Digital textbooks for increasing educational outcomes
The best digital textbooks, interactive apps and learning managements systems are yet to arrive. Access to these learning tools will be paramount to the success of students, since the majority of jobs...
View ArticleDigital Textbooks: Interactivity and DRM – The two most important aspects
BBC News Scotland runs with the story that Edinburgh Council is pushing for a wider spread of digital textbook adoption in Edinburgh’s schools. It comes some months after several Edinburgh have...
View ArticleFocussing on tablets in the classroom
Tablets are increasingly making their way into primary schools, colleges and university classrooms across the globe. As an example of how publishers are meeting this new challenge, Rising Stars, an...
View ArticleWhat ingredients make a “quality” eBook?
What defines a quality eBook? A recent survey by the Data Conversion Laboratory and Bowker, industry-leaders in bibliographic information technology management, highlights key reasons for the...
View ArticleMarketing Textbooks in the Future
Captive markets, particularly in the tertiary sector, mean that education publishers tend to be bigger than other media companies, even if the latter seems sexier and attracts more attention. For...
View ArticleIntroducing YUDU Training, our new Video Library App
Schools, educational publishers and eLearning companies are enthusiastically and wholeheartedly adopting video and evolving current workflows to include more video content. Not only that, they are...
View ArticleYUDU Explains: “Textbook Apps”
YUDU Explains: Textbook Apps The Digital Publishing industry is replete with often confusing terminology that often appears meaningless not just to laymen, but industry veterans as well. As part of a...
View ArticleTwo new eBook app launches: Bloomsbury Bird Guides and Mentor eBooks
Two new eBook app launches: Bloomsbury Bird Guides and Mentor eBooks Using YUDU apps and publishing technology, major book publisher Bloomsbury and textbook publisher Mentor have launched two apps to...
View ArticleIs your university prospectus competitive enough?
Universities all over the globe compete fiercely for student numbers. A prospectus, is not ‘just a prospectus’; the photos and information inside, are snapshots of how a young person will envisage the...
View ArticleMarketing a digital prospectus: a new approach
Many forward-thinking students are using LinkedIn to decide their future careers and map the best path to achieve their success. Whilst writing our recent post “Is your prospectus competitive enough?”...
View Article5 reasons why a digital prospectus will help you recruit more students
Searching for the right university is an important process. With endless opportunities available and stacks of prospectuses to explore, it’s crucial that you stand out from the crowd. The traditional...
View ArticleWhy declining tablet sales are a good thing for training managers
Much has been written as of late about the declining sales of tablet devices. While some writers have taken a more nuanced view of the meaning behind these trends, a good deal of clickbait has...
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