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About two weeks ago, CNN reported that Apple, the trailblazing company that has previously showered us with inventions like the iPod, iPhone, and most recently the iPad, has disclosed its plans to get involved with the electronic textbook industry. And it’s doing its fair share to accommodate for this endeavor. Aside from having created colorful, interactive versions of the textbooks we’re used to, they have also released apps such as iBooks 2 and iBook Author which are said to facilitate a more fun, interesting, and overall improved learning experience for students from all walks of life.
Apple’s announcement may come at a time of infancy for the eTextbook market, but it should be noted that massive growth for the next few years has been expected since as early as 2010. A study conducted by Rob Reynolds and Yevgeny Ioffe of Xplana, an educational software and consulting firm, predicted the onset of the eTextbook market long before Apple had begun their plans to overhaul the industry. I’m not gonna rant about the details about the study, but I strongly recommend the curious, inquisitive learner to check it out. It will give you a taste of a not-so-distant future.
