Kytabu is a textbook subscription system currently being built by Tonee Ndungu in Kenya for low income families. The idea builds on the fact that there are cheap android tablets available in the market, there are digitized text books with publishers weary of copyright infringement and parents and kids who simply can't afford to buy all the text books they need at one go. E-mail him at toneendungu@gmail.com for more..

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2. What parents go through for school textbooks.
1. An average student needs a minimum of 10 text
books a year as a requirement.
2. The average cost of a new text book is KSH 486.
3. 28% of primary and high school students do not
have all their text books and have to share or
borrow.*
4. 38% of the students that drop out of school do so
because they lack text books.*
5. The average longevity of a single book is 2 years.
6. Parents find it harder to buy books than pay school
fees.*
7. Every year, books get more expensive as costs for
manufacturing and printing them increases.
8. Over the last 12 years, the average textbook cost has
increased by 700%.*
* - The United Nations Report on Education 2009
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3. What can technology do to solve this problem?
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4. But its been done before.
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5. What it is.
is an application integrated into an affordable android tablet computer from India.
is a text-book subscription system for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary learning institutions.
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6. Payment Structure
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7. The Target Audience
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8. Mode of Payment
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9. How it would be done
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10. How it would look and work
Click to open
Choose Book
Choose buying plan
Buy book by SMS
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11. Access book
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12. Why would it work.
The tablet
cost is less
than the total Can be fully powered
A $35 Aakasha tablet is by solar power.
available from India. (Or cost of textbooks.
Something from ZTE.)
Is sturdy and strong
with no upgrade
requirements. This
means a single
Can hold an unlimited tablet can be used
number of books for at least 4 years.
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13. How would we do this?
Purchase Copyrights or partner with publishers.
Offer books for
subscription Digitize the Content.
at 60% less!
Affordably Sell $35 tablet
with Kytabu app.
Add to Kytabu App
and add the book.
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14. The Internal Specs
• Internal Memory for • Bluetooth ™
books. Cannot be • One USB port
accessed externally. • External Memory Slot • WI-FI™
(mini-SD slot, 32GB) Not
Internal
• 34 GB storage space
External • DC and Solar charger Slot Included • Infra-Red
• Android OS • External
Specifications Specifications • Dust /scratch proof
• AMD processor Buttons
screen
• Touch Screen
(Quetry) • Sturdy plastic outer core
• 3G SIM Technology • Speaker/Headphone jack

15. It also makes business sense.
Publishing Company Parents & Teachers Students & Stakeholders
1. Exciting learning experience
2. Animation-for-Learning®
3. Learn to type (Quetry) early
4. Bridge the digital divide
1. No more book shopping 5. Easy access to many books
2. Digital books are cheaper 6. All the books are recent
1. Digital books are cheap
3. Different buying options 7. Create computer interest
2. Can sell more books
4. Better learning tools 6. Greatly promote learning
3. Easier to sell on tablet
5. All the books are availed 7. Books will not run out
4. Have a wider reach
6. Schools can offer tablets 8. Tablet can be shared
5. Cannot be passed on
6. Greatly promote learning 9. Can be powered by solar
(more profit per book)
6. Are easier to update 7. Books will not run out
8. Tablet can be shared 10. Easy for stakeholders to buy
7. Can be animated
9. Can be powered by solar 11. Easy to monitor
8. Will NOT run out
12. GSM & GPRS capable
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