Kytabu Inc - Nairobi, Kenya

Kytabu is an affordable textbook subscription service that offers students the ability to rent textbooks on low-cost Android tablets or desktop applications. They can rent content in the form of pages, chapters, or books for an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly period, with payment made via mobile money. Students have access to the entire education curriculum library in the country, and can rent content based on what they need, for the time they require, and for the amount of money they have. The microSD card holds 8GB of pre-installed textbook content, and the GSM, data enabled SIM card with mobile payment support enables access to updates and additional content through an online data connection covered by publishers. This allows students to access up-to-date content at an affordable price, and in an easily accessible manner.