Barnes & Noble Invests in Flashnotes Student Marketplace

Barnes & Noble has made an investment in Flashnotes, an online marketplace where college students can buy and sell their notes from class.

The deal, announced this morning, was made through the bookseller's Barnes & Noble Education unit, in advance of its expected spinoff of the division from the company. In a news releasing announcing the deal, the company said the investment reflects the education unit's broader plan "to pursue strategic opportunities in the growing educational services markets."