Tag Archives: Textbook

Apple and Textbooks, Part 2: Is There a Class In This Text?

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Michael Feldstein

When Apple announced both the release of their iBooks 2 and upgrades to iTunes University, I was curious to see what kind of integration they had between the two. If you do a web search on the subject, you will … Continue reading →

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Webinar on Textbooks

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Michael Feldstein

I just wanted to drop a quick note to point out that the always interesting Rob Reynolds will be running a webinar on the future of the textbook on Friday. Here are the deets: The Future of Digital Textbooks in … Continue reading →

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Xplana.com: Is This a PLE?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

The title of this post is slightly tongue-in-cheek because I have my doubts about whether there is such a thing as PLEs that are distinct from existing software product categories. If there were, then after years of people talking about … Continue reading →

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The Coming Digital Textbook Wave

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

Xplana has published some interesting growth projections on digital textbooks in the U.S. higher education market. If you’ve been frustrated by the slow adoption rate, then you’ll like what they have to say. First of all, and unsurprisingly, they see … Continue reading →

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