Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad — from the Wall Street Journal
“Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to adapt their textbooks for the electronic page, as the industry embraces a hope that digital devices such as Apple Inc.’s iPad will transform the classroom. The publishers are tapping the know-how of ScrollMotion Inc. to develop textbook applications and test-prep and study guides for the iPad.”
Ga. Senate Votes to Change Definition of ‘Textbook’ — from Education Week
Georgia students could download books instead of loading down their backpacks under a new bill…
The Amazon-Macmillan book saga heralds publishing’s progress — The Washington Post
Last weekend, a noisy little melodrama in the book publishing world involving Amazon.com and Macmillan provided a wonderful case study of the radical transformation taking place all across the economy as a result of the digital revolution.