Tag Archives: IBooks

Apple’s to DOJ: Publishers already decided to fix prices before iBookstore came along

May 15, 2013   Apple, Mac
In the ongoing e-book price fixing case with the Department of Justice, in which Apple is accused of conspiring with publishers to fix eBook pricing and cut out Amazon, Apple has again responded to the DOJ’s claims detailing the “tough negotiations” it went through with publishers. To further prove its point that it was not […]
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Apple’s to DOJ: Publishers already decided to fix prices before iBookstore came along

May 15, 2013   Apple, Mac
In the ongoing e-book price fixing case with the Department of Justice, in which Apple is accused of conspiring with publishers to fix eBook pricing and cut out Amazon, Apple has again responded to the DOJ’s claims detailing the “tough negotiations” it went through with publishers. To further prove its point that it was not […]
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Apple updates iAd Producer with support for iBooks Author widgets, iTunes LPs, iTunes Extras, more

April 23, 2013   Apple, Mac
Apple’s iAd Producer tool for creating HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript ads for its iAd platform gets updated to version 4.0 today and adds a number of notable new features on top of some performance enhancements that Apple outlined in a knowledge base article. The updated app now allows users to create iBooks Author widgets, iTunes LPs, [...]
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Apple updates iAd Producer with support for iBooks Author widgets, iTunes LPs, iTunes Extras, more

April 23, 2013   Apple, Mac
Apple’s iAd Producer tool for creating HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript ads for its iAd platform gets updated to version 4.0 today and adds a number of notable new features on top of some performance enhancements that Apple outlined in a knowledge base article. The updated app now allows users to create iBooks Author widgets, iTunes LPs, [...]
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Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?

April 5, 2013   Uncategorized
Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars. No one doubts the convenience, reach, and flexibility of the ebook format, but it will never convincingly replicate the experience of a paper book—nor does it need to. Ebooks are a fundamentally new medium, stuck in an awkward growing stage. More »


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Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?

April 5, 2013   Uncategorized
Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars. No one doubts the convenience, reach, and flexibility of the ebook format, but it will never convincingly replicate the experience of a paper book—nor does it need to. Ebooks are a fundamentally new medium, stuck in an awkward growing stage. More »


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Apple releases iBooks 3.1 with support for iBookstore in Japan, local content & improvements for reading Asian language books

March 5, 2013   Apple, Mac
Update: Apple issued a press release on the matter, below the fold. Apple released version 3.1 of iBooks today on the App Store and with it comes hundreds of thousands of Japanese books to the iBookstore in Japan. Among the local content on the iBookstore in Japan is light novels and manga, while Apple also noted that [...]
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Explore the Universe From Your Couch With This Free, Stellar iBook

December 23, 2012   Uncategorized
Happy holidays from space; there's a new, free, astronomic e-book in the iTunes store and all you need to check it out is an iDevice and some time. Hubble Space Telescope: Discoveries boasts a collection of picture, video, and animation that lets you stare out into the beautiful void like never before. More »


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Explore the Universe From Your Couch With This Free, Stellar iBook

December 23, 2012   Uncategorized
Happy holidays from space; there's a new, free, astronomic e-book in the iTunes store and all you need to check it out is an iDevice and some time. Hubble Space Telescope: Discoveries boasts a collection of picture, video, and animation that lets you stare out into the beautiful void like never before. More »


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$50 iTunes gift card for $40 delivered through email

December 19, 2012   Apple, Mac
From 9to5Toys.com: . For a limited time, Walmart is offering the $50 iTunes gift card for $40. That’s 20 percent off and the lowest price we’ve seen for these. The card comes immediately through email, and it counts toward free shipping on other items. It can be purchased for use in the US iTunes Store [...]
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