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VITALSOURCE E-TEXTBOOKS

VITALSOURCE E-TEXTBOOKS. Techdis Feb 2013. Jeni Evans VitalSource Technologies. World ’ s Leading E-Textbook Platform. Over 2.5 million registered users Adding 10,000+ new users weekly 200,000 titles and growing rapidly 200+ key publishers strong Downloaded in 180 countries

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VITALSOURCE E-TEXTBOOKS

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  1. VITALSOURCE E-TEXTBOOKS Techdis Feb 2013 Jeni Evans VitalSource Technologies

  2. World’s Leading E-Textbook Platform

  3. Over 2.5 millionregistered users Adding 10,000+new users weekly 200,000titles and growing rapidly 200+key publishers strong Downloaded in 180countries Content available in 17languages

  4. Elsevier Pageburst Wiley Desktop Editions McGraw-Hill Create 30+ Digital delivery eCommerce sites

  5. What we do: VitalSourceBookshelf

  6. VitalSource- From the Publisher to you • Publishers retain control of their content • Publishers upload file to the VitalSource platform • The file is converted to .VBK file which enables the Bookshelf features • Cost – no cost to publisher for upload. VitalSource retain a per book fee as a host from the publisher. Price/Gratis is between you the institution and publisher

  7. Work on the device that works for you 8

  8. Where you want it: online download computer tablet smartphone ... or all of the above

  9. Features Search: text figures tables Link Notes Black/White White/Black Font

  10. Accessibility – built in.. Regular collaboration with user groups, JISC, Publishers Licensing Association, NFB, AFB, TechForAll amongst others Text to speech feed Braille reader feed

  11. Our Four Key Principles Perceivable Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive (it can't be invisible to all of their senses). Operable User interface components and navigation must be operable (the interface cannot require interaction that a user cannot perform). Understandable Users must be able to understand the information as well as the operation of the user interface (the content or operation cannot be beyond their understanding) Robust Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably (as technologies evolve, the content should remain accessible)

  12. Accessibility.. A journey not a destination.. • VitalSource has been demonstrating its commitment to ensuring accessibility for its Bookshelf product – Desktop, Online, and Mobile Platforms for several years • We continue to work closely with agencies to ensure our core principles are adhered to • Provide authors with guidelines on accessibility from the conception of text • Work with publishers to upload their material onto the platform within 24 hours

  13. Questions? • Comments? • Discussion Points?

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