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The Next Generation of Digital Books Our Choice will change the way we read books. And quite possibly change the world. In this interactive app, Al Gore surveys the causes of global warming and presents groundbreaking insights and solutions already under study and underway that can help stop the unfolding disaster of global warming. Our Choice melds the vice president's narrative with photography, interactive graphics, animations, and more than an hour of engrossing documentary footage. A new, groundbreaking multi-touch interface allows you to experience that content seamlessly. Pick up and explore anything you see in the book; zoom out to the visual table of contents and quickly browse though the chapters; reach in and explore data-rich interactive graphics.

Both of my sons - 8th grader and senior -were not too impressed with the ipad - similar to the students referenced in the article. Yes the apps are fun - the touch screen way cool - but my sons said that for classroom purposes it is very limited at this point in time. For schools without the abundance of technology, the ipad would be a great tool for internet usage and discovery. I am wondering why it would be preferable to a netbook? Lisa