As it happens I suspect the iBooks Author launch has nothing to do with
eTextbooks as such and EVERYTHING to do with that Apple sees a big market enhanced ebooks.
You can not use your NOOK or mobile device to read
eTextbooks as the screens are too small to properly view the contents.
What if you're a student and you've got
an etextbook as well as another ebook on the same topic.
Not exact matches
«CourseSmart
eTextbooks is reflective of the company's long - standing commitment to the platform
as well
as a response to the growing market demand for Android applications,» stated the explanation in a press release.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is an ideal learning tool that allows students to take notes directly on an
eTextbook whilst in lectures, or research the Web at the same time
as writing an essay.
Would suggest you get a Boox M95 to read
eTextbook,
as it can use a S - pen for notes etc... and it is using a E-ink screen
as well.
Many PDF files are massive in size and eclipse 150 MB, such
as eTextbooks, role playing games and medical journals.
The greatest element of Nook Study is that you can rent
eTextbooks,
as well, and they offer a free seven day trial to check it out.
As part of its commitment to deliver the next generation of educational content, last year, Barnes & Noble launched NOOK Study ™, its free digital study platform and
eTextbook reader application.
With NOOK Study, students have even greater flexibility and options because they can rent
as well
as purchase many
eTextbook titles.
This means that every
eTextbook purchased can instantly be loaded to the jetBook Color, along with any notes, homework, and other reading materials
as well.
Book superstores like Barnes & Noble, independent booksellers, mass merchandisers like Target, discounters like Costco, and online retailers such
as Overstock, we project there'll be greatly fewer companies retailing eBooks,
eTextbooks and digital newsstand products than the fragmented physical book market.
CourseSmart is one of the leading
etextbook companies that focuses on renting ebooks to students, with Pearson, McGraw - Hill and Macmillan
as the owners.
These
eTextBooks has some unique requirements
as related to standard eBook Readers.
The textbook reading applications can often read these formats
as well
as the specialized
eTextbook format.
In addition to fiction and nonfiction titles, academic ebooks can refer to reference books, academic journals, scholarly monographs,
etextbooks, electronic reference materials, and «even long documents available solely
as Web pages,» the report notes.