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Lightening the Textbook Load

 

The news last week that Apple is setting its sights on the textbook industry is interesting on a few levels. Apple's idea is that textbook publishers will adapt their titles for the iPad, and students will carry tablets loaded with e-texts, instead of piles of hardcopy books.

 

Published: 01/26/2012 10:42:02 AM UTC by Gerry Blackwell

Canadian High School First to Adopt Digital Textbooks

A high school in Canada is the first in the world to supply its students with Sony electronic readers instead of printed text books, truly showcasing the changing nature of the industry.

Published: 11/17/2009 09:19:28 AM UTC by Christine Persaud

BLOG: Saving the Trees

Apple's announcement of the iPad on January 27 has elicited a wide range of responses from people in the publishing industry, ranging from wailing and gnashing of teeth to euphoric celebration.

Published: 03/01/2010 09:43:03 AM UTC by Gordon Brockhouse

Raise Your Hand if You're Sick of the "Revolutionary"

The topic of industry jargon was brought to my attention recently, and the multitude of bogus terms that exist in the industry. For instance, there’s "digital zoom", which decribes nothing more than the ability to magnify a captured image on a digital camera’s LCD.This got me to thinking about a rel

Published: 10/17/2007 09:24:00 AM UTC by Christine Persaud

Saving the Trees

Apple's announcement of the iPad on January 27 has elicited a wide range of responses from people in the publishing industry, ranging from wailing and gnashing of teeth, to denial, to resigned acceptance, to curiosity, to eager anticipation, to euphoric celebration. Earlier in this space, my colleag

Published: 02/26/2010 04:58:45 PM UTC by Gordon Brockhouse

Nike Jogs, Jumps & Climbs the FuelBand to Canada

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