W. W. Norton Ebooks
What is W. W. Norton Ebooks
W.W. Norton eBooks are interactive, cloud-based digital textbooks designed to enhance college-level learning through the proprietary Norton eBook Reader platform. Under the W.W. Norton digital learning suite, the products are categorized by the type of digital textbook format and the specific companion learning tools paired with them. The products include Norton Illumine Ebook, Norton Ebook Reader, and InQuizitive.
What is the purpose of W. W. Norton Ebooks
The primary purpose of W.W. Norton eBooks is to make college textbook reading more engaging, accessible, and measurable for students and instructors. Instead of just passively reading static text, students use embedded videos and quizzes to actively test their comprehension and retain information better.
For instructors, the tool provides data to track reading compliance and the ability to guide student focus through shared notes, bridging the gap between independent study and classroom instruction.
How to use W. W. Norton Ebooks
The W.W. Norton tool is available to Western faculty and students in OWL Brightspace. Through the OWL Brightspace integration, instructors can integrate interactive courseware, such as Norton Illumine Ebooks and InQuizitive adaptive quizzes, directly into their weekly modules.
The primary purpose of this tool is to drive active learning, track reading compliance, and automate course administration. By deploying deep links, instructors give students seamless, single sign-on (SSO) access to course materials, while the integration automatically syncs assignment scores directly into the Brightspace gradebook.
Where to find Support
This tool is not centrally supported
Help and Documentation
Instructors can find additional information on W.W. Norton Ebooks on the company's knowledge base.
Security and Privacy
This tool has been formally reviewed by Western’s Technology Risk Assessment Committee
Security and Privacy Flags
Information Collection
- Application collects information that could identify the user specifically (email address, class schedule, etc..)
- This application may use profile information and/or provided data for marketing purposes
EULA
- Application's Terms of Conditions or End User License Agreement poses a risk of binding the institution to an agreement thereby requiring legal counsel to review the application. However, this is mitigated as it has undergone legal review during the Technology Risk Assessment process.
Integration
- This application transmits data (grades, student data, etc...) to or from a Western system of record
- This application is hosted outside of Canada
Last Updated: June 9, 2026
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