Ooooo.. now you are talking Brendyn. This could be a new opportunity for publishers to break new ground. :-)<br><br>I hope that they consider adoptiong the ePub format as this works on most devices and is an open standard.<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats#EPUB">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats#EPUB</a><br><br>Now that I am getting used to using an iPad, it is certainly easier to see how this kind of technology can easily replace class reference books and save lugging expensive and heavy bundles of text books. Same would go for my students.<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Brendyn Hancock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:BHancock@nagle.vic.edu.au">BHancock@nagle.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Will any of these we released in iPAD form?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Or At least eBook, and I don’t mean a pdf (unless its one of
those very advanced developed ones with links and internal apps running...)</span></p>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Zach Alexakos<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 13 October 2010 2:15 PM<div class="im"><br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
</div><div class="im"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Booklist 2011</div></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I asked the Nelson rep about this a few
weeks back. I was informed that they would not have such resources on line for
next year- backflip? <br><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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I was after the Unit 3&4 Book online as well- if you know of it let me know
so I can bookmark it. <br>
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Zach Alexakos<br>
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On 13/10/10 9:11 AM, "Lawson, James" <<a href="http://LawsonJ@trinity.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">LawsonJ@trinity.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:</div></div></span></p><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Consolas;">The 11 IT book was online a week or so ago.<br>
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Here is the link to the uncorrected page proofs:<br>
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<a href="http://www.nelsonsecondary.com.au/2/497/12/page_proofs.pm" target="_blank">http://www.nelsonsecondary.com.au/2/497/12/page_proofs.pm</a><br>
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Just be aware that there have been some changes since then, but you will get
the general idea.<br>
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James<br>
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PS, Below is the actual email sent out by Cengage:<br>
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</span><b><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 103);">Uncorrected
pages proofs of </span></b><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 103);">Information Technology VCE Units 1&2</span></i><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 103);"> are on the </span><span><a href="http://www.nelsonsecondary.com.au" target="_blank">www.nelsonsecondary.com.au</a></span>
<<a href="http://www.nelsaonsecondary.com.au" target="_blank">http://www.nelsaonsecondary.com.au</a>>
<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 103);">website for you
to preview. Simply click </span><span>here</span>
<<a href="http://www.nelsonsecondary.com.au/2/497/12/page_proofs.pm" target="_blank">http://www.nelsonsecondary.com.au/2/497/12/page_proofs.pm</a>>
<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 103);">or on the cover
below and be taken directly to the site.<br>
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</span><span> <img src="cid:image001.jpg@01CB6AE3.57242C60" border="0" height="189" width="152"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <<a href="http://www.nelsonsecondary.com.au/2/497/12/page_proofs.pm" target="_blank">http://www.nelsonsecondary.com.au/2/497/12/page_proofs.pm</a>>
</span><span> <img src="cid:image002.jpg@01CB6AE3.57242C60" border="0" height="189" width="152"><br>
9780170187466
9780170187473<br>
<b><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 103);">Authors: Colin Potts, James Lawson,
Therese Keane and Margaret Lawson<br>
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</span></i></b>The new editions the <i>VCE Information Technology</i> student
books are in production. The expected publication dates are December and
February. <br>
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Link to the <b><i>IT Applications VCE Units 3 and 4</i></b> pages will be sent
as soon as available.<br>
Please feel free to contact me for any further information. <br>
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Kind regards<br>
Danuta<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Danuta Edgley<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Educational Representative - Secondary<br>
Cengage Learning<br>
Level 7, 80 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, VIC, 3205<br>
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(o) 61.3.9685.4159 | (m) 0418 584 951 | (e) </span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"><a href="http://danuta.edgley@cengage.com" target="_blank">danuta.edgley@cengage.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <<a href="mailto:danuta.edgley@cengage.com" target="_blank">mailto:danuta.edgley@cengage.com</a>>
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</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">.au <br>
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