YUDU has developed a standalone redemption code platform that can be white-labeled and integrated with your YUDU Publisher account.
This platform is intended for the redemption of individual publications or bundles of publications, as opposed to subscriptions.
Image 1. (Above) Login Screen – logo can be white-labeled
NOTE: The redemption code platform does not offer the facility to generate redemption codes as this can be done easily using free, third-party tools. We anticipate our clients generating and selling codes via external platforms. This grants you the freedom to choose your own selling platform with in-built specialist functions. Some platforms may require specific code formats so you have the flexibility to specify those codes yourself by generating them externally.
There are three types of user that can be added to the YUDU Redemption Code platform (Digital Editions), each of which will see a variation of the interface with different functionalities. They are:
Admins
This is a multi-tenant platform and the first step is for YUDU to create a tenant account for you and add your first Admin User.
Top level Admins can add additional admins, import digital publications and create/upload redemption codes and manage intermediary Client accounts.
Clients (Optional)
The purpose of a Client account is to give an intermediary provider (such as a distributor, school, college, university or training center) the ability to create and redeem codes on their customers' behalf. A perfect example would be a college that has purchased a redemption code licence for a textbook. The licence may have 100 uses and the college can proceed to manage access for 100 students by sending them invites and granting (redeeming) access to the textbook for them.
If you choose to create an intermediary Client account, e.g. for a school or training centre, then you will need to specify the name of the institution and create a Client User against it. You can create multiple Clients under your main account.
The Client User can subsequently login to their Client area on the redemption code platform and manage the distribution and redemption of codes directly.
In the Client User interface, under a Users dropdown, there is the option to create additional (Client) Admins, view Non-Admin users or send out Invitations to non-admin users (i.e. the individuals that will redeem the codes).
Image 2. (Above) Client User Options
Unlike a standard end user, Non-Admins are visible on the redemption code platform under their particular Client area but can only be seen and managed by Client Users.
Non-Admins are issued an email Invitation to register and verify their account by the Client User and, once verified, the Client User can proceed to redeem their codes - and thereby grant access to the associated digital publication(s) - on the Non-Admins behalf. This means there is no risk of Non-Admins sharing multi-use codes.
For ease of administration, Non-Admins can also be assigned to Groups.
End Users/Non-Admins
There is a slight distinction between End Users and Non-Admins.
End Users can be anyone that has received or purchased a redemption code. They must register on the platform and login to redeem access with their code.
Non-Admins never receive codes directly. Instead, they receive invites from Client accounts. The Client subsequently redeems access on their behalf. For example, a college (Client) and student (Non-Admin).