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Apple announces what many believe will be the technology giant’s plans to transform the textbook industry.

@Lessien @Gartenberg I sure hope so, as a college student that would be amazing of they did what the Chromebooks do.

by HuntHenning via twitter 1/19/2012 3:22:07 PM
Here's an issue.. Kid/student has a ipad in front of them.. what's to stop them from opening up angry birds and start playing. Ipad is a good distraction .

by colinmichaels 1/19/2012 3:22:09 PM
@Gartenberg Oh, I remember those too from the days of CD-ROM education on Performas. Nothing new under the sun.

by bmastenbrook via twitter 1/19/2012 3:22:17 PM
iBook author. A Mac app for creating digital books. Very awesome. As @joshuatopolsky says looks like a modern #hypercard.

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:22:32 PM
They're demonstrating how you would use Apple's authoring tools to build a textbook.

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:22:36 PM
"The first thing I see is our template chooser. I'm going to click on one and create a new document — and this is where you actually build a book."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:22:45 PM
is this only available for the US?

by marcustitus 1/19/2012 3:23:11 PM
@Gartenberg Apple so brilliant that they can create something new from something they did then #AppleEducation

by judehere via twitter 1/19/2012 3:23:12 PM
iBooks Author? This is HUGE. Hello self-pub. Wonder what the restrictions will be on that - the publishing houses *must* have requested some.

by laughterkey 1/19/2012 3:23:44 PM
A teacher who can easily create and distribute their content in this format will have a powerful tool in their hands to educate.

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:23:59 PM
Apple also announces a new authoring software called iBooks Author. #AppleEvent t.co

by ClaytonMorris via P.twimg 1/19/2012 3:24:48 PM
In many ways, Apple's news today transcends the importance of any device and shows why apps and services drive adoption.

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:24:51 PM
"Up in the toolbar I have a gallery of all the interactive that the app understands."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:25:00 PM
What the iBookstore will look like on iTunes with textbooks, via Twitpic.

by Matthew Keys 1/19/2012 3:25:03 PM
Here's a little demo video of Apple's new text book experience. #AppleEvent t.co

by ClaytonMorris via twitter 1/19/2012 3:25:07 PM
iBooks Aulthor demo shows how to create your books from front cover to end, chapter to chapter including interactive features, movie clips

by YinkaWrites via twitter 1/19/2012 3:25:25 PM
The Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) from the 80's just showed up today. #apple

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:25:44 PM
"I'm going to select a gallery, and just drop it in here." Impressive auto-formatting. This is something like building a webpage in a WYSIWYG application.

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:25:49 PM
"So what if I want to do something custom? Have a unique interactive experience? Well we built Keynote, and so we thought wouldn't it be great to make interactive experiences without any programming?"

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:26:28 PM
First personal goal. Take my Masters thesis HyperCard project and turn it into an iPad book :)

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:26:48 PM
"How about that glossary we saw earlier? Well iBooks Author has the world's best glossary tool."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:28:24 PM
"If you've ever been involved in an e-book creation before, you know this is a total miracle."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:28:33 PM
What's the cost of this tool? Could be a major factor in driving adoption.

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:28:52 PM
"What if I want to see this on my iPad first? Well we have a nice preview function — there's a button here, and I just push it. I press it, send it across the wire, and there you go — we have our book on the iPad."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:29:14 PM
RT @settern: Schiller and Rosen may be my new best friends.

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:29:24 PM
If you've ever been involved in any kind of ebook creation you'll know this is a total miracle in terms of ease says iBook Author demo

by YinkaWrites via twitter 1/19/2012 3:29:42 PM
"Here's that 3D model we put in there, our keynote interactive, our custom HTML interactive. I just think that's totally awesome."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:29:46 PM
Really anyone can create stunning interactive books says Schiller

by YinkaWrites via twitter 1/19/2012 3:30:00 PM
@Gartenberg but my class consists of equal number of android and iOS devices. An authoring suite for one ecosystem won't help all educators.

by TomTowny via twitter 1/19/2012 3:30:04 PM
"In like 5 minutes flat, we created an e-book and deployed it to the iPad. I hope you find that as inspiring and empowering as i do."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:30:16 PM
"So now you've seen, anyone can create interactive books. You can start with customizable templates, you can create multitouch widgets, you can extend that experience..."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:30:29 PM
You can extend the experience with HTML5 and Javascript says Schiller of iBook Author

by YinkaWrites via twitter 1/19/2012 3:30:50 PM
Just got emails from students telling me the books *they* want to publish. #apple

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:31:04 PM
iBook Author will be available for free says Schiller

by YinkaWrites via twitter 1/19/2012 3:31:05 PM
"So that's iBooks Author. It's the most advanced, powerful, and fun."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:31:24 PM
"You know that these kinds of tools can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars — so I'm happy to tell you that this will be available for free."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:31:33 PM
iBooks Author is available now on Mac App Store

by YinkaWrites via twitter 1/19/2012 3:31:35 PM
Authoring tool is free. And the word I'm looking for is disruptive. #apple

by Michael Gartenberg via twitter 1/19/2012 3:32:05 PM
@Gartenberg agreed. Will only work if can be distributed to most of the class. Cost of an iPad is quite a high barrier for the poorer kids..

by TomTowny via twitter 1/19/2012 3:32:08 PM
"We're launching a new category for textbooks."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:32:18 PM
"You'll see textbooks for every subject for every level."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:32:25 PM
"But we wanted to get started early, with partners. And that's high school textbooks. They're priced at $14.99 or less."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:32:38 PM
You're going to see new High School text books priced at $14.99 or less, and the books will always be up to date - Schiller

by YinkaWrites via twitter 1/19/2012 3:32:46 PM
"Of course, the authors can make these books and keep them up to date. But what's most exciting is that it's their book, for students. They keep it."

by anthony.derosa 1/19/2012 3:33:00 PM
@Gartenberg Why only on Mac? if Apple really cared about education, why not have this education tool across all platforms?

by Joseph_Phoenix via twitter 1/19/2012 3:33:04 PM

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