Intel Capital's investment is part of $30m round for Kno, which also sees Advance Publications join the consortium as a new investor.

US-listed semiconductor maker Intel’s corporate venturing unit is investing $20m in US-based digital textbook and tablet maker Kno two years after its launch.

Intel Capital’s investment is part of $30m round for Kno, which also sees Advance Publications join the consortium as a new investor.

All of Kno’s existing institutional investors participated in the round, including venture capital and angel networks Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Floodgate and SV Angels.

As part of the agreement, Kno will make…