Apple to announce new digital textbook service?

While many may discount the importance of Apple's new service - it may dramatically change how our children learn and and the tools they learn with. When the Kindle launched - I wondered how long it would be before eReaders consumers would migrate to digital - Then the iPad arrived and I thought how long would it be before I would have to purchase a tablet as a required tool for my children's education. Apple's announcement may hold the answers for the education market. I already have colleagues who have been asked by their schools to purchase iPads for their children - I have a problem with purchasing a $500 iPad for a 6 year-old. So I hope Apple's announcement includes the "iPad Student Edition" @ $199.
On a media note, it will be interesting to see how this service will affect  publishers like Pearson Education.

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