Officials with the University of Maine at Presque Isle have announced that the campus is partnering with eCampus.com Virtual Bookstores in providing greater student access to affordable course materials. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, eCampus.com is a premier online retailer of course materials and digital content with a mission to provide the easiest, fastest, and most affordable way for high school, college, and university students to buy, rent, and sell textbooks and access digital content. The company serves more than 250 colleges and universities through its innovative course material solution suite.
“UMPI is looking forward to working with eCampus.com,” Lydia Kieffer-Till, UMPI Campus Center Director, said. “The staff has been helpful, knowledgeable, and responsive. eCampus offers an easy-to-use platform, affordable textbook options, and free shipping for our students. The changes will also ease the entire submission and ordering process for our faculty. We are excited about a new, efficient tool to offer the UMPI community.”
UMPI is the fifth University of Maine System campus to join the growing list of eCampus.com Virtual Bookstore partners. Through a competitive RFP process, the University of Maine System selected eCampus.com as its partner. This system-wide partnership allows any campus in the system to leverage the opportunity to become an innovative course materials partner, with the solution already in place for the Farmington, Southern Maine, Machias, and Fort Kent campuses.
Through the partnership, UMPI students will obtain course materials at a significantly reduced cost, while also providing a streamlined and convenient ordering process. The eCampus.com’s Virtual Bookstore solution allows students to bypass the traditional brick and mortar store and save up to 70 percent off publisher list prices, aligning with the University’s commitment to an exceptional education at an affordable price. Beyond cost savings, students can take advantage of every purchasing option, including new, used, rental, eTextbook, and an expansive network of third-party marketplace sellers.
The eCampus.com platform promotes UMPI’s pledge to academic excellence by ensuring students are prepared with the right course materials for success. The platform allows students to immediately see a listing of required textbooks upon registering for their courses and ensures they receive the correct edition and format for each course. It includes single sign-on functionality, a robust registration integration, an online adoption tool for faculty, and a customer service team that eCampus.com officials say reflects the company’s commitment to providing a streamlined and reliable bookstore solution for students.
“eCampus.com is thrilled to be partnering with the University of Maine at Presque Isle to help them improve textbook affordability through an innovative virtual bookstore solution,” Matt Montgomery, eCampus.com President and CEO, said. “We are already making a significant impact with four additional campuses in the University of Maine System and applaud UMPI for recognizing the evolving textbook market. Together, we will meet the needs of UMPI students through a customized online platform that aligns with the institution’s commitment to an affordable education that exceeds expectations.”
eCampus takes over bookstore services as the exclusive bookstore for UMPI beginning in Fall 2019.
More information on eCampus.com Virtual Bookstores can be found at http://ecampuscms.com.