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color:#1F497D'>At this point they are totally inaccessible as well as all the
apps to read them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelley
Haven<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 10, 2009 1:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] iPhone app for CourseSmart e-textbooks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Of possible interest: CourseSmart's subscription e-textbook
service now has an iPhone app. While this may not be significant
immediately, it could if Apple releases their much-anticipated "media
pad" product later this year or in January, as it's expected to use the
same operating system as the iPhone and iPod Touch. So, how accessible
are CourseSmart's e-textbooks?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>- Shelley<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino","serif";
color:black'>Shelley Haven ATP, RET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><a href="http://www.TechPotential.net">www.TechPotential.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.coursesmart.com/go/iphone/index.html">http://www.coursesmart.com/go/iphone/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/10/electronic_textbooks_mobile_check_depositing_come_to_apples_iphone.html">http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/10/electronic_textbooks_mobile_check_depositing_come_to_apples_iphone.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>e-texbooks
from CourseSmart</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
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<span class=apple-style-span>CourseSmart, a subscription e-textbook service,
released its <a
href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325230226&mt=8"><b><span
style='color:#4E6490'>App Store software last week</span></b></a>. The program,
entitled "eTextbooks for the iPhone," offers 7,000 different
textbooks for college students from 12 different publishers. It is free for
subscribers, and the company states that students save an average of 50 percent
on books.</span><br>
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<span class=apple-style-span>In an interview </span><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Wall Street Journal</span></em><span
class=apple-style-span> Monday, CourseSmart Executive Vice President Frank
Lyman said the application is <a
href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124985423101217817.html?ru=yahoo#mod=yahoo_hs"><b><span
style='color:#4E6490'>more of an asset</span></b></a> than a textbook
replacement.</span><br>
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<span class=apple-style-span>"Nobody is going to use their iPhone to do
their homework, but this does provide real mobile learning," he said.
"If you're in a study group and you have a question, you can immediately
access your text."</span><br>
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<span class=apple-style-span>The service, created in 2007, is a collaboration
between six higher-education publishers. The subscription model allows students
to rent textbooks, typically for 180 days. When the subscription expires,
students lose access to their e-texbooks.</span><br>
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<span class=apple-style-span>Amazon has attempted to break into the digital
textbook realm with its larger e-book reader, the Kindle DX. The books
available on the iPhone are not on the Kindle. Earlier this year, <a
href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/11/amazon_introduces_iphone_optimized_kindle_book_store.html"><b><span
style='color:#4E6490'>Amazon released</span></b></a> its iPhone-optimized
Kindle store, which allowed users to read books on the go. Similarly, the <a
href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/21/app_store_additions_include_medical_marijuana_e_books_call_recording.html"><b><span
style='color:#4E6490'>Barnes & Noble eReader</span></b></a> also
debuted on the platform this year.</span><br>
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<span class=apple-style-span>As software makers vie for a share of the e-reader
market, Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst with Forrester Research, told the </span><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Journal</span></em><span
class=apple-style-span> that the CourseSmart offering could be a
breakthrough for e-textbooks.</span><br>
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<span class=apple-style-span>"Textbooks are the missing link in the
e-reader content base," she said. "The problem so far is that college
students haven't really been interested in reading on their laptops. The iPhone
will help create excitement and generate awareness of e-textbooks."</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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