This Kenyan e-commerce platform is making thousands of books available across Africa

Snapplify, a Kenya-based e-commerce platform for books has partnered with Longhorn Publishers to make thousands of top-quality, curriculum-aligned books available to schools and students across the African continent.

Longhorn Publisher is a leader in educational publishing in Africa with a broad catalogue of books spanning East Africa, West Africa, and Southern Africa curricula.

The partnership will enable Longhorn to leverage Snapplify’s award-winning technology and strong relationships with schools to deliver their world-class ebooks to an even wider market.

"At Longhorn, we know that digital is the future. We’ve invested heavily in our digital department to develop engaging, interactive educational content, which is why we are particularly excited about this partnership with Snapplify," said Penina Kimani, Chief Digital Officer at Longhorn in a statement.

Established in 2012, Snapplify has a long history of working to increase access to educational content across Africa and has achieved impressive traction across the continent.

The company has a presence in over 35 countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.