All the stories tagged with ibooks
Apple granted patent for page curling animation used in iBooks
11/14/2012, Whether you love or hate the skeumorphic design employed in the iBooks app on Apple’s iOS devices, you have to admit that the somewhat realistic effect of the turning pages is quite a pretty one. Well it seems that if [...]
350,000 iBooks textbooks reportedly downloaded in 3 days
01/23/2012, If you thought Apple’s recent foray into the education world with iBooks textbooks was a great idea, you’re right. According to Global Equities Research, which monitors Apple’s iBook sales via a proprietary tracking system – over 350,000 textbooks have been [...]
iBooks Author-created books can only be sold by Apple
01/20/2012, If you want to create an eBook using Apple’s iBooks Author app, make sure you read the End User License Agreement before starting anything. According to reports online, all books created with iBooks Author can only be distributed and sold [...]
iPad 3 high-res display hinted in iBooks 2
01/20/2012, While we’ve had cases hinting at the design of the next generation iPad (iPad 2S/3), we now have some images that suggest a higher-resolution display on the tablet. Some folks dug around the iBooks 2 app and discovered some retina-ready [...]
iBooks Author and iTunes U released
01/19/2012, In addition to the release of iBooks 2, Apple also announced the launch of iBooks Author – a free app downloadable from the Mac App Store that lets anybody easily create textbooks suitable for the iBooks App. GarageBand for iBooks? [...]
iBooks 2 for iPad unveiled
01/19/2012, It looks like these week’s rumors about Apple’s education were right on the dot. Apple announced today the launch of iBooks 2 for iPad – which introduces the support for iPad textbooks. iBooks textbooks are said to offer iPad users [...]
Starbucks expands “Pick of the week” to include TV shows and iBooks
08/24/2011, About a week ago we reported that Starbucks had recently revamped their “Pick of the week” promotion, and instead of giving their patrons a free card that would allow them to redeem a free song, they instead changed it to [...]
iPubsoft removes DRM from your ebooks
07/29/2011, Digital rights management (DRM) was one of the methods introduced in order to help combat the piracy of digital media, such as ebooks and MP3s. Unfortunately DRM also limits how you go about sharing your files, which can be troublesome [...]
Apple iBooks updated
04/22/2011, When it comes to book reading apps, users of iOS devices have got plenty to choose from – from big name apps like Kindle from Amazon, Nook from Barnes & Noble, and Apple’s own offering – iBooks. Folks who use [...]
Random House publishing to join Apple’s iBooks
03/01/2011, One of the world’s largest publishers of physical books, Random House has finalized a deal with Apple to sell their books on their eBook store – iBooks. Random House has stated that they will be changing their pricing in order [...]
Latest iBooks contains anti-jailbreaking feature
02/15/2011, Despite jailbreaking the iPhone being deemed legal, Apple isn’t going to stop trying to prevent users from jailbreaking the device. Folks have noticed that the latest version of iBooks, version 1.2.1, refuses to open books on jailbroken iPhones. Comex, from [...]
iPad 2 to feature increased resolution thanks to bookmark picture?
01/16/2011, There have been plenty of rumors going around as to whether the iPad 2 would feature an upgraded display or not. Some recent discoveries hinted that it would remain at the 1024 x 768 pixel resolution display, though some additional [...]
iBooks Updated with Collections, Printing
12/15/2010, Apple today has rolled out an update to its PDF and EPUB e-book reading app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad tablet. The new update, now in version 1.2, brings the ability to sort books and PDFs into collections. [...]
