From Engadget...


Apple's announcement is a very exciting development for the textbook market. The ability to generate interactive textbooks with that incredible highlighting feature is a big step forward. I think we are finally getting a glimpse of what learning might be like in ten years time. Not too pleased with this tiny caveat, however:

"Cupertino is giving authors the ability to set their own prices as long as they remain $14.99 or under. In exchange, Apple takes a 30 percent cut, and...