ADVISORY/``Write'' Stuff for Collegiate Back-to-Class Stories on National Association of College Stores' Website.

Business Editors/Education Writers

ADVISORY...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What:   15 million students will head to campuses in the next
        few weeks generating a wealth of new angles for back-to-class
        reports and stories. The National Association of College
        Stores provides a media room area of its website
        (www.nacs.org/public/nacs/mediaroom.asp) to give reporters
        fast access to story ideas, local experts and contacts, usable
        photos and graphics, statistics on average student spending,
        collegiate retailing industry facts and more.

Who:    Headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, the National Association
        of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association
        representing the $11.2 billion collegiate retailing industry.
        Members include more than 3,000 institutional, private and
        leased college stores along with about 1,200 suppliers of
        books and other products to college stores.

Where:  Information can be accessed online at www.nacs.org (and
        then follow the link to the Media Room), or directly at
        www.nacs.org/public/nacs/mediaroom.asp.

Contact: Additional information is available through Laura
         Nakoneczny, [phone] ext. 2351 ([e-mail])
         or Jennifer Parker, [phone] ext. 2249
         ([e-mail].).