The Wall Street Journal is reporting that major textbook publishers have finalized deals to bring textbook content to the iPad. The report goes on to say that these publishers will utilize technology by ScrollMotion, which has already brought similar content to the iPhone.
Though Apple didn’t outline its strategy to target the educational sector with its iPad last week, people familiar with Apple’s thinking have said that the iPad’s use in schools was one of the focal points of discussions in developing the product. In its exploration of electronic book technology, it thought particularly about how it could re-invent textbooks, these people said.
So, this report claims Apple has made deals with McGraw-Hill Education, Houghton Miffin Harcourt K-12, Pearson Education, and Kaplan. No word on when their content will be available, presumably at the launch of the device.
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