At January 19th Education Event, Apple has released updated iBooks 2 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad running over iOS 4.2+up, with new features to support iBooks Textbooks.
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iBooks 2 Updates
Introducing iBooks 2 — now with iBooks textbooks.
- Experience gorgeous Multi-Touch textbooks designed for iPad
- iBooks textbooks are filled with interactive features, diagrams, photos, and videos
- Tap to dive into images with interactive captions, rotate 3D objects, swipe through image galleries, watch videos in full screen, and more
- Use a finger as a highlighter when swiping over text in a textbook
- Take advantage of Study Cards to help you memorize important highlights, notes, and glossary terms
- Tap glossary terms to see definitions of key topics and concepts without leaving the page
The iBookstore offers textbooks on Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, Geometry, and Physics from McGraw-Hill and Pearson.
These textbooks are currently available to customers in the United States. Textbooks from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are coming soon.iBooks textbooks are created with iBooks Author — now available as a free download on the Mac App Store.
Download iBooks 2 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad