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    Diamond Mind

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ADiamond Mind, a VenturEd company, offers a host of applications supporting institutions of higher learning with enrollment and registration, tuition management, and payment processing with available mobile card reader.N/A

    RedShelf

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ARedShelf is an eTextbook platform. For Publishers, RedShelf offers a content distribution network and market intelligence; for schools, it offers a digital content platform campus bookstores can use to provide affordable, accessible texts, with reporting and analytics for instructors to track student usage; for students, RedShelf provides an online eReader with collaboration tools to read, highlight, and take notes on eTextbooks.N/A
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    Diamond MindRedShelf
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    Pricing Offerings
    Diamond MindRedShelf
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Diamond MindRedShelf
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    User Testimonials
    Diamond MindRedShelf
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    VenturEd Solutions
    Diamond Mind is made specifically for independent schools to use for a myriad of payment collecting situations. It is perfectly suited for our small independent school as we are able to easily roll this out for all parents. Because it is used campus-wide for many things, like adding money to a student account, paying for trips, and more, our parents and families are used to using this program to make payments to the school.
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    RedShelf
    RedShelf has been great in a higher ed environment to help connect students to textbook and publisher materials. It has helped make the process of purchasing/accessing those materials so much easier for students. I am at an institution now where we don't have RedShelf, and the faculty and students are regularly frustrated with this process, so I'll be looking to get us a license here soon. RedShelf is particularly useful if instructors are using various different types of materials from different publishers. However, if an institution was only using Cengage Unlimited for example (that is a service where students will just pay for access to that site and all the books/materials for all of their courses would be accessible on there), that would be a time where I would think RedShelf wouldn't provide you with as much benefit. That being said, we may be using RedShelf in a very specific manner, and it may be able to provide us more ability/features that we haven't taken full advantage of.
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    Pros
    VenturEd Solutions
    • Online Payments
    • Check transactions
    • Mobile Payments
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    RedShelf
    • Provides access with or without internet connection to read your books.
    • You can access the application from your mobile device, tablets, or desktop computers.
    • Streamlines the distribution of e-books, e-textbooks, and other digital content.
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    Cons
    VenturEd Solutions
    • Costly (but honestly the quality is worth it)
    • Can be difficult to set up for some parents that are not as tech-savvy
    • No signature capture options
    • No recurring billing
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    RedShelf
    • Waiting for a course management tool to streamline the process. It's in the works and a tall order since all clients approach the process differently.
    • A little bit of a stumble with a recent software rollout for day one access roll out, but at least it was intuitive to work through
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    Alternatives Considered
    VenturEd Solutions
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    RedShelf
    I don't believe I'd used many products that are similar to RedShelf.
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    Return on Investment
    VenturEd Solutions
    • We can easily collect money without losing checks in office drawers (this has happened).
    • Everyone gets a receipt of payment.
    • Customer support is worth the cost of using the program.
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    RedShelf
    • It is a great provider of affordable digital learning materials that help improve teaching and learning through technology.
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