Digital, Interactive Learning Materials
VitalSource Bookshelf® is smart, interactive and searchable. Developed by educators specifically for textbooks and other learning materials, Bookshelf has a powerful set of built-in tools that students use and value. Being an installed application, it’s portable; students can carry all their books on a laptop.
Modern learning for modern students
With VitalSource Bookshelf®, users have the option of sharing their notes and highlights with friends, classmates or group members. An Internet connection allows Bookshelf to check for new content, updated notes, or highlights and automatically update the user’s content.
Professors, lecturers and teachers can also use the software to share their notes, assign reading, highlight important sections of the book or link to Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Bookshelf enables students to:
- Instantly search for topics and terms
- Make color-coded highlights and digital notes
- Organize notes and class materials into folders
-
Interact with students in the next seat or the next country
Create an interactive life for new and previously published content
Multimedia
Animate learning with interactive diagrams, audio and video -- right on the relevant page to enrich the learning experience.
Bundling and Chapterization
Create innovative digital products – ranging from a single book to an entire curriculum with Vitalsource P2®, the back-end system supporting VitalSource. With P2, pricing, products and DRM – including copy/print restrictions and product expiration - can be set to fit market needs.
Utilizing the flexibility of the vbk file format, “chapterized” books, texts, and offering print + electronic product bundles are options, helping to make the digital experience more valuable than the print equivalent.
Sell direct to your target market
VitalSource expands your options to deliver your content. Solutions include direct to consumer online sales through creating publisher branded stores and the VitalSource Store. The VitalSource Store is attracting growing numbers of visitors each year with a growing inventory of educational materials.
Our years of experience delivering educational materials make Ingram Digital and VitalSource a perfect partner for educational publishers.
With over 200,000 users and 1 billion books distributed, VitalSource® offers the most robust, feature-rich e-book format available.
