Pricing and purchasing
Pricing structure
JCS prices for individual schools are guaranteed by publishers to be the lowest available. JCS provides further discounts of up to 80% when schools subscribe to a resource through a consortium of 2,500+ learners.
If there is already a regional consortium for your resource, you automatically receive the discounted rate for your subscription.
If there is not yet a consortium for a resource, you can help change this by spreading the word to other schools in your region.
If you would like a quotation, or to arrange a subscription, please contact us.
Please note that subscription fees are payable in sterling only.
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Consortium Discount Example
| Resource | Annual subscription for individual school with 1000 learners (including service fee but excluding VAT) | Annual subscription for individual school with 1000 learners participating in a consortium with a total of 2,500 learners (including service/membership fee but excluding VAT) | % Consortium discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeman Education | £684.40 | £349.98 | 49 |
| Credo Reference - 400+ Titles | £1,075.25 | £515.78 | 52 |
| Digital Theatre Plus | £740.00 | £368.00 | 50 |
| eChalk | £517.50 | £277.73 | 46 |
| Gale NewsVault™ - 3 Titles | £966.00 | £466.90 | 52 |
| Gale NewsVault™ - 6 Titles | £1,352.40 | £660.10 | 51 |
| Gale NewsVault™ - All 12 Titles | £1488.10 | £738.99 | 50 |
| Guardian and Observer Digital Achive | £821.13 | £374.53 | 54 |
| History Reference Center® | £404.51 | £167.44 | 59 |
| History Study Centre | £869.40 | £181.13 | 79 |
| Keesing's World News Archive | £209.30 | £90.64 | 57 |
| Literary Reference Center™ | £404.51 | £167.44 | 59 |
| Living Language and Literature Online | £422.63 | £181.13 | 40 |
| National Geographic Virtual Library | £966.00 | £466.90 | 52 |
| Philip Allan A-Z Handbooks Online | £460.00 | £224.25 | 51 |
| Philip Allan Magazines Online Archive 5 Titles | £690 | £333.50 | 52 |
| Philip Allan Magazines Online Archive 10 Titles | £966 | £471.50 | 51 |
| Philip Allan Magazines Online Archive 14 Titles | £1062.60 | £527.85 | 50 |
| Rock's Backpages | £310.50 | £150.42 | 52 |
| Science Reference Center™ | £373.75 | £169.05 | 55 |
| Science in Context | £391.00 | £166.07 | 58 |
| Scran | £542.80 | £310.50 | 43 |