplace, eCampus.com provides exactly that for us.”

“eCampus.com is honored to be selected as the Holyoke Community College official online bookstore,” said eCampus.com President and CEO Matt Montgomery. “We are dedicated to using our online bookstore expertise to provide students with the best online shopping experience, one that sets students up for the best chance at success in the classroom.”

About Holyoke Community College

The Commonwealth’s oldest community college, Holyoke Community College opened its doors in 1946 as the first two-year college in Massachusetts. In the decades since, the college has paved the way for generations of learners from western Massachusetts and beyond, a beacon of hope and opportunity for people seeking better lives. Please visit us at hcc.edu.

About eCampus.com

eCampus.com is a premier online retailer of textbooks and digital course materials. Consistently exceeding industry standards, eCampus.com’s mission is to provide the easiest, fastest, and most affordable way for K-12 and higher education students to buy, rent, or sell textbooks and digital content. Founded on July 2, 1999, eCampus.com reshaped the textbook industry by taking the traditional college bookstore online. Remaining an edtech leader in future-proof course material solutions, eCampus.com serves over 375 schools, colleges, and universities. Their comprehensive course material solutions suite includes full-service online bookstores, inclusive access and equitable access programs, and expert campus store operations and management. Through products that simplify the adoption, management, and procurement of course materials, eCampus.com propels student success by delivering the right course materials, at the right time, and the right price. Learn more at ecampus.com and ecampushighered.com.