netLibrary’s MetaText Division Signs Digital Textbook Agreement With John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
BOULDER, Colo --(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Sep 7, 2001--MetaText, the digital textbook division of netLibrary, Inc., today announced an agreement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:Jwa)(NYSE:JWb), a global publisher of print and electronic products, specializing in professional and consumer books as well as textbooks and educational materials for colleges and universities. MetaText will develop electronic versions of 15 of Wiley’s college textbooks, eight of which will be available for review and adoption in the Fall of 2001.
“We are pleased to be working with MetaText to bring the benefits of digital textbooks to students and instructors,” said Kaye Pace, Wiley Vice President, Executive Publisher, Higher Education Group. “We carefully evaluate new technologies and select those that truly enhance the classroom experience. Offering books with MetaText’s variety of tools and features will help us in our mission to help teachers teach and students learn.”
The agreement will allow students to purchase Wiley titles through MetaText’s Web-based platform beginning this fall. The Wiley titles that will be available through MetaText include textbooks and study guides in the subject areas of business, accounting, science and social science.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to make Wiley textbooks available as MetaText editions,” said Herb Hilderley, MetaText’s Senior Vice President of Publisher Relations. “MetaText was developed so that instructors and students can take advantage of leading textbook content enhanced by the capabilities of the Web. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., offers exceptional materials for the higher education market. Our technology will make this content more accessible by delivering it in an interactive, fully searchable Web-based format.”
MetaText editions include a variety of tools to benefit both instructors and students and contain the essential elements of a textbook including words, and select photographs, charts and graphics. The textbooks are Web-based and allow users access from virtually any online computer in the world. There is no download or plug-in requirement, allowing for quick and easy access. MetaText editions facilitate communication via email, and offer instructor annotations and announcements. Additional features include student annotation, highlighting, Web linking, and American Heritage Dictionary integration.
About John Wiley and Sons
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Our core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley`s recently relaunched Internet site can be accessed at www.wiley.com
About MetaText
Since 1998, MetaText (www.MetaText.com) has been helping publishers, instructors, and students harness the power of the information age. MetaText creates Web-based digital textbooks that provide instructors and students with innovative, interactive, and pedagogically valuable teaching and learning tools. Dozens of these feature-rich titles from leading college textbook publishers are now available.
About netLibrary
netLibrary (www.netLibrary.com) is the leading provider of eBooks and
Internet-based content management services for the institutional library market. netLibrary develops, archives, hosts, and maintains eBook collections for academic, corporate, public, and school libraries. Thousands of libraries throughout the United States and internationally are currently providing netLibrary eBooks to their patrons.
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