Ingram's e-textbook platform VitalSource to manage, distribute digital textbooks for DeVry University; platform currently has 1.6 million registered users on 6,000 campuses in 180 countries

Lorena Madrigal

NASHVILLE, Tennessee , August 17, 2011 (press release) – Ingram’s e-textbook platform VitalSource® selected by DeVry University to support online learning curricula in North America.

Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Content Group’s leading e-textbook solution for publishers, academic institutions, and students, today announced an agreement to provide e-textbook management and distribution for DeVry University, one of North America’s largest higher education institutions for technology, science, business and the arts.

“Technology is fundamentally changing the classroom,” said David “Skip” Prichard, President and CEO, Ingram Content Group Inc. “As digital curriculums proliferate, educators and students are looking for new ways to enhance the learning experience. Ingram will continue to invest in and create the tools that forward-thinking institutions will require to meet the needs of students today and in the future.”

Mr. Prichard continued, “We are pleased to be collaborating with a leader such as DeVry University, and to know that our interactive e-textbook platform will contribute to the success of both DeVry University and the students they serve.”

The VitalSource platform, with 1.6 million registered users and a presence on 6,000 campuses in 180 countries, will provide comprehensive content distribution for all textbooks used by DeVry University online students. The VitalSource solution will be integrated with the university’s learning management system, eCollege, for its global community. Using the platform, students and faculty will be able to easily access content via download, online or mobile options including popular iPad™, iPhone®, and iPod Touch® devices.

“DeVry University, a leader in both online and on-campus higher education, was searching for a sophisticated and easy to use e-textbook solution that would meet the needs of their instructional designers, faculty and student population across a full array of programs,” said Kent Freeman, President, Vital Source Technologies, Inc. “Using Vital Source, the leading e-textbook distribution company in use today, DeVry University gains a flexible, proven and scalable platform with the greatest selection of content from the world’s leading publishers. We are pleased to be working with the university and we look forward to putting our meaningful digital content solutions to work, contributing to the success of DeVry University’s educators and students.”

“DeVry University is a leader in postsecondary higher education. As we grow and expand our degree programs to meet the changing needs of our faculty and students, it’s imperative that we continue to innovate and provide the finest curricula and online learning tools available,” said Christopher Caywood, President, Online Services, DeVry Inc., the parent organization of DeVry University. “The track record and breadth of content available on the VitalSource platform and the ease of integration with our learning management system led to our selection of Vital Source for e-textbooks and e-content management and distribution. We are pleased with the Vital Source offering and are eager to get started introducing our new program to the university.”

Vital Source currently delivers tens of thousands of titles from the world’s leading textbook publishers, including Elsevier, Pearson, Cengage, Macmillan, John Wiley and Sons, McGraw-Hill, Wolters Kluwer, Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis, and many others to users worldwide.

ABOUT DEVRY UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1931, DeVry University is one of the largest, private sector universities in North America, with more than 90,000 students enrolled in the United States and Canada. The university’s mission is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented education integrating technology, business, science and the arts. With more than 90 locations, DeVry University delivers practitioner-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs onsite and online that meet the needs of a diverse and geographically dispersed student population. Home to five colleges of study, including Business & Management, Engineering & Information Sciences, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Media Arts & Technology, DeVry University’s outstanding faculty members, work in the fields that they teach, providing students with real-world experiences that prepare them for high-growth careers.

DeVry University is institutionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, http://www.ncahlc.org. DeVry University, a part of DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), is based in Downers Grove, Ill. For more information about DeVry University, find us on Twitter @DeVryUniv, Facebook /DEVRYUNIVERSITY or visit newsroom.devry.edu.

ABOUT INGRAM
Ingram Content Group Inc. provides a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. Ingram’s operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Digital, Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. For more information, visit http://www.ingramcontent.com

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