Textbook publishers bringing titles to the iPad
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Feb 3, 2010 at 11:56am
Apparently the iBookstore for e-books in the upcoming iPad was merely the beginning. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion 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 article says that the publishers include McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K-12, which is a unit of Education Media & Publishing Group Ltd.; Pearson PLC’s Pearson Education, and Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan Inc., known for its test-prep and study guides. Many developers and publishers are purportedly working on applications that will work on the iPad and other digital devices.
ScrollMotion makes the Iceberg Reader, an electronic book reader for the iPhone. It supports full color content, pagination, adjustable text sizes, notes, search, a book shelf, in-app purchasing, copy/pate, sharing, book navigation and “Got Chapter” and “Go to Page” features.
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