Books Botswana, a subsidiary of an international university and polytechnic bookshops company John Smith International, has ventured into the digital textbook space.
The service is set to become available on ‘Kortex’, a digital service that enables students to download and access their books on up to 5 different devices. John Smith International has a partnership with Kortext.
John Smith International says the digital textbooks provide a combination of both traditional and new media, enhancing the learning experience and access to knowledge within the education space.
“Books Botswana will be working with institutional partners to introduce the benefits of eBooks for faculty and students,” said Andy Free, managing director of John Smith’s International.
Free said the development will enable lecturers to request and access review copies of textbooks and plan their courses for delivery on a digital platform, adding that Kortext is device agnostic, providing the student with a portable learning environment.
“The addition of Kortext to our services is a vital step forward in the future provision of textbooks to our Botswana student community.”
Howard Blythe, Kortext head of marketing said: “The launch of this platform is the culmination of extensive research around providing institutions with a delivery mechanism for e-textbooks that is both practical for the student and economically viable for the institution.”
John Smith International runs university and polytechnic bookshops in Africa with operations currently in Botswana and Ghana. (Andrew Maramwidze/ ITWeb Africa)
The service is set to become available on ‘Kortex’, a digital service that enables students to download and access their books on up to 5 different devices. John Smith International has a partnership with Kortext.
John Smith International says the digital textbooks provide a combination of both traditional and new media, enhancing the learning experience and access to knowledge within the education space.
“Books Botswana will be working with institutional partners to introduce the benefits of eBooks for faculty and students,” said Andy Free, managing director of John Smith’s International.
Free said the development will enable lecturers to request and access review copies of textbooks and plan their courses for delivery on a digital platform, adding that Kortext is device agnostic, providing the student with a portable learning environment.
“The addition of Kortext to our services is a vital step forward in the future provision of textbooks to our Botswana student community.”
Howard Blythe, Kortext head of marketing said: “The launch of this platform is the culmination of extensive research around providing institutions with a delivery mechanism for e-textbooks that is both practical for the student and economically viable for the institution.”
John Smith International runs university and polytechnic bookshops in Africa with operations currently in Botswana and Ghana. (Andrew Maramwidze/ ITWeb Africa)