Apple's January 2012 education event: reinventing the textbook

iBooks Author 1.0.1 EULA clarifies sales stance: works can be sold outside of the iBookstore

Apple has updated the End Use License Agreement for iBooks Author, allowing authors to sell works created with the app outside of Apple's own outlets — as long as they don't utilized the company's enhanced .ibooks format.

Apple education event video now available for streaming and download

Apple has posted video of today's education-focused event in New York, available for streaming or as a download through iTunes.

iBooks Author restricts all sales to iBookstore, wraps for-pay books in DRM

After iBooks Author's announcement and release today, would-be writers began delving into the tool to see how it worked and what restrictions might be placed on it. Unfortunately, one of those restrictions is relatively onerous: Apple's End User License Agreement stipulates that books created with the tool can only be sold through Apple's iBookstore.

Apple iTunes U hands-on pictures and video

A hands-on look at Apple's new iTunes U app, which gives everyone access to higher-education course materials and lectures.

Apple's iBooks 2 and iBooks Author announcements raise questions about hardware, content

Apple launches an assault on the textbook status quo... but what about the hardware?

iTunes 10.5.3 adds iBooks textbook syncing to your iPad

iBooks Author hands-on: making textbooks in the 21st century

The single-window interface is just like any other modern iWorks app, and Apple isn't offering it for free for lack of features.

iBooks 2 hands-on: Apple's reinvented textbook

Apple iTunes U app released

Apple's publishing partners for digital textbooks: McGraw Hill, Pearson, more

At Apple's education event in New York City, the company introduced three new heavy-hitting partners for its new digital textbooks.

iBooks Author: Apple's Mac app to help you make textbooks

Apple has announced iBooks Author, a Mac-based tool for creating textbooks for the iBookstore.

Apple announces iBooks 2, a 'new textbook experience for the iPad'

Apple announces iBooks 2, focusing on education and textbooks.

Reminder: Apple 'Education Event' live blog tomorrow at 10AM ET / 7AM PT!

Apple's holding an Education Event tomorrow at 10AM ET / 7AM PT, and we'll be there liveblogging the whole thing.

WSJ: Apple's new ebook initiative to be led by iWork executive

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple's education event on January 19th will reveal a textbook-building initiative led by Roger Rosner, VP of productivity applications.

Apple to announce ebook creation tools Thursday, says Ars Technica

Apple may unveil new tools that together are described as "GarageBand for e-books." The new tools are said to make ebook creation much easier than currently-available software tools and may partially be based on the now-defunct iWeb software. Apple may also unveil what many were already expecting: new textbooks that are optimized for the iPad.

Apple 'Education Event' set for January 19th in NYC

Apple's holding an education event on January 19th in New York City.

Apple planning a non-TV media-related event in New York this month, says All Things D

Apple's planning a media-related event in NYC later this month with a likely focus on publishing or advertising, says Kara Swisher.