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Mon, 23 Jan 2012

Apple 'shifts 350,000 textbooks in first three days'

Ben Camm-Jones

Apple shifted 350,000 textbooks from the iBooks Store within just three days of making them available, according to a new report.

Mon, 23 Jan 2012

Opinion: Holding out for an ePub hero

Serenity Caldwell

Against my better judgment, I let myself get swept up by the wave of e-publishing rumours in the days leading up to Apple’s education-themed announcement. Apple could do it, I thought to myself. The company had both the resources to build a great tool, and the reasons to do so.

Mon, 23 Jan 2012

Opinion: Apple's textbook plan feels like a blast from the past

Glenn Fleishman

I had to check that my computer wasn't an old black-and-white television set showing blocky white text when I heard about Apple's announcements relating to iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and its new multimedia textbooks. That's because I've heard it all before.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

Opinion: Why iBooks Author is a big deal for publishers

Jason Snell

Never before has an announcement about textbooks been the subject of so much conversation. But that’s what happens when Apple holds a media event: People talk, even if the subject might otherwise seem obscure or uninteresting.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

Analysis: Apple's e-textbook push earns mixed grades

Dan Miller

Ask people in educational publishing about Apple's foray into e-textbooks, and you'll hear a consistent message: It's good for all of us--and good luck to Apple.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

Hands on with iBooks Author

Serenity Caldwell

At Thursday’s education event, Apple put glee into the heart of every ebook publisher when it unveiled iBooks Author, the company’s new ebook authoring tool.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

Apple's e-textbook gambit just 'a 70% solution,' says analyst

Gregg Keizer

Apple has announced iBooks Author and iBooks 2, free applications that let educational publishers and teachers create and market K-12 textbooks and course materials for the iPad.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

Watch Apple's education event video

Ben Camm-Jones

You can now watch the full video of Apple's New York event held this week where the company announced iBooks 2, iBooks Author and the iTunes U app.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

Apple unveils iTunes U app

Roman Loyola

Apple has unveiled the iTunes U app, a new way for students and teachers to manage course material for classes on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

iBooks Author offers free e-textbook creation

Joel Mathis

Apple has launched iBooks Author, a free Mac app designed to let authors and publishers easily create multimedia-rich e-textbooks for the company's updated iBooks 2 app for iOS devices.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

Apple wants to 'reinvent' textbooks with iBooks 2

Serenity Caldwell

At Thursday’s education-themed Apple event at the Guggenheim museum, Apple executives Phil Schiller and Roger Rosen were on hand to introduce iBooks 2, which heads the first of two education initiatives unveiled by the company.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

Live Feed: Apple Education Event

Macworld Staff

Macworld's Dan Frakes and Lex Friedman report live from Apple's Education Event today, Thursday 19 Jan 2012. Apple is expected to launch an update to iBookstore and Newsstand aimed at the education market, and possibly a new publishing development software environment. Coverage begins at 3:00pm GMT.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

Opinion: Five hopes for Apple's rumoured e-publishing software

Serenity Caldwell

Like most of my fellow editors, my job at Macworld is multi-faceted: writing, editing, troubleshooting, tinkering, and--in my case--helping our crack features team put together Superguides, our line of how-to books and guides.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012

Kno adds new education features before Apple event

Joel Mathis

With an apparent eye on Apple's Thursday education event in New York, e-textbook provider Kno on Tuesday announced two features designed to expand its capabilities in the increasingly competitive digital education market.

Tue, 17 Jan 2012

Interactive e-books anticipated at Apple's NYC event

Ben Camm-Jones

Apple is expected to introduce interactive e-books for iOS devices at its education-themed announcement in New York on Thursday.

Tue, 17 Jan 2012

Apple preparing for a busy week

Philip Michaels

When Apple executives take the stage at New York's Guggenheim Museum on Thursday, they'll be kicking off more than an education-themed press event.

Fri, 13 Jan 2012

More and better IT teachers needed, says Royal Society

Anh Nguyen

A new report from the Royal Society has called for the UK government to boost the number of specialist computing teachers in order to improve the quality of IT education in schools.

Thu, 12 Jan 2012

Gove's schools ICT plan gets industry backing

Mike Simons

Industry organisations have welcomed Education Secretary Michael Gove's announcement today of fundamental overhaul in the way ICT is taught in schools.

Thu, 12 Jan 2012

Apple holding education event in New York next week

Ben Camm-Jones

Apple will be holding an education-themed media event in New York on 19 January, though exactly what the theme of the meeting will be is unclear.

Mon, 05 Dec 2011

Macworld UK comes to the Apple Newsstand

Macworld staff

You can now buy and read Macworld UK through your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with the launch of Macworld UK magazine through the Apple Newsstand.

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