IA Action Report and Resources
Description and Purpose
The IA Adoptions report identifies inventory items that require distribution rights assignments to adopting institutions to ensure access for an upcoming term. It is compiled and delivered to publishers weekly.
Key features of the report include:
- Publisher-facing action items to be carried out in Manage
- Flagging discrepancies and expectations
- A snapshot of potential revenue impact
Benefits of Using the Report
- Proactively resolve adoption issues and drive increased revenue
- Reduce the noise -the report puts everything in one place and decreases the volume of questions from bookstores
Target Delivery Date
Reports are distributed on Tuesday afternoons. In the event of a holiday where VitalSource is closed on Monday, reports will be delivered on Wednesday.
Customer Support
Customers who have questions about the report can reach out to publisherenablement@vitalsource.com.
- Inquiries on new editions or Pricing Discrepancies should be directed to the Store Contact.
New in March 2024
As of March 2024, we’ve introduced the following improvements to the IA Action Report:
- The IA and EA Adoptions Report is consolidated into one file that includes action items for Akademos, eCampus, MBS, traditional higher education institutions, and BNED.
- Bundles are now included for traditional higher education institutions’ adoptions.
- Program listings are now broken out by reseller partners (e.g. eCampus, Textbook Brokers, etc.) rather than rolling up to “Trad.” Traditional higher education institutions’ stores will still be listed as “VST.”
- Akademos Student Choice adoptions will be delivered via a separate report. The format will be the same as the IA/EA report and will only be distributed to publishers that have Student Choice adoptions to address. In any given week, publishers are subject to receive one or both reports.
- Business Model is now represented on the report (e.g. IA, EA, Student Choice).
- Columns added/updated: Build Status, Department, Course Info (replaces Department, Course, and Section columns).
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Columns removed: Days Aging, Target Ready Month, Target Ready Date, BNED Director Region, Number of Access Codes Needed, Course Level Login URL, Access Level Redemption URL.
IA Action Report “Action Needed” Messaging Guide