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Frank Lampard is supporting the toolkit


Blackwell’s launch digital learning service


Academic bookseller Blackwell’s is to launch a new digital learning service enabling university students to download and annotate ebooks. The service will provide universities


and academics with a single service for both print and digital books that is independent of any one publishing house. It will integrate with universities’ virtual learning environments and learning management systems to make the journey of fi nding and accessing ebooks as simple as possible.


The service, which will support


student bursary schemes, has been built with the input of academics and students to ensure that the service delivers the experience that users want and need. It will be launched to students as they start or return to university in September and October 2014. “Blackwell Learning has been


conceived and developed here in Britain by our technology team in Shoreditch,” explained Mat hew Cashmore, Blackwell’s Digital Director.


“Blackwell’s has been at the heart of


academic bookselling for over 135 years – that history and knowledge means we’ve been able to build an academic research tool for students and academics.” The service will deliver a consistent


and enjoyable user experience across all devices online and offl ine, enabling students to buy, annotate texts, add highlights and create bookmarks on their existing laptops, tablets and smartphones, without the need to buy new hardware.


“Blackwell’s has been at the heart of academic bookselling for over 135 years – that history and knowledge means we’ve been able to build an academic research tool for students and academics”


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