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Apple’s iPad Mini event to focus heavily on iBooks
Though invitations haven’t been sent out yet, it’s largely believed that Apple’s special iPad Mini event will take place on Tuesday, October 23. In light of that, The Next Web is reporting that the event will have a strong focus on iBooks. Which, of course, shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise given that […]
Continue reading...Apple modified iBooks EULA
Monday, February 6, 2012
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Hopefully people can now pipe down about this non-issue. Apple just updated its End User License Agreement for the iBooks Author application, and the changes clearly outline the Cupertino, Calif.-based Company only requires .iBooks formatted products created in iBooks Author to sell through the iBookstore. With that said, Apple aims to sell the packaged format without […]
Continue reading...350,000 Textbooks already downloaded from iBookstore – Report
Monday, January 23, 2012
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A new report from All Things D, citing a note from analyst Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry, relays that Apple’s foray into the textbook business is off to a rousing start. According to Global Equities Research, which monitors Apple’s iBook sales via a proprietary tracking system it doesn’t much care to discuss, more than […]
Continue reading...Apple’s January media event to focus on publishing and iBooks
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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Kara Swisher yesterday broke the story that Apple is planning a special media event towards the end of January. Swisher’s sources told her that the announcement wasn’t related to the iPad 3 and likely would have nothing to do with the rumored Apple HDTV. We ourselves speculated that the event would center on media deals […]
Continue reading...Strange rumor of the day – Apple interested in acquiring Barnes & Noble
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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A far as Apple rumors go, this one is as absurd as Apple acquiring Twitter. Indeed, the only thing that gives its any credence is the source – Boy Genius Report. The Boy Genius himself, Jonathan Geller, wrote today, citing an admittedly unproven source, that Apple is currently engaged in discussions to potentially acquire Barnes […]
Continue reading...Disney sells over 1 million iOS book apps
Monday, January 10, 2011
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With titles like Toy Story 2 Read-Along and Princess Dress-Up, Disney’s selection of 9 iOS book apps have been downloaded over 1 million times thus far. Impressively, each of Disney’s 9 iOS book apps have at some point or another made an appearance in the top 10 list of paid book apps. Check out the […]
Continue reading...Apple releases 6 free books on iOS development on the iBookstore
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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If you’re an iOS developer looking to shore up your skills, or an aspiring developer looking to get into the game, Apple has an early Christmas present for you. On Monday Apple published 6 different books on iOS and Mac OS X development and made them available for free on the iBookstore. Well before you […]
Continue reading...Apple updates iBooks, adds illustration and AirPrint support
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Apple yesterday issued a 15.2MB update to its iBooks app, adding the ability to organize books into personal collections along with the ability to print PDF documents and user generated notes via AirPrint. Apple also increased support for fully illustrated books, “from children’s picture books to beautifully designed art books.” Lastly, and only available on […]
Continue reading...Apple updates iBooks app with highlights, notes, and PDF functionality
Monday, June 7, 2010
Steve Jobs’ keynote is underway, and he kicked things off with a bit of info about the iPad. Some of the more worthwhile tidbits are that there are now over 8.5 million native iPad apps in the App Store, and they’ve been downloaded over 35 million times to date. “That’s about 17 apps per iPad,” […]
Continue reading...Apple sells over 1 million iPads in 28 days
Monday, May 3, 2010
In the first month since going on sale, Apple confirmed today that it had already sold 1 million units of the iPad. In a press release issued earlier this morning, Apple announced that it took them just 28 days to hit the 1 million mark, while pointing out that iPad users have already downloaded over […]
Continue reading...Apple sells over 300,000 iPads on Saturday alone
Monday, April 5, 2010
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Apple announced today that as of Midnight on Saturday April 3rd, they had sold over 300,000 iPads – a figure that includes pre-orders as well. “It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world—it’s going to be a game changer,” Steve Jobs said in a press release, “iPad users, on average, downloaded more […]
Continue reading...Engadget reviews the iPad, fawns over iBooks
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Engadget’s review of the iPad – as usual, it’s detailed, informative, and doesn’t pull any punches. Well done Mr. Topolsky. Especially impressive were their thoughts on Apple’s iBooks app: To say Apple is about to put a major dent in Kindleworld is an understatement. The iBooks app is one of the most beautiful and thoughtful […]
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
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