Rovia and Houghton Mifflin to Deliver Electronic Textbooks

Posted on February 1, 2001

Rovia, Inc., a provider of electronic content distribution, and Houghton Mifflin Company, an educational publisher, announced an agreement to deliver Houghton Mifflin College Division content online. Using Rovia's Web-based platform, the College Division will offer online versions of textbooks to colleges and universities beginning in the Spring, 2001 semester.

``Rovia's technology not only offers us a high level of security, but also adds high functionality designed to enhance learning,'' said June Smith, Executive Vice President, Houghton Mifflin College Division. ``From the hundreds of sites that complement our programs to delivering enhanced textbook content online, we are committed to offering our customers learning options. Rovia shares this commitment by enabling users to access our electronic textbooks through a variety of platforms.''

``Houghton Mifflin is a model for other textbook publishers who want to capitalize on the full scope of epublishing opportunities available on the Web,'' says Andres Nannetti, CEO of Rovia. ``Their forward-thinking approach makes them an ideal partner for Rovia. Their vision of the future of epublishing ties in perfectly with the infrastructure and level of service that Rovia provides. As they look to expand the online reach of their content over the Web, secure distribution and access of this content will become increasingly important. Rovia is delighted to have the opportunity to play a role in helping Houghton Mifflin achieve this strategic goal.''

Rovia-enabled texts integrate the entire textbook -- including interactive quizzes, videos and other multimedia enhancements -- into a single platform. With Rovia's first product, the RovReader, professors and students can customize their content by annotating text, highlighting sections, inserting ``sticky notes,'' dog-earing pages, and exporting markups.