Kortext Events March / April 2013

London Book Fair, Earls Court 15th – 17th April 2013
Kortext will be partaking in two session

Improving learning outcomes in Higher Education through the use of digital technology, Monday 15th April 2013 16:00-17:00, Cromwell Room. Andy Alferovs, President Kortext, will be sharing a platform with Neil Broomfield, Business Development Director, Wiley Global Education and Sam Weber, Blackboards Senior Director for International Business Development.
http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en/Sessions/1581/Improving-learning-outcomes-in-Higher-Education-through-the-use-of-digital-technology

It’s Only a Model! And Now for Something Completely Different! Wednesday 17th April 2013 14:30-15:30, Cromwell Room. Andy Alferovs, President Kortext, will be sharing a platform with Dr Frances Pinter, Executive Director, Knowledge Unlatched; Hamish Brocklebank, Co-Founder, Flooved; Jo Henry, Managing Director, BML Bowker; Linda Bennett, Founder, Gold Leaf.
http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en/Sessions/1367/Its-Only-a-Model-And-Now-for-Something-Completely-Different

To arrange a meeting with Kortext delegates including James Gray, CEO, Andy Alferovs, President and Nadine Prowse, COO please write to info@kortext.com

UKSG 8-10th April, Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth
The Kortext team will be available to arrange meetings at UKSG. To confirm a time please write to info@kortext.com

Kortext presented at the Digital Publishing Forums: Improving learning outcomes in Higher Education through the use of digital technology, Wednesday 20th March 2013, UCL Department of Information Studies. Andy Alferovs, the President of Kortext shared a platform with Neil Broomfield, Business Development Director, Wiley Global Education and Sam Weber, Blackboards Senior Director for International Business Development. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/conferences/dpf

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Largest Take-Up of Core Digital Textbooks in the United Kingdom Delivered To the University of East London and Regents College in Partnership with Kortext

(Ringwood, UK ) 8 January 2013 - John Smith’s today announced that, in partnership with Kortext, it has engaged with the University of East London and Regents College to deliver core textbooks in digital and print formats to over 2,000 students.

These deals have seen these institutions select core texts that have been delivered directly to students through the John Smith’s Aspire programme. It is believed to be the largest deal of its kind, representing well over £1m in institutional textbook purchasing to support student learning and success.

These innovative support programmes from Regents College and the University of East London worked with John Smith’s as their delivery partner as these free book programmes compliment the student bursary schemes both institutions deliver via Aspire.

In both instances students have been given access to up to six core textbooks in digital and print formats with the digital textbooks being delivered via Kortext.

Kortext, focused on the UK Higher Education market, offers on-line and offline access to key textbooks from multiple publishers, combined with a set of tools that provide the user with functionality beyond anything a traditional textbook can offer. It is device agnostic, providing the student with a mobile learning environment.

Brian Hipkin, Dean of Students at Regents College commented “John Smiths remains ideally positioned to work with institutions and publishers at ensuring adopted key textbooks would be made available. We felt their approach was a particularly good fit to our institution because of the blended solution it provided with the Kortext digital textbook offering.”

Caroline Summers, UK Trade Sales Manager at Palgrave Macmillan pointed out “The Aspire model was different to others, enabling students to access reading list material, including core textbooks, making the learning experience more relevant to students. We especially felt that Kortext’s offering is a significant step towards addressing student’s changing portability needs.”

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John Smith’s and Aspire are operating businesses within the JS Group. The JS Group delivers better outcomes to the higher education sector in the UK and internationally. John Smith’s is a retail solution for universities that delivers compelling, on-campus access to textbooks, PCs, laptops and tablets and a range of other goods and services tailored to the student community. Aspire is the market leading technology platform for universities that facilitates the cashless distribution of bursaries, scholarships and other financial awards. For further information about the JS Group go to www.johnsmithgroup.com.

Aspire is the market leading technology platform for universities that facilitates the cashless distribution of bursaries, scholarships and other financial awards.

