Macmillan's DynamicBooks demo: Textbooks to the 'Wii era'? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

• Macmillan's DynamicBooks demo: Textbooks to the 'Wii era'? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

  • Macmillan, a prominent book publisher, on Monday launched DynamicBooks, interactive textbooks that are one part book and one part Wikipedia
  • • Instructors will be able to add text or media content to existing content in the textbook;
    • Profs will be able to customize and modify textbook chapters;
    • Books will get podcasts, video clips, graphing tools and other supplements;
    • The technology that enables the DynamicBooks is based on the VitalSource Bookshelf platform from Ingram Content Group;
    • And students can purchase the customized book or get a printed version

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