Yuzu

Spec sheet

Product

Yuzu is a Barnes & Noble learning platform for digital reading with access to a broad digital catalog.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Audience

Yuzu is presented as a reading and note-taking eReader for students and a course-material engagement tool for educators.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Support

Yuzu Customer Care says it provides 24/7 help by web form, phone, and email.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Accessibility

Yuzu says it supports assistive technologies for users with vision and hearing impairments.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Content restriction

Yuzu says it currently supports only eTextbooks from the Yuzu Catalog, not imported PDFs or Word documents.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Digital rights

Yuzu eBooks purchased through BN College websites or Yuzu.com must be read in a Yuzu eReader app and cannot be downloaded independently of the apps.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

DRM

Yuzu says DRM limits the devices on which digital content can be downloaded and manages expiration of rented content.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Integration

The Yuzu Web Reader can export notes and highlights to Microsoft OneNote.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Interactive content

Yuzu eTextbooks can include links, videos, multimedia, and interactive elements such as quizzes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Interactive materials

eTextbooks can include links to websites, videos, and other multimedia, including quizzes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Offline reading

The mobile apps let users download eBooks for offline reading, while the Web Reader requires an internet connection.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Printing and copying

Users can print pages within publisher-set limits and copy and paste text passages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Privacy and security

The privacy policy says BNED uses administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, but says it cannot guarantee prevention of unauthorized access or disclosure; the policy was last updated August 24, 2017.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Purchase and rental

eTextbooks can be bought or rented through a BNC college online bookstore, and campus bookstores may also sell them.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Purchases

Digital titles may be bought or rented through a Barnes & Noble College online bookstore, with availability depending on whether a title is offered digitally.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Read aloud

The Android app includes text-to-speech controls for playback, speed, and voice.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Reading and study tools

Readers can search eTextbooks, highlight passages, add notes and bookmarks, and adjust layout, font size, and zoom.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Reading tools

Readers can search eTextbooks, add highlights and notes, and adjust layout, font size, and zoom.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Rental limit

When a rental expires, access to the book and its highlights and notes ends unless the user renews, purchases the book, or exports the notes and highlights.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Supported access

The support center lists web reader, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows 10 help resources.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Sync and offline

The site says notes, highlights, and bookmarks sync across devices and that free apps support offline reading.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yuzu.com

Sync and sharing

Notes and highlights sync across devices, and users can share them with other Yuzu users who have the same eTextbook.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Web access limit

For books with perpetual access or rentals longer than a year, web reader access is available for one year from purchase; downloaded app content may be accessed perpetually.Read 9 Oct 2026 · customercare.yuzu.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Digital Textbook Platforms#25 of 287.2