VitalSource
Technologies
Product Roadmap
Summer 2013
VITALSOURCE
THE WORLD’S LEADING
E-TEXTBOOK PLATFORM
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VITALSOURCE
Reflowable and fixed page content
Enhanced interactive e-textbooks
Proven scalable enterprise platform
Integrated with LMS, or standalone
Online or download or both
Accessibility support on all clients
All major publishers supported
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HISTORY OF INNOVATION
• First re-flowable e-textbooks
2000 • First full curriculum solutions
2003 • First integrated online / offline e-textbooks
2005 • First inline media support
2006 • First shared notes
2009 • First LMS integrated solution
2011 • First integrated e-text / print fulfillment program
2011 • First large-scale, multi-publisher program in Europe
2012 • First e-textbook platform to return outcomes
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These are ‘forward looking statements’
PRODUCT FAMILIES:
Bookshelf
Connect
Deliver
Compose
This does NOT cover:
Professional Services
&
Platform Development
VitalSource Bookshelf
VitalSource Bookshelf
THE WORLDS LEADING E-TEXTBOOK PLATFORM
Delivering e-textbooks since 1999
3.25 million users worldwide on more than 6,000 campuses
5 million e-textbooks delivered in 2011
7 million e-textbooks delivered in 2012
Content from more than 350 publishers
More than 200,000 titles in distribution
Users in more than 220 countries and territories
Localized into 17 languages for Mac and Windows
Adding 10,000 new users weekly
VitalSource Bookshelf
It works on the devices users have!
Offline Support
Android
Tablet
Mini Tablet
Phone
Kindle Fire
Online Support
iOS
Windows/Mac
Web Browsers
iPhone
iPod Touch
iPad
iPad Mini
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
MacOS 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
Internet Explorer
FireFox
Safari
Chrome
VitalSource Bookshelf
Summer 2013 Client Updates
•Score Reporting - New enhanced books deliver assessment scores right to the gradebook
•Accessibility Improvements - Improvements in every client, including JAWS support returning
•epub Improvements - Continuing our industry leading implementation of epub features
•Localization Updates - All clients available in 25 languages (iOS end of summer)
•Performance Enhancements - Faster loading and performance
•Other platform specifics improvements - Enhanced stability and bug resolution
Online
End of June
Android 1.5
End of June
iOS 2.3.1
End of June
Windows 6.2
Early July
Macintosh 6.2
Early July
VitalSource Bookshelf
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English-UK
English-US
Finnish
French
French-Canada
German
Greek
Icelandic
Irish Gaelic
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Portuguese-Brazil
Russian
Spanish-Catalan
Spanish-Mexico
Spanish-Spain
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Welsh
VitalSource Bookshelf
VitalSource Connect
VitalSource Connect
Summer 2013 Updates
•Reporting & Finance
Support for new customers and requirements
•Content Ingestion
Improved integration with CoreSource and Lightening Source
Pre-flight and validate content as it is received
Advanced PDF processing (including improved accessibility support!)
•Analytics
Institutional/Publisher - an XML feed designed to integrate with their processing
Course/Instructor - a live dashboard within the course for engagement reporting
Individual - a personal dashboard for users (late 2013)
Content - dashboards and reports to support publisher requirements
•Territory Support (VitalSource TAC)
VitalSource TAC
We understand your global business
Your global business is under
attack
Your Global Business
Titles sold in emerging markets...
Your Global Business
...show up right back here
VitalSource has the answer
VitalSource Territory Activation Control (TAC)
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Your new tool for global segmentation
Your product can only be activated in the territory in which it is
intended
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You embed territory in the product
Set the territory when you create
VitalSource has the answer
VitalSource Territory Activation Control (TAC)
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Products can be used
anywhere, but they can only be
activated in the intended territory
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You control the point
of sale
• Product activation is controlled by the VitalSource
license server
Product that respects territory
VitalSource Territory Activation Control (TAC)
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Create product once, but deliver:
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At different prices in different territories
With unique identifier for each territory
Publisher designates territory
Platform protects against codes being re-imported
Implement your global strategy
VitalSource Connect
VitalSource Deliver
VitalSource Deliver
Summer 2013 Updates
•Blackboard
Building Block 3.1 available June 26
BlackBoard World Announcements July 8
• Business Center
LTI-Bookmark available end of July (search/sample/adopt for every LMS)
Usage analytics available in August for every LMS
• Store
Third Party Store support for Blackboard in June, other LMS’ in August
UK store soft launch in August, announcement Sept 1
• Documentation
Publisher documentation for creating outcome reporting
API documentation updates
VitalSource Deliver
VitalSource Compose
VitalSource Compose
Our technology
Your strategy
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