{"id":9742,"date":"2014-10-16T15:51:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T22:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=9742"},"modified":"2014-10-16T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T22:54:44","slug":"new-company-takes-bookstore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/9742\/campus-life\/new-company-takes-bookstore\/","title":{"rendered":"New company takes over bookstore"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The campus bookstore is under new management. The Follet Education Group took over operations on Oct. 1 to improve the service delivery to students and faculty.
\n San Jose Evergreen Community College District has operated two bookstores, one on each of its campuses.
\n\u201cOver the past several years, the stores have struggled to meet market demands and to provide exceptional service-delivery to the district\u2019s students and faculty,\u201d Douglas Smith, the vice chancellor of Administrative Services, wrote in an email. \u201cAs a result, the bookstore has not been able to remain profitable in a highly competitive and changing industry.\u201d
\nThe bookstore was facing some troubling times, so it was closed for a while.
\n \u201cWe reopened to the campus community and we\u2019re excited about being here,\u201d Greg Kiryakakis, the regional manager wrote in an email. \u201cPlanning on working with Jorge Escobar, the SJCC vice president of Administrative Services to determine how the money is best spent.\u201d
\n\u201cFollet has committed a $25,000 facility investment to each bookstore. The specifics are to be mutually negotiated between Follet and each respective campus,\u201d Smith said.
\nPer Smith, Follett will provide a full range of course materials, such as:<\/p>\n