RedShelf, a Chicago-based educational software company and one of the fastest-growing distributors of eTextbooks in the U.S., has been recognized for making a positive difference on college campuses. It’s eReader was named a “Readers’ Choice Top Products” for 2015 by the University Business magazine, the most widespread publication for higher education leaders at two- and four-year colleges and universities.
RedShelf was nominated by higher education leaders who have experienced the RedShelf platform firsthand in the classroom to enhance students’ experiences through digital reading. Instructors also use the RedShelf platform to digitize and distribute self-created coursepacks or other textual course materials. RedShelf’s eReader offers innovative and academically focused digital reading features such as its highlighter, flashcard and study guide creator, and a note-sharing tool.
RedShelf partners with more than 400 college bookstores and offers content from over 2,000 publishers to deliver digital textbooks to students through a centralized academic eReader. As a rapidly-expanding edtech company, RedShelf has attracted the attention of publishers and higher education players alike as eTextbooks continue to build momentum among students, faculty and institutional leadership. RedShelf’s end-user offerings, a combination of more affordable textbook options, user-friendly software, and a high-level, responsive customer service team, just might be the secret sauce of a new era of eTextbooks.
“We are thrilled to receive this award. Winning the ‘Readers’ Choice Top Products’ is the recognition RedShelf needs to help transition the learning community from print to digital,” said Greg Fenton, RedShelf’s CEO and Co-founder.
About RedShelf
RedShelf is a leading supplier of digital learning materials, dedicated to providing paramount technology to the learning community in order to accelerate the transition to digital. In collaboration with strategic partners, publishers, institutional bookstores, and other ontent creato, RedShelf streamlines the discovery and distribution of eBooks and other digital course materials for today’s student learners. Utilizing a seamless browser-based eReader solution along with a powerful eCommerce engine, RedShelf provides easily accessible and cost-effective learning materials to learners everywhere. Please visit www.redshelf.com for additional company information.
About University Business
University Business is the most widely received, most regularly read publication for higher education leaders at two- and four-year colleges and universities nationwide. UB provides cutting-edge coverage of higher education technology, news, finance, policy, profiles and more to this exclusive audience across print, digital and in-person event platforms, including the annual higher ed technology conference, UBTech. Independent surveys have proven that year after year, no other higher education management publication matches the reach, readership and audience engagement of University Business. For more information, visit www.universitybusiness.com.
