Commercial eBook Systems

Commercial eBook Commercial eBook SystemsSystems

Maoyuan Sun2/22/2012

OutlineOutline

• Introduction of Commercial eBook Systems

• iBooks & iBooks Authors App

• Inquire App

• A Discussion Topic

Amazon or Apple?

Component of eBook SystemsComponent of eBook Systems

Commercial eReadersCommercial eReaders

No. Manufacturer eReader

1 Aluratek Libre Ebook Reader

2 Amazon Kindle

3 Apple Inc. iPad

4 Barnes & Noble Nook

5 Bookeen Cybook

6 bq E-readers

7 Condor Technology eGriver

8 EBS Technology Agebook eBook Reader

9 ECTATO jetBook

No. Manufacturer eReader

10 Elonex 621EB, 705EB

11 Endless ideas BeBook

12 EnTourage eDGe

13 Fnac FnacBook

14 Foxit Software eSlick

15 Hanvon WISEreader

16 Icarus Reader Icarus Reader

17 Interead COOL-ER

18 iPapyrus iPapyrus 6

Commercial eReadersCommercial eReaders

Commercial eReadersCommercial eReaders

No. Manufacturer eReader

19 iRex Technologies Digital Reader, iLiad

20 Iriver Story

21 italica GmbH Paperback

22 JinKe Hanlin

23 Kobo Inc. Ereaders

24 Kogan Technologies Kogan eBook Reader

25 Kolporter eClicto

26 Newsmy Ereaders

27 Notion Ink Adam

Commercial eReadersCommercial eReaders

No. Manufacturer eReader

28 Onyx International BOOX

29 Pandigital Color / ePaper eReaders,

30 PocketBook PocketBook

31 Samsung Papyrus, E6

32 Sony Sony eReaders

33 Spring Design Alex eReader

34 Stereo International Enterprise Co, Ltd

ES600

35 TrekStor eBook-Reader 3.0

36 Wolder Electronics Lectores e-book

Most Common eBooks File Most Common eBooks File formatformat

•.pdf•.epub•.txt•.html•.rtf•.doc•.mobi

Market Share of eReadersMarket Share of eReaders

Market Share of TabletMarket Share of Tablet

iBooksiBooks

What is iBooks?What is iBooks?

• An application by Apple Inc.

• First announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010. iBook 2 was announced on January 19, 2012.

• “Introducing an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, current, engrossing, and truly interactive. A textbook created by publishers using a new authoring tool from Apple. A textbook brought to life by iPad.”

iBooks 2 FeaturesiBooks 2 Features

• Multi-Touch textbooks

• 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

• Use a finger as a highlighter when swiping over text in a textbook

• Study Cards, notes, and glossary terms

• Tap glossary terms to see definitions of key topics and concepts without leaving the page

iBooks 2 iBooks 2 –-–- Voice from AppleVoice from Apple

http://www.apple.com/education/ibooks-textbooks/index.html#video-textbooks

• Beginning with templates

• Building a book is as easy as dragging and dropping.

• Customize with a click.

• Add widgets & interest.

• Accessibility built right in.

• Get the word out.

How These Books Are Made How These Books Are Made ---- iBooks iBooks AuthorAuthor

iBooks Author iBooks Author –- –- Voice from AppleVoice from Apple

http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/

5 Ways iBooks Author Changes the Education Landscape:

•Custom Courseware

•A Content Ecosystem

•Student-Owned Content

•iPad Based Software

•Innovation in Presentation

iBooks Author iBooks Author –- –- Voice from the Voice from the educator educator

Another App - InquireAnother App - Inquire

• An eTextbook, integrating a reasoning system and a rich biology knowledge base.

• The question answering capability is provided by Aura system, which runs on a remote server.

• Aura uses a knowledge representation and reasoning system that combines description logics and logic programs.

What is Inquire?What is Inquire?

Design of InquireDesign of Inquire

Inquire eBooksInquire eBooks

Inquire eBooksInquire eBooks

Inquire eBooksInquire eBooks

• iBooks is inventive, but reinventing is a long way from revolutionizing.

• The essence of a textbook remains: a linear, monolithic body of knowledge.

• Any linear, chapter-based textbook format is an anachronism.

• Textbooks are a broken form of knowledge acquisition.

iBooks - Revolutionize iBooks - Revolutionize Education?Education?

Discussion or CommentsDiscussion or Comments

What is your opinion about iBooks for

education?

ReferenceReference

1. Comparison of e-book readers, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers.

2. IDC: Apple leads tablet market, Amazon e-readers, http://betanews.com/2011/01/18/idc-apple-leads-tablet-market-amazon-e-readers/.

3. Strategy Analytics: Apple iOS Captures 61 Percent Share of Global Tablet Shipments in Q2 2011, http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110721005317/en/Strategy-Analytics-Apple-iOS-Captures-61-Percent

4. iBooks, http://www.apple.com/education/ibooks-textbooks/.

ReferenceReference

6. Apple launches iBooks 2 digital textbooks, http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57361833-17/apple-launches-ibooks-2-digital-textbooks/.

7. Spaulding, A., Overholtzer, A., Pacheco J., Tien J. and Chaudhri, V. K., Gunning D., and Clark, P. Inquire for iPad: Bringing Question-Answering AI into the Classroom. International Conference on AI in Education (AIED), 2011.

8. 5 Ways iBooks Author Changes the Education Landscape http://www.mrkeenan.com/?p=1709.

9. iBooks is not the education revolution you've been looking for http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/30/ibooks-is-not-the-education-revolution-youve-been-looking-for/.

ReferenceReference

10. Will Textbooks for iPad Change Education? http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/01/20/will-textbooks-for-ipad-change-education/.

11. iPad a solid education tool, study reports, http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/tech/innovation/ipad-solid-education-tool/index.html?iref=allsearch.