Apple Expands iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager Out of US

Jan 22, 2014 (Wed): Apple has announced iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager are expanding into new markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe and other regions. iBooks Textbooks bring Multi-Touch textbooks with dynamic, current and interactive content to teachers and students while iTunes U Course Manager allows educators to create and distribute courses for their own classrooms, or share them publicly, on the iTunes U app.

“The incredible content and tools available for iPad provide teachers with new ways to customize learning unlike ever before,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “We can’t wait to see how teachers in even more countries will create their new lesson plans with interactive textbooks, apps and rich digital content.”