The first eBook was created as early as 1971 when American writer Micheal S Hart digitized the US Declaration of Independence as part of Project Gutenberg, an effort to digitize several cultural works. This was essentially a scanned copy of the paper version, which people could now access online. When the eBook reader Kindle was releasedRead more
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With the rapid digitization of education since the COVID-19 pandemic, e-textbooks have become a growing alternative to regular textbooks. As e-learning and ed-tech grow, electronic textbooks are becoming increasingly popular. An electronic textbook or eTextbook is a digital version of a textbook. Many educators, colleges, and institutions are turning to eText books. The market forRead more
We’ve all seen haunting images of children carrying bags full of heavy physical textbooks on their backs. While physical textbooks have been a staple of school and college education for decades, they pose a number of limitations and challenges when it comes to access in the digital era. Many of these challenges are being successfullyRead more
The popularity of eBooks has indeed opened a plethora of new opportunities for readers and authors. As a reader, you need not always keep a heavy book with you. All you have to do is reach into your backpack, find your phone/tablet/Kindle and jump into the world of your favorite author. At the same time,Read more
The emergence of Digital Rights Management dates back to the 1980s when the need for the protection and distribution of digital content became a subject of discourse. DRM aims to lend copyright protection to digital works, systematically through technological intervention. The need for DRM software was much debated. On the one hand, where the proponentsRead more
Even though eBooks have existed for years, the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic made the whole world understand how life-changing they can be. As educational institutions across the globe began teaching classes virtually, learners had no choice but to depend on online books to learn new material. The impact of eBooks was so huge thatRead more
What’s the similarity between a seventy-year-old grandma and her four-year-old grandchild? They both are learning to operate a smartphone! It’s quite a cute visual actually, both, over half a century apart, learning to do the same activity. If you tell grandma that this is what is being used in schools today instead of chalk andRead more
If you are in the EdTech space, you are probably aware of LTI standards support and how important it is to ensure that ebooks in your learning management system (LMS) reach your audience easily in as few steps as possible, under correct authentication. However, this is not possible with SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model),Read more
Digital content can be a bit difficult to create without the help of good design. In an online world, visual impact matters, and creating an eBook template on your own can be overwhelming given that apart from the visual design, you also have to consider factors such as typography, layouts, and color schemes. So whatRead more
What is an Authoring Tool? Authoring tool, in simple terms, is a software used by digital publishers to create their eBooks and eLearning materials. Basically, the tool allows the addition of hypertext and multimedia applications by linking together text, illustrations etc., to make the content more engaging, relevant and immersive. Publishers can also sequence theRead more