Kortext is a digital textbook platform providing content, access and purchasing solutions for academics, institutions, publishers, retailers and students. For further information about Kortext go to www.kortext.com.

Key Textbook Publishers Sign with Kortext

(London, UK) 30 November 2012 - Kortext today announced that it has finalised agreements to include digital textbooks from all of the key academic publishers in its distribution platform.

Kortext, focused on the UK Higher Education market, offers on-line and offline access to key textbooks from multiple publishers, combined with a set of tools that provide the user with functionality beyond anything a traditional textbook can offer. Publishers partnering with Kortext include key players in the global textbook market such as: Pearson, Wiley, McGraw Hill, Taylor & Francis, Palgrave, Oxford University Press and others.

Kortext works with publisher partners to develop secure and efficient supply chains matching publisher content with end user demand, by offering maximum functionality without compromising the publisher’s intellectual property. The company provides its publisher partners with access to the growing number of individual and institutional purchasing channels for core digital textbooks in the UK. Kortext’s combined publisher offering is available through UK-focused partners including John Smiths. Additionally, lecturers are able to use the service to request and access review copies of textbooks.

Kortext is device agnostic, providing the student with a mobile learning environment. Howie Blythe, Head of Marketing at Kortext commented: “We are delighted to have the endorsement of these important textbook publishers as we move to take our offering with their content to market. These are exciting times in UK higher education.”

“Wiley are excited to be working with John Smith’s and Kortext to support the launch of a new digital platform for student texts” stated Neil Broomfield, Business Development Director for Wiley. “ With advances in technology and changing student expectations, the academic market for learning materials is rapidly evolving towards a digital future. Wiley is keen to ensure that our content is available to as wide an audience as possible and that students have a choice of options for accessing their learning materials. With a proven innovative track record, we are confident that Kortext and John Smith’s will deliver a compelling digital experience for their customers.”

Marianne Lightowler at Oxford University Press added “Kortext is a welcome addition to the e-textbook market, providing us with increased opportunities to broaden our digital textbook provision in Higher Education.”

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Kortext is a digital textbook platform providing content, access and purchasing solutions for academics, institutions, publishers, retailers and students. For further information about Kortext go to www.kortext.com.

UK Focused Digital Textbook Offering Launched in Partnership with John Smith’s

(London, UK) 23 September 2012 - Kortext announces the launch of its digital textbook platform for the UK Higher Education market in partnership with John Smith’s.

Kortext offers on-line and offline access to key textbooks from multiple publishers, combined with a set of tools that provide the user with functionality beyond anything a traditional textbook can offer. Kortext provides solutions for both individual and institutional purchasing of prescribed digital textbooks. John Smith’s will be working with its university partners to introduce the benefits of the Kortext platform for faculty and students. The Kortext digital textbook platform has been designed to link in with the Aspire bursary management system, which is rapidly being adopted by universities in the UK. In addition to providing access to digital textbooks, lecturers are able to use the Kortext service to request and access review copies of textbooks and help plan their courses for delivery on a digital platform.

Kortext is device agnostic, providing the student with a portable learning environment. Howard Blythe, Head of Marketing for Kortext commented: “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.” Alan Leitch, Campus Director, for John Smith’s added “The addition of Kortext to our Aspire bursary management system is crucial to the future provision of textbooks to our UK student community”.

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Kortext is a digital textbook platform providing content, access and purchasing solutions for academics, institutions, publishers, retailers and students. For further information about Kortext go to www.kortext.com.

John Smith’s and Aspire are operating businesses within the JS Group. The JS Group delivers better outcomes to the higher education sector in the UK and internationally. John Smith’s is a retail solution for universities that delivers compelling, on-campus access to textbooks, PCs, laptops and tablets and a range of other goods and services tailored to the student community. Aspire is the market leading technology platform for universities that facilitates the cashless distribution of bursaries, scholarships and other financial awards. For further information about the JS Group go to www.johnsmithgroup.com.