New Agreement Makes eTextbooks Available to Students

CourseSmart partners with leading publishers to supply over 4,000 of the most widely adopted college textbook titles, in eTextbook format, to college students inNorth America via the Internet. CourseSmart is also the only place that faculty members can review and evaluate textbooks online. Faculty familiarity with the CourseSmart eTextbook will support the goals of the college store in providing this new choice to students.

Northcentral University, a premier provider of educational programs at the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degree levels in Business, Psychology and Education have partnered with ED MAP to provide quality eTextbooks from CourseSmart for learners in all of its programs. Dr. Lloyd C. Williams, Special Assistant to the President of Northcentral University, said: "The addition of eTextbooks through ED MAP will provide a convenient and cost effective alternative that meets the needs of Northcentral's large and geographically dispersed student population. Working with our faculty, staff and students to understand how to optimize their usage of eTextbooks, ED MAP is supporting the university's ability to seamlessly provide the highest quality, relevant and current knowledge in its varying fields. Our partnership with ED MAP has allowed the dream of currency and relevancy to be achieved while effectively managing the resources of Northcentral University."

"We're excited by this partnership; it fits extremely well with our philosophy of providing value to all stakeholders," said Dr. Michael Mark, CEO, ED MAP. "We think this relationship is beneficial to students, faculty and administrators. CourseSmart represents a tested and reliable solution to delivering digital course materials. Building on our existing services, this relationship takes ED MAP's ability to develop comprehensive course material solutions to a level that few companies can match."

"One of CourseSmart's key missions is to support innovative companies such as ED MAP in their efforts to bring eTextbook solutions to their customers," said Sean Devine, CourseSmart CEO. "Everyone benefits when eTextbooks are added as real choice for students. And we think that choice is more powerful when combined with the other solutions ED MAP brings to its customers."

About ED MAP, Inc.

ED MAP provides tools, support and services for the selection, development and distribution of textbooks in print, customized or digital format. As a distributor, ED MAP ensures students receive the correct course materials in a timely and technically appropriate way. As a partner, ED MAP analyzes institutional and curricular goals to present solutions -- then does the heavy lifting required to achieve them.

ED MAP is the only company flexible enough to meet the needs of today's diverse educational marketplace. Our clients include proprietary and career colleges, K-12 online programs and institutions, multi-campus systems, traditional campuses, continuing education and professional associations. Additional information can be found at the company's website: www.edmap.biz

About CourseSmart LLC

CourseSmart is a new venture founded by five higher education textbook publishers including Pearson, Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, John Wiley & Sons Inc., and theBedford, Freeman, Worth Publishing Group. The company's mission is to improve teaching and learning by providing instructors and students better exposure and access to digital course materials. CourseSmart brings together thousands of textbooks across hundreds of courses in an eTextbook format on a common platform. In doing so they provide a number of unique benefits to instructors, students, partners and institutions. Additional information can be found at the company's website: www.coursesmart.com

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