Imagine a new dimension of learning. Imagine a world where learning is highly interactive and where children can explore new worlds with rich media, including video, audio narration, integrated mapping and 360 degree slideshows. Formerly dull charts, graphs, and equations come alive. Imagine a textbook that’s always up to date with the latest current events. Students can get instant definitions of uncommon words and explore the life of their favorite historical characters. Imagine the ease of updating content and pushing it out to all users simultaneously. This is a whole new dimension of education. These are the real opportunities in ePublishing. Electronic publishing or “EPUB” is a file format (like .doc is for Word) for publishing electronic content. There are two other popular formats such as the Mobipocket (.mobi) and Kindle Format 8 (KF8). EPUB-formatted and pac...
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E-books are projected to revolutionize education. After our last blog-post about Google, Apple had some big news of their own today. Apple released iBooks 2, an update to their e-book software for iOS devices (the iPod, iPad, and iPhone). In true Apple-fashion, a press event was held to present the new software and it's most exciting features. Phil Schiller, introducing iBooks 2, described Apple's desire to use the iPad for educational progress. Schiller pointed out that students like to learn on the iPad - in fact it was the # 1 item on teens' holiday wish lists this year. He then described that iPad textbooks can replace the cumbersome, short-lived, non-interactive paper textbooks that students are used to. Apple has already partnered with McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to start the ball rolling. These companies are currently responsible for 90%...
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