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Blio Reader Could Launch a New Digital Era of Medical Textbook Publishing
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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 web and started offering paid subscriptions. Of course, the internet also encourages free distribution, and thus arose comprehensive medical ad-supported websites aimed at consumers and physicians, e.g. WebMD and Medscape, respectively.
iPad hands on review: Fits in your white coat and is fast enough for Medical point of care use [Healthcare Perspective]
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The iPad has finally been released and we’ve got our hands on one so we can provide the medical community a healthcare perspective of the device. I’ve been using the iPad for the last two days, and these are the initial impressions.
Fits in your white Coat:
The iPad should fit comfortably your white coat. If you continue on to the rest of the review you’ll see pictures of the iPad easily settling into my white coat, along with my stethoscope. Granted, my white coat has been thoroughly stretched out with mini medical reference books, papers, and medical devices, but even with a fresh white coat, you shouldn’t have problems tucking away your iPad.
For the iPad to be seriously used in the medical setting, this type of convenience is key. I can’t imagine carrying it around while I juggle patient notes and other necessities.
The iPad feels heavy in your hands(1.5 pounds), but is thin, measuring half an inch in depth. The ends of the iPad are tapered, making it feel significantly thinner. The heavy feel is almost welcome and assuring, it makes the iPad feel strong – making you feel like a drop, with a case on it, wouldn’t break it. This type of build quality is expected from an Apple device.
Social Textbooks and the iPad – How the Medical Community Could Benefit from Dynamic E-books
It’s probably not an exaggeration to predict medical students of the next decade will not lift a physical textbook. In fact, even ownership of a discrete entity, formerly referred to as a “textbook’, may be a historical footnote. Instead, students may simply rent the chapters they need for a particular course, paying a recurring subscription fee to the publisher for the period of usage. This system could foster innovation and allow for dynamic ebooks that change with standard of care, as I’ll discuss in this post.
