Library services

Baobab Ebooks is the first library ebook aggregator platform designed specifically for the African education market. It is a collaboration between two leading companies in the field of export bookselling to Africa – Mallory International and Tula Publishing

• Provision of the free Baobab eBooks Services eBook platform.
• Provision of step-by-step guidance on ebook acquisition, if required.
• Extensive experience of partnering African universities in the acquisition of material.
• Vast range of top-selling front-list titles.
• Usage statistics for comprehensive reporting.
• Easy integration with any existing print Library Management Systems and OPACS (whether or not held in Koha).
• Unlimited access to the free Baobab Research Bundle, which currently has over 50,000 carefully curated titles in it.
• Wide range of content suitable for African academics and students including African publishers.
• Special pricing for the African market.
• Licensing negotiated with publishers so no hassle, all laid out in contract.
• Access using Username and Password - During the implementation of the platform we would work together with the librarians to ensure the easiest way to set the users up.
• The possibility of hosting local or other material owned by customer libraries, providing a single access point.
• Quick-view the Products not yet purchased, enabling authorized End-Users to review the content pages and the content of a title for a limited time period.
• Variable loan periods per title set by the Administration librarian.