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Apple Announces Free IBooks Author OS X App For Publishing Books To The App Store
engadget.com 3 weeks, 4 days agoWe're here at Apple's education-themed event at the Guggenheim museum in New York City, and the company's just followed up its long-awaited textbook announcement with something unexpected: iBooks Author, a free OS X program for creating books. The intent is really for teachers and other educators to produce educational materials, but Apple says the format can apply to any genre. Aside from the free part, the real story here is ease of use, with the ability to drag and drop photos, videos and even Microsoft
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Apple Announces IBooks 2, IBooks Author, Deals With Publishers
washingtonpost.com 3 weeks, 4 days agoApple announced a few new apps Thursday that should send some ripples through the education world , and may also help save the backs of millions of students. The apps , iBooks 2, iBooks Author and iTunes U , are designed to make the classroom a more interactive, versatile and engaging place, according to Apple. They could also take some weight off the backpacks of students who lug around heavy textbooks for each subject and encourage schools to replace those texts with one sleek, shiny iPad. Read full artic








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