Inkling brings interactive textbooks to the iPad
Having tried out the iPad, I am still not convinced that it will ever replace a Netbook. However, there is one function that makes the Apple slate a must-have for studies. Reading PDF files and textbooks is so much easier on the device, thanks to the screen orientation and spiffy resizing functions.
Inkling, a tech startup by former Apple employee Matt Mac Innis, hopes to bring learning to a new level with interactive textbooks. If a picture speaks a thousand words, then being able to watch concepts unfold in videos must surely be encyclopedic. The first four titles, in collaboration with McGraw-Hill publisher, are available via the Inkling app. The application is free, but the books are now sold at an introductory price of US$2.99 per chapter or US$69.99 for the entire volume. Subsequent textbooks are expected to cost US$3.99 per chapter or US$84.99 per book.
Via Wall Street Journal
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Tracking laptop and PC trends since 2005, Darius Chang may have been knee deep in bits and bytes but is certainly not a binary person. Under that big and soft exterior holds a marshmallow core which dotes on his god-daughters and nephew. Suspected of ADD, his interests span disparate fields such as sustainability studies, diving, sports, politics, etc. A true jack of all trades, but master of one (maybe two).
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