Apple iBooks 2 hands on review
iBooks 2 – highlighting, notes, study cards and cheating
At the end of each section, most books have short, multiple-choice pop quizzes that let you test your knowledge from that chapter. Luckily, it's pretty easy to cheat and keep trying until you get the right answer. Naturally, you also have all the usual iBooks options, including highlighting in different colours, making notes and – a real bonus for school texts – dictionary and web searches from any tricky words. Probably the most useful feature is that any notes you make are automatically turned into 'study cards' you can then flick through when it comes to revision. You can also share them over email.
Comments
cpwolves
1 year ago
Remember Dorling-Kindersley CD-Rom encyclopaedias? This has a similar feel, and doesn't seem to answer the online textbook problem.
The fact is that hard-copy textbooks generally have accompanying online content which provides a complete learning package, and having the whole text as an ebook doesn't improve matters.
In the US ebook sales have reached a plateau, and I expect the same will happen elsewhere as people realise that they just love to have a book in their hands. Publishers seem to think that just because students are young, they will demand the latest technology, but in fact they just want the most practical solution, which in many cases, is a book.
pozmu
1 year ago
Books may be practical, but carrying few kilos of them everyday to school isn't.
AppleUK
1 year ago
Private schools may be able to afford to buy an ipad for every student but it will never happen in state schools!