Follett Companies
Follett Software Company is a division of Follett Corporation, one of the most respected names in education. Originally known for building our nation’s school libraries, today Follett has grown into a digitally powered integrated educational technology company. In all aspects of our business, we use our experience and expertise in library automation and materials as a launching pad for an expanding portfolio of information and resource management tools and solutions, allowing us to better partner with educators.
Follett Corporation
More than 10,000 talented and dedicated professionals make up the multi-faceted Follett Corporation. Individually, we strive day in and day out to simplify the delivery of education for our customers by anticipating their needs and then delivering solutions that exceed our customers' expectations. We take pride in the fact that we have been helping to improve people’s lives for more than 135 years by supporting a lifetime of learning and education.
Today, Follett provides universities, libraries and schools and school districts with a wide range of educational tools and services that spark the imagination, fuel the learning process, and improve student outcomes. We bring together our capabilities in traditional and digital textbooks, course materials, e-commerce and software to create a unique platform of support for our customers.
Through our six business units, every day we touch the lives of millions of students ranging from adults taking classes on college campuses and in cyberspace to grade school children surfing the Internet in their school library.
Follett Higher Education Group
We help institutions, administrators, faculty and students achieve a shared goal: to fully realize the powerful benefits of higher education.
From a small community college to a large state university system, from the heartland to the inner city, from the East Coast to the West, across Canada and the United States, the needs and requirements of institutions of higher learning are as individual as the students they teach. We are the nation's largest operator of college bookstores, with more than 800 locations. We also are the industry's premier wholesale book distributor—a leader in helping students manage the increasing cost of a college education. Whether it's a new sweatshirt with a college logo or a used calculus textbook, Follett has always been the best resource for students of all levels. And as more and more shoppers go online, Follett is there as well—efollett.com is now one of the largest online retailers on the Internet. Our online capabilities now include the Varsity Group, a business that supports educational institutions with virtual bookstores that provide easy online ordering of textbooks and other educational materials and merchandise.
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Follett Library Resources
We help PreK-12 school libraries stay current, focused and empowered to bring maximum value to the learning experience.
As the nation's largest supplier of books, reference materials, digital resources, eBooks and audiovisual materials to PreK-12 schools, Follett Library Resources offers much more than a phenomenal selection. Our industry-leading expertise and passion for exceeding customer expectations frees school librarians, administrators and teachers to pursue their passion: educating our children and young adults. To meet the needs of today's educators, we listen first to understand the varied needs of their students. Then the Follett team, from Account Managers and special Customer Care Consultants to the associates who fill each order, leverage the full breadth of our resources to deliver the best products and services available anywhere. Our fast and efficient e-commerce systems streamline the ordering process and make it easy for librarians and other educators to develop and maintain the wide range of materials that are used throughout PreK-12 schools.
BWI
Product selection, breadth of capabilities and experience make the BWI name synonymous with success for public libraries.
Public libraries are wonderful places to explore—places where whole new worlds open up to people of all ages. But today's public libraries face a never-ending challenge to stay current and keep patrons coming back by offering an ever-changing range of books, DVDs, music, audiobooks and digital resources. BWI is the only company that focuses exclusively on public libraries. That means no other company understands the unique needs of public libraries better than BWI—and no other company can match our tailored array of personalized, value-added services. Public library systems nationwide rely on BWI for our collection management and development needs, enhancing their ability to provide everything from a toddler's first board book to the latest best seller in a wide variety of formats.
Follett Educational Services
We convert used books and related services into budget management value and bottom-line benefit for K-12 schools nationwide.
Pre-owned textbooks and workbooks. Classroom literature and study guides. Classroom reference and test preparation materials. Textbook management services, and more. At Follett Educational Services, we provide a comprehensive range of industry-leading products and services that maximize the value of every education dollar spent. FES customers reduce costs and generate funds by accessing our growing, industry-leading inventory of used textbooks or selling us textbooks they no longer need. Our customers and FES associates share a passionate belief that effective management of classroom assets reaches the real bottom line: the quality of our children's education.
Follett International
As the world is getting smaller, the demand for a quality education is getting larger. Follett International is there.
Follett International is a gateway. We enable libraries and American and British International Schools to access Follett companies' market-leading products and services---from books and educational materials to Web-based software solutions and more---through a single point of contact. We serve customers all over the world, including Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and South America. Now, as we broaden our role in empowering education, we are focusing on our global sales network and extensive relationships with publishers to serve the need of indigenous schools worldwide.
