Live Coverage of Apple"s Education-Focused Media Event
Slivka Apple today is holding its education-focused media event where it is widely expected to introduce a new push into digital textbooks. The event is scheduled to kick off at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City at 10:00 AM Eastern / 7:00 Pacific. Apple will not be providing live video coverage of the event to the public, but a number of news sites will be on hand to provide text and photo updates, and we"re including links to several of them here. We will also be updating this article with coverage as the media event unfolds and news stories regarding the event announcements will go out through our @MacRumors account. - The Verge - Macworld - Engadget - CNET - AllThingsD - The Loop - Time/Technologizer - The Wall Street Journal Recent News and Rumors - Apple"s Textbook Project Code Named "Bliss" and Inspired by Al Gore"s "Our Choice"? - Apple"s Textbook Initiative to Feature Strong K-12 Focus, Aid Publishers Large and Small - iWork VP Roger Rosner Taking Charge of Apple"s Digital Textbook Initiative - Apple to Launch "Garageband for e-books" on Thursday? - More on Apple"s Textbook Plans for Thursday"s Media Event In one last-minute rumor, Jason O"Grady claims on Twitter and at ZDNet that Apple could launch Pages "12 with enhanced ePub support (perhaps alongside a full iWork "12 update), iBooks 2.0 with support for Mac, and textbook rentals.