After the success of revolution in the music industry, Apple take a big step again. This step may be going to revolutionize the world of education. In Education Event, that held on January 19th, Apple announced releasing of iBooks 2, an application digital book (e-book) reader that will make it easy for learners and students to find and read textbooks. The application can be downloaded for free for this iOS-based devices. iBooks 2 display a textbook with multimedia display and a variety of links that connect to the website of the provider information.
iBooks 2 introduced 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
Features:
@ Download many of your favorite books from the included iBookstore
@ In addition to standard text, the iBookstore also offers books that are fully illustrated, and enhanced with audio, video, and animation
@ Experience gorgeous fullscreen Multi-Touch textbooks designed for iPad. These textbooks are filled with interactive features, diagrams, photos, videos, and more
@ Read a free sample of any book on the iBookstore before making it a part of your collection
@ Reorder your books on your bookshelf or browse them in a list sorted by title, author, or category
@ Organize your books and PDFs into personal Collections. Swipe left or right to jump between Collections
@ Easily adjust your screen brightness to find the perfect lighting for any environment
@ Change the font size and pick from six included type faces to make your books more comfortable to read
@ Find a word, character, or phrase anywhere in your book with the built-in search feature
@ Keep your bookmarks, notes, and your current page wirelessly in sync between iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with the automatic bookmark syncing feature
@ Quickly find a specific page using the page navigator at the bottom of every page
@ Read your books on white or sepia colored pages
@ Switch to full screen to remove all distractions, or read in white-on-black with the nighttime mode
@ Choose left or fully justified text layout from Settings
@ Highlight your favorite passages and add notes with the built-in bookmarking features
@ Add books in the industry-standard ePub electronic book format to iTunes and sync them to iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
@ Add PDF documents to iBooks from Mail, or add them to iTunes and sync them to iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
@ Use iBooks with the amazing accessibility features in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – such as speaking the words on a given page
Publishers who'd already reserved the declared support of iBooks 2 include McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Houghton Mifflin Hartcourt.
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