After 126 years of operation Varney’s Bookstore in Manhattan will close for good at the end of the month.

General Manager Steve Levin confirmed the decision to close the store, noting the landscape of textbook sales has change. With many college courses no longer using books, and instead online course materials, it has become difficult to compete.

Among other factors cited by Levin was the loss of a contract with KSU to operate the bookstore in the K-State Student Union.

Varney’s has been an institution in Aggieville.