See better reach, increased sell-through, unparalleled IP protection, and best-in-class revenue management when you partner with VitalSource to deliver content.
Compete effectively with a digital-first approach when you use our publisher solutions. With flexible models, instant access, powerful APIs, and insights you can't get anywhere else, VitalSource simplifies your digital lift. Wherever you are in your digital journey, we meet you there.
VitalSource Powers the Higher Education Course Materials Lifecycle
Discover
The VitalSource sampling platform supports instructor discovery and allows content providers to effortlessly oversee the sampling process, transforming the course materials process from a cumbersome task into a powerful, intuitive experience.
Adopt
VitalSource adoption tools streamline communication and workflow. Instructors easily readopt past materials, discover new content, check compatibility with day-one access programs, include materials in these programs, and select preferred formats like digital options. Academic librarians easily source and adopt titles with our simple acquisition workflow, including MARC records, and access collections or individual books from a catalogue of 2.5 million titles from 10,000+ publishers—no separate agreements needed.
Engage & Access
VitalSource's flexible LTI tool integrates with campus learning management system (LMS) or library systems, delivering a seamless day-one experience for students by ensuring all adopted etexts and courseware are accessible from the first day of class. This integration translates SIS adoptions into LMS access, streamlining processes and reducing operational burdens. Content providers simply ensure materials are listed with correct ISBNs and pricing in VitalSource’s inventory; the rest is managed through single sign-on (SSO) access via Bookshelf®. For non-etext content, partner integrations enable students to access third-party platforms directly from the LMS dashboard, allowing for immediate access termination upon opt-out and supporting other delivery methods like access codes.
Transact & Remit
Simplify transactions and centralize access to all required materials within a user-friendly LMS dashboard, where students can easily engage with content, manage Day-One access program participation, and access additional purchasing options with financial aid or vouchers. With precise student account billing and campus store invoicing, we send content providers monthly compensation, so that you receive sales credit.
Analyze
With the industry’s largest source of data, VitalSource offers exclusive insights into engagement, performance, and operations through intuitive visualizations and smart filters. Detailed reporting allows you to drive adoption, track content usage, and monitor enrollment data, ensuring full sales visibility and timely adoption intervention. Exclusive insights ensure accurate content delivery, pricing, and proper compensation, giving you greater control and the ability to grow your pipeline.
Protecting intellectual property and opening new revenue streams through digital solutions for 30 years.
Digital Sales Made Easy
Sell content directly on your eCommerce platform and create a seamless digital experience that keeps you competitive, expands your product portfolio, and grows market share with our APIs.
Seamless Access with Partner Integrations
Houston Community College streamlines the course materials delivery process with Partner Integration with VitalSource and Barnes & Noble Education, a technology that aims to create the easiest experience by having students directly access publisher content, eliminating the need for access codes and publisher-specific entry points.
Removing the Need for Multiple Integrations
Universitas Bina Nusantara are known for their innovative use of systems and technology, so when they were faced with the challenges of providing eBooks seamlessly to their students, they turned to VitalSource for a solution. Now, they can easily deliver content from multiple publishers all through their LMS with one simple integration.
Unlock the VitalSource Advantage
Delivering a Learning Advantage for the modern student calls for a new set of digital-first capabilities. How many of these nine requirements are you delivering?
Privacy & Security
Deter potential threats and effortlessly provide student access without compromising Personally Identifiable Information (PII) with VitalSource’s security and defense strategies. Stringent privacy and security controls offer optimal performance and reliability, proactive vulnerability management, and 24/7 monitoring.
AI, Meet Learning Science
Ensure that you are always compliant, ahead of the standards, and are always ready to navigate the next disruption point thanks to our industry leaning learning science research team and our ahead of market investments.
Global Scalability with Full Integrity
A consistent user experience worldwide with full SOC II compliance, accessibility, and scalability for every customer.
Accessible Convenience
All learners deserve the tools they need to thrive. From content provider to institution to student, it should be easy and convenient to deliver and access the highest quality digital course materials - no special versions required.
Renowned Domain Expertise
We have the largest customer success team in the industry alongside 24/7 support capabilities, the industry's leading learning science research team, and the highest rated eReader. Our operational velocity means you have tools and systems that are built to work and to keep partners on track.
Unifying Experience
A standard, global experience, across publishing partners that's easy for student and institutions alike. Start learning on day-one.
Predictable Affordability
High quality course materials that are available at a price that students can count on and plan for, no surprise costs.
Actionable Data & Insights
Institutions and content providers get comprehensive, near real-time data and insights at the student, book, and course levels, empowering them to optimize strategies, improve learning outcomes, and enhance decision-making.
Reliable Infrastructure
Learners deserve always-on resiliency: best-in-class cloud services and content distribution networks deliver content with full integrity and over 300 global end points for content access and 99.99% uptime.
"The adoption metadata from VitalSource doesn't just enhance the accuracy of our IA/EA sales pipeline; it also drives ongoing instructor engagement from term to term."
- Ann Kennedy Harris, Director, Digital Program Operations, Wiley
"[VitalSource] has been the ebook solution within our complex eCommerce platform and have been a key element to our success. VitalSource has been there every step of the way with high-quality partner support, clear communication, and timely updates and upgrades"
- F.A. Davis
"The sampling platform in VitalSource was key for me when adopting texts and sharing with my adjunct faculty. The platform allows faculty to view the text, pick the assignments, create discussion boards from topics in the summary, and other assignment types. This helps us collaborate with full-time and adjunct faculty alike."
- Karla Swanson, Instructor & Department Chair, Computer Science, Navarro College
"VitalSource enhances the learning experience for students."
- Meiliana, Library Manager, Binus University (West Jakarta, Indonesia)
“Students just have to click one link to get to their course materials. It’s making life much easier, and students access what they need on day one.”
- Dr. Donald Parker, Instructor and Inclusive Access Coordinator, HCC
“We recognized that selling ebooks directly from our website would provide immense benefits to both ourselves and to our customers. We needed a partner for this project who could serve equally as a consultant and as the technology to power the fulfillment: VitalSource was just that. VitalSource helped us think through our options and supported us during onboarding, throughout the build, and after launch. We are so happy to have a high-quality partner in VitalSource.”
