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Apple Launches K-12 iPad Textbooks, New iTunes U & Self-Publishing Platform
According to Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), education in the U.S. is plagued both by major institutional problems — low high-school graduation rates, abysmal rankings in science, math and reading — and by...
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Apple Move Will Spark Flurry Of New Companies, Content In Education Market
At Apple’s event today in New York, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) unveiled iBooks2, a new version of its iBooks software that is tailored to interactive textbooks, and iBooks Author, an app that makes it free and...
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iBooks 2 Is ‘A Huge Missed Opportunity’, Publisher’s Developer Says
Apple’s new big play for the education textbook market is a big letdown, according to a developer for one of the leading interactive kids’ education books publishers. “iBooks 2 looks very interesting...
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Hiptype wants to be the Google Analytics for ebooks
Retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble are already collecting data about how users are consuming ebooks on their platforms — but the book publishers themselves have no access to that retailer...
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Apple releases iBooks 3, reportedly expands to more countries
At Tuesday’s iPad mini event in San Francisco, Apple announced an update to iBooks, its ebook reading platform. The company is also reportedly expanding the iBookstore to 18 more countries in Latin...
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Review: iBooks 3′s new scrolling view, collections, sharing
As part of its Mac and iPad mini event on Tuesday, Apple also unveiled iBooks 3. It’s free, and it’s the first significant update to the ebook software since January. The big new features include a...
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Apple will sell ebooks in Japan
Apple will launch a fully fledged iBookstore in Japan this year, Japanese newspaper The Nikkei reports [paywall, only a snippet is free]. While iBooks has been available there since 2010, Apple and...
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How to use your iPhone, iPad or Mac to borrow ebooks from the library
You may be familiar with purchasing books and magazines for your iPhone and iPad, but have you ever borrowed an ebook or digital edition of a magazine from your local library? As more and more local...
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iTunes launches Breakout Books section to highlight self-published titles
Amazon intensely promotes self-published Kindle books, and now Apple is taking steps toward doing the same thing. The company has launched a new section of the iBookstore, “Breakout Books,” a...
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Updated: Apple expands iBookstore in Japan with new publisher partnerships
A small update to iBooks on Tuesday has some pretty big implications for Apple customers in Japan: with iBooks 3.1 they can now purchase ebooks rather than just download free or public domain content....
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Apple wins trademark case over ‘iBooks’
A small New York publisher that uses the label “ibooks” has struck out in its lawsuit against Apple, after a New York court on Wednesday held that the publisher’s mark was not distinct and that...
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Soon you’ll be able to read iBooks on your Mac
Starting this fall, Apple’s iBooks are no longer limited to reading on iPhones and iPads. The iBookstore is getting its own dedicated Mac app with the launch of the new OSX Mavericks operating system,...
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Want to publish an ebook for iOS? Surprising tips from iPad publisher Open Air
Open Air published its first interactive book for iPad, Speakeasy Cocktails, in 2011. Fast forward two years, and the New York-based startup has published 11 ebooks. In that time, Open Air has learned...
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iPad Weekend Rumor Roundup: Apps, Books and Accessories
This is it, we’re in the final stretch. In a mere five days the iPad arrives. Now that we’re counting down the remaining days in single digits, all manner of 'leaked' information is pouring out of the...
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iTunes 9.1: iPad Support and Genius Updates
Just days before the iPad lands in our hands, Apple has updated iTunes to version 9.1 so that we can sync content onto the new device just as soon as we post our unboxing photos to Twitter. iTunes 9.1...
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Why I’m Sticking With Amazon for My e-Books
Amazon got the ball rolling with the Kindle after years of stagnation in the market. Apple is going toe to toe with them with the launch of the iBookstore. So when I have an iPad in hand I’m going to...
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iPad + iBookstore + Smashwords = Free, Low Hassle e-Book Publishing
Have a hankering to be a published author? With the iPad's launch expected to exponentially increase interest in and demand for e-books, a new e-book publishing and distribution platform called...
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iPhone OS 4.0: Mail, Folders & iBooks
iPhone fans around the world will rejoice with the improvements coming in Apple’s iPhone 4.0 OS this summer. Support for organizing applications within folders, an improved Mail app and the new iBooks...
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iBooks and the iBookstore: A Walkthrough
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad several weeks ago, one of the key announcements was that the new tablet device would feature an e-reader. I have spent the last couple of weeks using the iBooks app...
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Zinio’s iPad Magazines Suggest Disappointing Future
Just like Apple with its iBookstore, Zinio has established relationships with an impressive array of publications. As such, you can expect to find enhanced editions of magazines Cosmopolitan, T3 and...
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