He calls Inkling a platform for publishers to build rich multimedia content from the ground up, with a heavy emphasis on real-world functionality.

Publishers give us all of the source media, artwork, videos," he says, "We help them think through how to actually build something for this platform

Textbook versions are constantly updated, motivating publishers by minimizing production costs (the big ones like McGraw-Hill are already on board).

Textbook publisher Pearson is the largest publisher—of any kind—in the world.

Several opponents have recently?emerged, ranging from rival tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon to small bodies representing authors and publishers across the world.

It failed to protect the interests of American publishers