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Booktopia, an online bookstore, and VitalSource, an education technology provider, have announced a partnership to provide Booktopia customers access to ebooks for the first time through Bookshelf, VitalSource’s eReader platform.
Regardless of how they are purchased, ebooks download immediately through Bookshelf and are fully accessible offline.
Bookshelf by VitalSource’s reading and studying experience features a full suite of built-in study tools, including highlighting, notetaking, flashcards, and Bookshelf CoachMe, a free practice feature that provides students with immediate feedback in a low-stakes, confidence-boosting environment.
Learners have full content controls, with dark mode, margin sizes, and fonts, including open dyslexic, as well as read aloud and search.
Booktopia Acting Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Stalley, said: “VitalSource provides unparalleled resources for students around the world and has set the bar worldwide for its technology capabilities.”
“We’re delighted we can bring their platform to the Australian market, further underlining our long-standing commitment to being the go-to destination for students with the unrivalled products and services we provide to support their learning and development,” he said.
Booktopia’s higher education and vocational textbook selection includes an expansive number of titles, searchable by subject matter, university, career path (including medicine, nursing, law, and education) and now, by format.
“We are thrilled to partner with Booktopia at this critical time to offer more university students access to the learning materials they need in the most accessible and affordable format,” said Alice Duijser, International Managing Director, VitalSource.
“Having an [ebook] option with access to Bookshelf’s best-in-class reading and studying features will positively impact the millions of students who use Booktopia to purchase their textbooks,” Duijser said.
