Students Skeptical Kindle DX Can Replace Paper Chase
Amazon will have to do much more than enlarge its Kindle to increase the e-reader’s appeal to college students. Announced Wednesday, the Kindle DX features a 9.7-inch screen geared toward displaying...
View ArticleColleges Dream of Paperless, iPad-centric Education
Three universities are getting pumped to hand out free iPads to students and faculty with hopes that Apple’s tablet will revolutionize education. Seton Hill University, George Fox University and...
View ArticleDual-Screen Tablet Maker Hopes to Reinvent the Textbook
A new dual-screen tablet from California startup Kno aims to make electronic textbooks into a viable business. It’ll need some luck: Tech giants like Amazon and Apple haven’t yet cracked the e-textbook...
View ArticleKno for iPad: E-Textbooks Done Right?
Kno has launched a rather sweet-looking e-textbook app for the iPad. Those of you with a good memory for ill-fated tablet hardware will remember the first incarnation if the Kno, a giant dual-screen...
View ArticleiPad, I Saw, I Waited: The State of E-Textbooks
If you’re looking for a textbook example of technology obstruction by the media industry, look no further than e-textbooks.
View ArticleConfirmed: Apple ‘Education Announcement’ in NYC Next Week
Apple has confirmed the rumored book-related event in New York later this month. The company has sent out an invitation to a “education announcement” at the Guggenheim Museum, NYC at 10AM (Eastern) on...
View ArticleApple Education Announcement Is “GarageBand For E-Books”
Apple’s “education announcement” in NYC this Thursday may turn out to be software-related. According to Ars Technica’s Chris Foresman, Apple will be launching a “GarageBand for e-books.” These would be...
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