TORONTO- Apple's announcement on Thursday about a series of new educational-themed experiences might make many wish they were students again.
As speculated, Apple did get into the digital textbook game, and more.
With more than 1.5 million iPads in use in educational programs, the revamped book-stand now includes education-specific features.
Apple's partnered with textbook makers Pearson, McGraw Hill and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, as the trio are responsible for 90 per cent of all textbooks sold.
Apple then announced a new app for creating free books: iBooks Author OS X. It's an application for making textbooks and while it's focused on educators, anyone can publish a book with the app. Users can drop Word files in on a chapter and automatically create sections and headers. The app lays out pages automatically and publishes right to bookstore.
The app is free and available on the Mac App Store. Now, Apple intends to create full online courses where teachers can send updates to students through a Tab section. Assignments can pop right into a user's iBooks and students can even rate and sign up for classes.
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