Designing a Centralized License Management Solution at the University of Pennsylvania
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Manage and Distribute eBooks with Kivuto
Streamline the Management, Distribution, and Use of Digital Books in Education
eBooks offer more functionality, convenience, and affordability for students and schools than traditional print textbooks. Kivuto provides an end-to-end solution for academic institutions to manage, distribute, and maximizing the value of eBooks.
A Complete Solution for Academic eBooks
Kivuto equips schools with all the tools and support they need to facilitate and streamline the management, distribution, and consumption of academic eBooks in one seamless solution.
- License Management: Manage eBook licenses through Kivuto Cloud – Kivuto’s industry-leading platform for managing and delivering digital licenses in education.
- eBook Distribution: Provide eligible students and faculty with self-serve access to the eBooks they need through a branded, user-friendly Kivuto Cloud WebStore.
- Offer Any Digital Learning Material: Manage and distribute eBooks, open educational resources (OERs), online course packages, and any other form of digital learning content through one platform.
- Manage Any Digital Product: Kivuto Cloud lets you go beyond eBooks and OERs. Manage and provision access to software, cloud products, and any other type of digital resource used in education.
- eBook Consumption: Give students and educators an intuitive reading experience on any device with Texidium – Kivuto’s free reading app built specifically for academic use.
- Support Any Payment Model: Offer eBooks for free, incorporate their costs into student fees, charge for access via secure e-commerce, or deploy an online library for eBook loans.
Managing and Distributing eBooks with Kivuto Cloud
Kivuto Cloud reduces the work and complexity involved in managing and distributing eBook licenses and other digital resources and makes it easier for students, faculty, and staff to acquire the digital assets they need.
Simplify Management
Automate tasks and offload end-user support to free up IT resources.
Streamline Distribution
Provide self-serve access to eBooks through an intuitive one-stop shop.
Manage Any Resource
Manage and provide access to any digital resource(s) under any business rules.
Support Any Licensing Model
Manage a digital library, time-limited licenses, site-wide licenses, and more.
Gain Insights
Generate on-demand reports on eBook adoption to assess demand and guide procurement.
Recover Costs
Charge students for eBook access with Kivuto Cloud’s PCI DSS-compliant e-commerce engine.
Stay Secure
Keep user data and intellectual property (IP) secure with an azure-based, ISO-27001-compliant platform.
Ensure Compliance
Automate the enforcement of eligibility restrictions, usage limits, and DRM rules.
Meet Texidium: The Reading App for Education
eBooks distributed through Kivuto Cloud are read on the Texidium Reader – Kivuto’s free reading app made specifically for academic use. Users are seamlessly registered for Texidium when they order an eBook through their institution’s Kivuto Cloud WebStore.
Features of Texidium
Flexible
Texidium supports all device types, multiple eBook formats, and both online and offline reading.
Interactive
Students and educators can make notes in their eBooks and share them online.
Accessible
Adjustable font sizes and a Read Aloud option make eBooks accessible to all learners.
Secure
Texidium keeps user data and IP secure and ensures compliance with DRM restrictions.