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Macmillan announces DynamicBooks, allows instructors to edit digital textbooks
Publishing powerhouse Macmillan recently made headlines with its demands for pricing control on e-books sold through Amazon. To recap: Amazon at first dropped Macmillan’s books from its store...
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Student tablet maker Kno may drop hardware to focus on software
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale The developers behind the Kno, a student-focused tablet computer with a pen input, are in talks to sell off their hardware business and...
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BenchPrep bets on textbooks (and more) beyond the iPad
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Chicago startup Watermelon Express has been building educational apps since 2009, but now it’s pursuing a new strategy and giving itself a...
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Kno launches iPad textbook app, no threat to used books yet
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale We’re still waiting for the student tablet company Kno to deliver on its innovative dual-screen tablet design, but for now iPad owners will...
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Amazon finally introduces Kindle textbook rentals
Amazon on Monday announced that it would now offer students the option to rent digital textbooks, advertising that customers can save up to 80% off textbook list prices. Buying textbooks in college has...
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Steve Jobs wanted to revolutionize textbooks next
After revolutionizing the digital music business, smartphones and tablets, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was planning to take on an unlikely project: textbooks. Jobs apparently wanted to hire textbook...
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Apple announces education event Jan. 19 — iTextbooks coming?
Apple is sending out media invitations to an event next week where it plans to make an “education announcement”, much to the dismay of many fanboys and fangirls hoping for information about the...
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Apple to revolutionize textbooks with “GarageBand for e-books,” says report
For its big education-related announcement in New York City this Thursday, January 19, Apple may be planning to unveil new tools that would make it easy for publishers and authors to create interactive...
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Apple reinvents textbooks and curriculum with iBooks 2, iBooks Author,...
I can’t remember the last time anyone was so interested in education technology, but leave it up to Apple to whip up excitement. The company held an “education related” event at New York City’s...
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iBooks 2: Apple’s stab at interactive textbooks (hands-on video)
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Apple set its sights on education this morning when it announced a slew of new apps and services for students and teachers. Among them was...
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The dark side of Apple’s digital textbook utopia
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale As it did with music and cellphones, Apple today fundamentally redefined what a textbook is with the announcement of iBooks 2 and its...
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How schools are reacting to Apple’s entry into education
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale When Apple announced its textbook initiative on Thursday, there was a rush of excitement among educators. Textbooks from major publishers,...
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Apple sees over 350K digital textbook downloads, report says
Apple’s venture into digital textbooks is apparently already proving successful, according to a recent report from Global Equities Research. Last week, the company launched a new version of its iBooks...
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Apple making changes to its online store for educators
Apple may be making improvements to its online store, but only for its education customers. The company recently posted a notice on its K-12 educators website explaining that a new e-commerce store is...
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Beyond textbooks, Inkling aims to revolutionize travel with Frommer’s digital...
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Inkling’s digital publication platform helped textbook makers move to the iPad. Now, the company is setting its sights on travel with the...
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Inkling for Web brings interactive ebooks to your browser, no iPad necessary
Sorry, college students. Losing your iPad is no longer an excuse for not doing your reading in Inkling’s electronic textbooks. The company today unveiled Inkling for Web, an HTML5 client that will...
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Amazon now renting old-fashioned paper textbooks
Amazon now offers physical textbook rentals as a cheaper option for college students, a move designed to keep Amazon as a dominant player in textbooks. While Amazon has offered digital rentals of...
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California passes bills to create open-source digital library for college...
The state of California is on the verge of enacting legislation that would make college educations a bit more affordable for students and their parents. The California State Senate today passed two...
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Apple could announce iBooks 3 at iPad Mini event
While Apple’s forthcoming Oct. 23 event is dominated by speculation of new iPads, new information suggests that the company might also unveil an update to its native ebook application iBooks. The news...
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With iPad Mini & an updated iBooks Author, Apple finally has a chance to...
Apple CEO Tim Cook re-emphasized the company’s interest in becoming the primary tool in the classroom today, with his announcement of a new version of its iBooks Author tool. Apple’s October Surprise...
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Chegg goes public with its crusade to break the college textbook racket —...
MegRobertsonNY/Flickr Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now Online textbook rental company Chegg filed to go public this morning, showing that the ed tech industry can, in fact, catch...
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Textbook rentals meet Wall Street: Chegg files for $158M IPO, valuing company...
Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now Student-first online education hub Chegg filed a public version of its documentation to go public today, seeking to raise $158 million by selling...
View ArticleWith $46M grab, can Kno make the education tablet a reality?
Kno, the maker of an upcoming digital textbook tablet, announced today it has secured $46 million as part of an equity and debt round. Marc Andreesen’s Andreesen-Horowitz was the lead in the round,...
View ArticleIntel leads $30M round for student tablet maker Kno, consult on hardware...
Update: Intel has clarified some aspects of this story. Find its statement below. — Intel seems hot for ambitious education tablet startup Kno. Intel Capital is leading a new $30 million funding round...
View ArticleInkling lands $17M, promises more innovative digital textbooks than Amazon
Digital textbook company Inkling announced Wednesday that is has scored $17 million in second-round funding from Tenaya Capital to compete with major competitors entering the space. Collegians are...
View ArticleCan Apple’s new textbook initiative save U.S. education? (infographic)
Apple recently announced a handful of new initiatives focused on making digital books more accessible in the classroom. The company launched a new version of its iBooks (iBooks 2) iOS application for...
View ArticleEdtech startup Rafter acquires HubEdu to lower textbook costs
Education startup Rafter announced today that it has acquired HubEdu in a move that Rafter says will help it further lower the cost of higher education. The Rafter Course Materials Network is a suite...
View ArticleiBooks is not the education revolution you’ve been looking for
GUEST: Apple recently announced iBooks 2 for iPad, which it promises will reinvent the textbook. Some even speculate that it will ignite a revolution in education. Why? Because iBooks are sleeker,...
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