About CourseSmart

CourseSmart LLC is a new venture founded and supported by six higher education textbook publishers. Our 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 ebook format on a common platform. In doing so we provide a number of unique benefits to instructors, students, partners and institutions.

• For instructors, CourseSmart provides instant access to review and compare textbooks and course materials in their discipline area without the time, cost, and environmental impact of mailing print exam copies.
• For students, CourseSmart provides a reliable cost-saving alternative. Publishers who provide content to CourseSmart establish their own eTextbook prices that are typically well below new or used print prices. Buying eTextbooks guarantees the student a cost savings without having to hope for money back reselling the book at the end of the semester.
• For many students, the value of CourseSmart is in the web functionality. Search, instant access, note taking, and a lighter backpack are some of the benefits of an eTextbook that excite students. For more student comments on the CourseSmart eTextbook, check out "What Students are Saying."
• Partners and institutions that partner with CourseSmart benefit from having a large selection of eTextbooks available in a common format from a single provider. CourseSmart is an ideal partner for those looking to lower the total cost of education and open new opportunities through a more "wired" campus.

You might wish to purchase a CourseSmart text if:

• You don’t like carrying heavy books around
• Have frequent and good access to the Internet for reading materials on-line (although many titles can also be downloaded to your computer so you can work without being connected to the Internet.
• You like to be able to search your texts for terms, concepts, and names and have them appear as a list.
• You are comfortable highlighting your textbooks on line, and creating notes right on the pages you are reading.
• You think the savings are good and you know you won’t have to worry about the price you’d get as a used book buy-back.

CourseSmart textbooks may not be for you if:

• You prefer the anytime/anywhere benefits of print and don’t mind carrying the book from place to place.
• You’d like to keep the textbook after your course has finished.
• You’ve found a used book in good condition at a more attractive price (be sure that all required CDs, access codes, etc. are included with the used book).

Learn more about CourseSmart at the CourseSmart tour.