In part one of this series, we reviewed the Blio business model and how Blio has strategically catered to the needs of book publishers as well as readers. In this post, we will review what we know about the technology and functionality of Blio Reader and how it might enhance digital textbooks to move closer towards their potential as a interactive teaching tools. Excerpt from part 1 of this series: Blio reader is a fascinating digital publication platform which appears [Read more]
We’re giving out promo codes for a popular medical app in the comments section of this post The medical textbook has long been a ripe target for digital enhancement. In the 1990s the paragon of digital publishing was the CD ROM. At that time, publishers produced premium versions of their leading texts which included a CD ROM with additional images, search capability and even videos. As the internet became a viable distribution model, publishers moved the supplementary content to the [Read more]
