With an astonishing one-in-four (27.3 per cent) of computers going into schools and other educational institutions across Europe being Apple-made, it’s no surprise that education’s a key market for the company - and we think the Apple tablet will at least partially be aimed at that market.
Strike one today comes on news that e-textbook provider, CourseSmart, intends releasing all its 7,000 titles in a format that’s accessible on an iPhone or iPod touch. And it’s no stretch of sanity to think the true target here is to make this content available on the heavily rumored mecia-centric Apple tablet.
The new applications, free for subscribers to CourseSmart LLC, will let students access their full electronic textbooks, read their digital notes and