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App and book distribution
Overview
iOS comes with a collection of powerful built-in apps that let people in your organization easily
accomplish everyday tasks—from managing email and calendars to keeping track of contacts
and web content. And the additional functionality users need in order to be productive comes
from the hundreds of thousands of third-party apps available on the App Store, or from custom
enterprise apps developed in-house or by third-party developers. In education, you can keep
your users productive and creative with relevant iOS apps and content.
There are several ways to deploy apps and books to Apple devices throughout your organization.
The most scalable method is to purchase apps and books through the Volume Purchase
Program (including B2B apps) and assign them to users with MDM. Your organization can also
create and deploy its own in-house apps by joining the iOS Developer Enterprise Program.
If you’re in a shared-device deployment model, you can install apps and content locally with
Apple Congurator.
When deploying apps and books, consider the following:
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Volume Purchase Program (VPP)
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Custom B2B apps
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Apps and books developed in-house
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Deploying apps and books
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Volume Purchase Program (VPP)
Overview
The App Store and iBooks Store feature thousands of great apps and books that users can
purchase, download, and install. The Volume Purchase Program (VPP) gives organizations
a simple way to purchase apps and books in volume and distribute them to employees,
contractors, teachers, or students. All paid and free apps and books on the App Store and iBooks
Store are eligible for purchase under the program. There are two Volume Purchase Program
websites, one for business, and one for education.
VPP for Business lets you get custom B2B apps, custom-built for you by third-party developers
and downloaded privately through the VPP store.
VPP for Education lets app developers oer special pricing for purchases of 20 apps or more
to eligible educational institutions, including any K–12 institution or district, or any accredited,
degree-granting higher education institution. Special pricing isn’t available for books.
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