Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

1.B&N Education, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

2.Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

3.BNED Digital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

4.BNED LoudCloud, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

5.BNED MBS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

6.LoudCloud Systems Private Limited, an Indian subsidiary

7.MBS Automation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

8.MBS Direct, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

9.MBS Internet, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

10.MBS Service Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

11.MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

12.TextbookCenter LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

13.TXTB.com LLC, a Delaware limited liability company