Today Apple held an education event in New York City where it unveiled a new version of the iBooks app along with iBooks Author, a free Mac application that allows you to create books containing not just text but also rich media elements. Macworld’s Dan Moren and Lex Friedman attended the event. I talk to them about their impressions.

Note that Dan and Lex had to dash into a less-than-silent office to record the podcast. We apologize for the occasional background noise.

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It should come as no surprise that we’re all over Apple’s latest education efforts. Check out these stories:

• Live Update: Apple’s January 19 Education Event
• Apple Releases iBook 2 With Support for Interactive Textbooks
• iBooks Author Offers Free E-textbook Creation
• Apple Unveils iTunes U App
• iTunes Update Adds Interactive Textbook Compatibility
• Summary: Apple Puts iPad at the Head of the Class
• Hands On: iBooks Author

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