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Increase Your Access to Knowledge with Books 24x7
March 30, 2017

Increase Your Access to Knowledge with Books 24x7

Richard (Ric) Hazel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Skillsoft Books (formerly Books 24x7), legacy product

Overall Satisfaction with Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport)

Books 24x7 is used across all Op Cos. It addresses everything from soft skills to hard technical skills. Books are also available on leadership development, management, communication, and theory. Anyone in any of our several Op Cos can log in and find the books that are relevant to their role in the organization. New books are also added on a regular basis, keeping the content up to date and current.
  • Books 24x7 is very good at keeping their content up to date, offering new selections on a regular basis.
  • The books are easy to search for by topic and can be sorted and stored for future reading in a custom library.
  • The selection of books is very versatile and multi-faceted.
  • The biggest issue I have with Books 24x7 is that you have to be online to read the books. It would be nice if there was a download option where you could read the book in an e-reader app like Kindle or Nook.
  • The portal to log in to Books 24x7 is not easy to navigate. This may be an issue internally with our Information Systems.
  • Having an option to highlight sections of the book as you are reading it would be very helpful.
  • The product has improved the furthering education aspect of all jobs within in the company by offering access to books both inside and outside the employees job description.
  • Workgroups have be able to read books at the same time while cooperating on a certain initiative, allowing for open conversations in relation to what they are reading.
  • Our company's leadership initiatives have been strengthened due to the free access to leadership related material offered within Books 24x7.
We have used no other products similar to Books 24x7. I am certain that HR probably tested or reviewed several options before settling on this product, but I have no information related to why they decided on Books 24x7.
Books 24x7 is well suited for a corporate environment where employees need to have access to a variety of books on many topics. It is not so friendly for someone who is traveling because they have to be online, logged into the company network in order to read the books they have put on their shelf. One time when it is most convenient to read is on an airplane, but this is not an option in the current setup of Books 24x7.

Using Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport)

The users within our company represent all functions across all op cos. We have people from HR, Sales, Technology, Management, Distribution, Warehousing, Learning, Development, and every other function within the corporation. Because of the license every employee can access the product at any time as long as they are connected to the corporate network.
10 - I do not have the knowledge to answer this question accurately. I am assuming the support personal are IT professionals, as well as HR professionals.
  • Improving knowledge on an employee's current job function.
  • Expanding an employee's knowledge by offering material outside their job function.
  • Encourages cooperative learning through work groups and orgs reading the same book.
  • Leadership development.
  • Personal development.
  • Strengthening corporate culture.
  • Increase business skills.
  • Strengthen communication skills.
  • Promote and enhance diversity in the workplace.
Books 24x7 is a useful tool for growth, knowledge sharing, and overall intellectual health within the company. Our company has been very forward thinking in offering this to every employee. As a result, people have been able to grow in areas they may not have previously explored because of the free access to resources they may not have bothered with before they had free access to them.

Using Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport)

Overall, Books 24x7 is relatively easy to use, and has a lot of positives going for it. It has room for improvement, but in its current state or version it is still a useful tool to enhance, encourage, and promote learning across the entire corporation. It has filled a much needed gap in learning and personal development, and is a value add to any organization.
ProsCons
Like to use
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Searching for materials.
  • The overall variety of subjects available.
  • Saving books in a personal library.
  • Inability to download selections to read offline in an e-reader like Kindle or Nook.
  • Having to be online to read.
  • Inability to highlight passages to revisit later.
Not Sure - My only experience here has been to access Books 24x7 through a web browser on my phone. If there is a mobile interface I am unaware of it, but I think that it would be highly useful to be able to sign in through an app on my phone or tablet rather than having to be on my laptop or desktop to read a book.