CourseSmart, a privately held company headquartered in San Mateo, California, founded in 2007, was a provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials.
The company allowed readers to rent e-books, rather than buying physical textbooks at an increased cost.
[7] By September 2011, its eTextbooks catalogue had more than 20,000 digital titles, and purchased books could be printed at no extra charge.
[8] By 2014, the company had partnered with around 50 publishers and provided an estimated 90% of the e-textbooks used in higher education.
[9] CourseSmart was acquired by Ingram Content Group subsidiary VitalSource Technologies Inc. in early 2014.