Tag Archives: digital textbooks
Pearson launches new ‘eTextbooks’ on Apple’s iBooks store
The App Side 24-Oct Pearson has become one of the first educational publishers to launch titles in … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, digital textbooks, eTextbook, IBooks, iBooksAuthor, international, Pearson
Huntsville Schools preparing for big changes
WTVC Ch. 9 AL 20-Jun Huntsville schools are preparing for big change when students return in August. … Continue reading
Tagged digital textbooks, Huntsville schools, Pearson, Pearson Education
Huntsville City Schools go paperless with digital textbooks (*news video)
Wfsa.com June 17 Alabama’s Huntsville City Schools system is on its way to becoming digital by transitioning … Continue reading
Tagged Alabama, digital textbooks, digital transition, Huntsville, Pearson
Coppin State Tries Online Bachelor Degree To Improve Retention
Campus Technology – Dian Schaffhauser 31-May Coppin State University, pushing to increase its graduation rate above 20 … Continue reading
Indiana U Signs Pearson into eTexts Program
Campus Technology May 14 Indiana University has signed a deal with Pearson as part of the institution’s … Continue reading
Tagged digital textbooks, Education, eTexts@IU, Indiana University, Pearson
Educators Weigh E-Textbook Cost Comparisons
Education Week – Jason Tomassini 9-May Proponents of digital textbooks say they save school districts money, even … Continue reading
Tagged digital textbooks, Education, IPad, Pearson, Peter Cohen
Tablet Ownership Triples Among College Students
Chronicle of Higher Education March 14, 2012 The number of college students who say they own tablets … Continue reading
New Survey From the Pearson Foundation Finds Dramatic Increase in Tablet Ownership Among College Students and High School Seniors
Majority of college students prefer digital books over print Students believe tablets will replace textbooks within five … Continue reading
Educators preview digital books at SXSW Education Conference (*video)
KVUE Houston – ASHLEY GOUDEAU 6-Mar Goodbye textbooks, hello iPads. “We’ve been working with Apple for about … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, digital textbooks, IBook, IPad, Mike Evans, Pearson, South by Southwest Education Conference
Digital textbooks demo by Pearson’s Scott Drossos – news video
KHOU News TX 22-Feb Scott Drossos demonstrates Pearson’s textbooks on the iPad for CBS news in Houston.
Apple scores with digital textbooks and app
USA Today By Edward Baig Feb. 1 The sizzling rate at which e-books are growing suggests that … Continue reading
Textbook publishers prep for the e-future
Boston Globe - D.C. Denison 26-Jan Textbook publishers prep for the e-future Houghton and Pearson have dedicated teams working … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, digital textbooks, IPad, Mike Evans, Pearson Education
Apple unveils iPad textbook store
Financial Times – Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson 19-Jan Apple has announced its long-awaited move into the digital textbook market, … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, digital textbooks, Financial Times, IPad, iTunes Store, Pearson
