iPhone & iPad Live 276: Apple education event, iBooks 2, and iTunes U

Rene, Leanna, and Seth bring you live color, commentary, and analysis of Apple's New York education event, including iBooks 2, Textbooks, iBooks Author, and iTunes U. What does it mean for schools, for Apple, and for the future? This is iPhone and iPad Live! (Note: Show number has been incremented to reflect all previous iPhone Live and iPad Live podcasts -- since they merged like Devastator!)

Event & commentary


Apple education event now available via streaming, iTunes download

iPhone and iPad Live 276: Apple education event, iBooks 2, and iTunes U

So what did you think of Apple’s education event?

Forums: iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and iTunes U


iBooks 2


Apple announces iBooks 2, tackles textbooks and the education market

Apple posts iBooks 2, Textbooks-centric education video

Apple adds Textbooks to the iBookstore

Apple to offer high school books priced at $14.99 or less


iBooks Author


Apple announces iBooks Author for Mac OS X

Hands on with textbooks in iBooks for iPad

Apple posts iBooks Author FAQ

iBooks Author EULA claims all paid content is exclusive to Apple


iTunes U


iTunes U gets its own app, includes course syllabus, assignments, prof hours, and more

Hands on with iTunes U for iPad


Related news


iTunes 10.5.3 released, includes support for syncing iBooks textbooks


Hosts


Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie)

Leanna Lofte (@llofte)

Seth Clifford (@sethclifford)


Credits

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