The Direct Textbook app turns smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices into textbook barcode scanners; users can either scan the barcode of the textbook they need or manually enter its ISBN ...

Educational software developer Kno, which has focused on producing interactive digital textbooks for the iPad, is extending its textbook app to the Android and Windows 7 operating systems. Kno is also ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kno, Inc., www.kno.com, a pioneer in education software, announced today its digital textbook Android application is available in the U.S. and internationally in ...

It may not be great as a phone--don’t scream, Apple fans, but the iPhone has taken some knocks on call quality and battery life, though the latest version has improved--but the iPhone is getting more ...

Apple has unveiled two new iPad apps designed to transform the way students and educators read and engage with textbooks. The company introduced the new apps, called iBook 2 and iBook Author, during ...

— -- The sizzling rate at which e-books are growing suggests that digital textbooks almost certainly will be the norm when your kids' kids are in school. What we don't know is how quickly a ...

App State introduced a digital textbook rental system in 2021, which has quickly become popular among students. Nearly 99 percent of the student population has utilized the program, which has resulted ...

Boundless has pitched its digital textbook service as the free alternative to expensive college textbooks, but the absence of mobile support and study aids has limited its appeal. The educational ...

Company announces today iBooks 2, a "new textbook experience" for the iPad and Apple's attempt to bury traditional schoolbooks. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, ...

When he was attending the University of Tampa, Wellington resident Tom Shields noticed his friends fell into two categories: “Those who could afford to buy textbooks, and those who couldn’t.” The ...