Page 1 Pearson NexText Peter Chapman Vice President - Digital Delivery Services Content Mgmt Services January, 2013 Pearson Confidential

Page 2 NexText - What is it? A planned extension of Pearson’s current, fidelity-based, eText platform that provides the ability to support responsive layouts suitable for delivery to multiple platforms - tablets, smartphones, laptops and desktop computers.

Page 3 NexText - Objectives A next-generation Pearson ebook solution that is based on industry standards (XHTML5, CSS3, EPUB3) and yet offers significant advantages compared to the competition. A superior ebook solution where responsive layouts are more appropriate than page-fidelity layouts. A completely accessible solution for all learners. A highly engaging ebook solution with great support for embedded interactive elements. A solution that supports multiple business models including standalone ebooks, libraries of ebooks and ebooks accessible through Pearson Learning Platforms. A robust set of “narrative content” web services for Pearson business units that want to create specialized ebook clients.

Page 4 Current NexText Timeline Requirements and user story creation (Oct. 2012) - Complete! Content model and sample content creation (Nov. 2012) - Out for review. NSM Prototype reviews (Dec. 2012) - Complete! NSM Prototype Demonstrable (NSM, Jan 2013) - Complete! NexText v1.0 scope finalized (Jan. 2013) Architectural design complete and engineering efforts begins (Jan. 2013) Prototype feedback and v1.0 scope adjustments as needed (Feb. 2013) D3A v0.5 authoring tools and process released (Q2, 2013) NexText v1.0 feature complete and released to QA (Q2, 2013) NexText v1.0 production release (Q2, 2013) D3A v1.0 authoring tools and workflow released (Q3, 2013)

Page 5 NexText NSM Prototype Goals Uses the PXE content model - Support for semantic tagging Demonstrable on Mac, Windows, iPad, Android tablet and smart-phone A browser-based solution Support embedded - (as opposed to eText’s linked-) rich media Fully accessible Can “grab” highlighted text Create notes, bookmarks Support optional “card” display TOC navigation Content navigation Glossary

Page 6 Significant advantages of NexText v. eText Nextext is a fully responsive design vs a fixed, fidelity design Fully Accessible vs. incompletely accessible Support embedded - (as opposed to eText’s linked-) rich media Fully accessible Can “grab” highlighted text Create notes, bookmarks Support optional “card” display TOC navigation Content navigation Glossary

Page 7 NexText NSM Prototype

Page 8 Access Titles

Page 9 Inline Video

Page 10 Bookmarks

Page 11 Bookmark Basket

Page 12 TOC

Page 13 Highlights

Page 14 Add Notes

Page 15 Highlights and Notes Basket

Page 16 Media Baskets

Page 17 Image Navigation

Page 18 Pop-up Definitions

Page 19 Glossary

Page 20 White Background Color

Page 21 Sepia Background Color

Page 22 Reverse Background Color

Page 23 Resizable Fonts