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The company allowed readers to rent e-books, rather than buying physical textbooks at an increased cost. [2] Readers had access to both downloadable and online versions of texts. [ 3 ] In August 2009 CourseSmart launched an iPhone app, [ 4 ] followed by an iPad app in August 2010, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and an Android app in April 2011. [ 7 ]
In April 2017, as the market for access to digital resources continued to accelerate both in the U.S. and around the world, VitalSource announced the acquisition of Verba Software, Inc. [15] Founded in 2008 by Ryan Peterson and Jared Pearlman to help college students save money on textbooks, Verba grew to provide several web-based services ...
Microsoft Bookshelf is a discontinued reference collection introduced in 1987 as part of Microsoft's extensive work in promoting CD-ROM technology as a distribution medium for electronic publishing. The original MS-DOS version showcased the massive storage capacity of CD-ROM technology, and was accessed while the user was using one of 13 ...
A digital textbook is a digital book or e-book intended to serve as the text for a class. Digital textbooks may also be known as e-textbooks or e-texts . Digital textbooks are a major component of technology-based education reform.
The term multimedia e-book is used in contrast to media which only utilize traditional forms of printed or text books. Multimedia e-books include a combination of text, audio, images, video, or interactive content formats. Much like how a traditional book can contain images to help the text tell a story, a multimedia e-book can contain other ...
Apple Books (known as iBooks prior to iOS 12) is an e-book reading and store application by Apple Inc. for its iOS, iPadOS and macOS operating systems and devices.It was announced, under the name iBooks, in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, [2] and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. [3]
Intentional Clutter is a layered take on maximalism that is highly personal. It shows off your collections and requires confidence and a keen eye, since it can easily veer into "messy" territory.
LibraryThing is a social cataloging web application for storing and sharing book catalogs and various types of book metadata. It is used by authors, individuals, libraries, and publishers. It is used by authors, individuals, libraries, and publishers.