Ingram Content Group, US, has announced that South African bookseller Van Schaik has selected its e-textbook platform, VitalSource, to power e-textbook offering to customers.
With a library division, online store and 55 stores, located on or near academic institutions, Van Schaik claims to be a leading provider of academic resources in South Africa and Namibia. As e-textbook use in higher education continues its dramatic growth worldwide, the Vital Source reseller solution will seek to provide Van Schaik with tools to sell and deliver e-textbooks to its widespread customer base without costly infrastructure investments.
Through the reseller programme, the bookseller will administer publisher and institutional relationships, content, contracts, orders, and financial management. Van Schaik’s e-textbook offering is expected to launch in July 2012.
Van Schaik easily incorporated its online store and in-store kiosks with the VitalSource fulfillment engine through industry-standard web integration. Students and educators who purchase e-textbooks from Van Schaik will enjoy all the benefits of the VitalSource platform including integrated download, online and mobile content options, advanced searching, and annotation, note-sharing, and accessibility features.
Becoming a reseller of the Vital Source solution allows Van Schaik’s stores to consolidate their position as the key content service provider on campus.
