CourseSmart
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder |
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| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate | Acquired by Ingram Content Group and integrated into VitalSource eTechnologies |
| Successor | VitalSource |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California |
| Products |
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| Parent | Ingram Content Group |
| Website | www |
CourseSmart, a privately held company headquartered in San Mateo, California founded in 2007, was a provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials. It was acquired by Ingram Content Group subsidiary VitalSource Technologies in early 2014, and was integrated into the parent company under the VitalSource name and platform by 2016.
Company history
Launch and growth
CourseSmart was founded in 2007 by the higher education publishers Macmillan, Cengage Learning, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson.[1]
In August 2009 CourseSmart launched an iPhone app,[2] followed by an iPad app in August 2010,[3][4] and an Android app in April 2011.[5] By September 2011, its eTextbooks catalogue had more than 20,000 digital titles, and purchased books could be printed at no extra charge.[6]
By 2014, the company had partnered with around 50 publishers and provided an estimated 90% of the e-textbooks used in higher education. Despite being one of the two largest ebook providers at the time, CourseSmart had remained fairly small at the time of its acquisition by VitalSource Technologies.[7]
Acquisition by VitalSource Bookshelf
CourseSmart was acquired by Ingram Content Group subsidiary VitalSource Technologies Inc. in early 2014.[8] Prior to full integration, VitalSource eTextbooks could not be read on the CourseSmart eTextbook platform and vice versa, and both platforms operated separately with no crossover.[1][9] Full integration under the VitalSource platform was completed by 2016.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Ingram Buys CourseSmart". Publishers Weekly. March 3, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "eTextbooks for College Students Now Available on App Store". PR Newswire. August 11, 2009. Archived from the original (press release) on January 6, 2013.
- ^ Reid, Calvin (Aug 17, 2010). "CourseSmart offers iPad App, iPad Give Away". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Downloads for CourseSmart's New 'eTextbooks for the iPad' App Increase More than Fivefold" (press release). PR Newswire. September 8, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Nagel, David (April 20, 2011). "CourseSmart Launches E-Textbook App for Android". Campus Technology. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Vora, Shivani (September 2011). "Hot New Market: Electronic Textbooks". Inc. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "CourseSmart, the publishing industry's e-textbook provider, acquired by Vital Source". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ Kelly, Rhea (March 3, 2014). "Vital Source Acquires CourseSmart". Campus Technology. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bookshelf Support / Getting Started / Legal". VitalSource. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Migrated CourseSmart Instructors FAQ". VitalSource. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
External links
- VitalSource official website