Apple iOS 8.4 brings iBooks Author textbook support for iPhone


We already know that the iOS 8.4 beta includes a revamped music app and now it will debut will introduce iBooks Author textbooks to the iPhone for the first time.

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iBooks Author textbooks is part of Apple’s education initiative, and allows not only students, but also teachers and other educators to produce dynamic learning materials. They allows schools and teachers to create dynamic, digital textbooks that can play videos, embed Study Cards, and connect to the internet. Initially, these digital books were only available on the iPad but is now expanding to iPhone as well.

In iOS 8.4 any publication created with Apple’s free iBooks Author app, not just digital textbooks, is reportedly viewable on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus along with their video content, Study Cards, the glossary, highlights and linked online content. Last month, Apple relocated Audiobooks to iBook app in iOS 8.4 beta.


Author: Sneha Bokil

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