Can be setup to the individual needs of class

I really like iBooks Author, but it does require a fair amount of up-front effort if you are creating content for your students. What's great though is that you can hook an iPad up to your computer and test out your ebooks before actually finalizing them in case you weren't sure how a finished product would function. As for whether you should use it for creating student content, it depends on your students. It functions almost identical to any other document editing software with some additional instruction required to show students about the interactive features.