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Weekly News Digest
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July 25, 2011 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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CourseSmart Launches HTML5-Based Reader for Etextbooks
CourseSmart announced the beta launch of its newest reader platform providing users with online, offline, anything, anywhere access to their eTextbooks. The first in the industry to utilize HTML5 technology for etextbooks and coupled with the latest version of Mozilla Firefox 5.0, this cloud-based offering now provides the same productivity features whether users are online or offline.Students who have active online etextbook digital rental access will immediately enjoy the benefits of the new offline capabilities. Additionally, instructor textbook evaluation services will also be available on the new reader platform, allowing instructors free access to evaluate more than 90% of all core higher education etextbooks whether online or offline. The new reader experience also extends to CourseSmart’s productivity tools allowing users to highlight, search, copy, paste, take notes, share and print while offline. The platform synchronizes user notes across all devices, whether it is from their desktop computer, laptop, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android-based device, or any web-enabled device. A full list of features for the new reader is available here. And, just in time for back-to-school, try the new reader with a book you need for the coming semester at http://www.coursesmart.com/go/freetrial. CourseSmart is a venture supported by leading publishers, including Pearson, Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group (Macmillan), and John Wiley & Sons. Source: CourseSmart
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Brandi Scardilli
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