CourseSmart has launched a way for students to choose e-textbooks for one flat fee. CourseSmart Subscription Packs allow students to purchase course materials for a fixed
access period instead of the traditional a la carte model.
Students use the subscription plan to buy six bookshelf
slots for $200 and choose from the CourseSmart catalog of more than 40,000
e-textbook titles. The access period for the slots is 150 days, during which
students have unlimited access, both online and offline, on iOS and Android
devices, as well as through mobile web apps.
The subscription also allows students to search
e-textbooks by keyword or through the CourseSmart bookshelf. It also lets them
highlight and take notes within the e-text, which can be compiled into a study
guide that links back to original textbook pages.
“I added all of the books I needed to my bookshelf and
it was extremely easy and a huge savings for me,” said Krista Burris, a student
at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.
