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.BNED (Texas), LLC, a Texas limited liability company

7.LoudCloud Systems Private Limited, an Indian subsidiary

8.MBS Automation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

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

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

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

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

13.TextbookCenter LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

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