Apple disables iBooks for iPad 'jailbreakers'
iPad and iPhone users who 'jailbreak' - install modified versions of the operating system - their devices risk not being able to access books purchased from Apple's iBooks app.
View ArticleRandom House US adopts agency pricing
The US division of publishers Random House has now adopted the agency pricing model which sees publishers set the retail price of ebooks and pay a commission to the retailer. The firm was the only...
View ArticleApple claims 100m iBook downloads
Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday said the firm's iBookstore had seen more than 100m ebooks downloaded since the iPad went on sale last year. Jobs, who was speaking at the launch of the updated iPad 2,...
View ArticleApple's iBooks joins the Royal Wedding hype
iPad owners looking to share some of the Royal Wedding experience can download a free copy the official Royal Wedding programme. The programme contains the full Order of Service as well as a "never...
View ArticleWhy does iBooks STILL lack any of the Apple magic?
I and others have have previously commented on the underwhelming nature of Apple’s iBooks app yet, something like 16 months after it launched, it remains the least exciting of Apple’s stores. None of...
View ArticleMan Booker Prize teams up with Apple’s iBooks
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction has teamed up with Apple’s iBookstore to offer samples of each of the prize’s shortlisted titles in both book and audio format. Three of this year’s shortlisted authors...
View ArticleApple updates iBooks, finally adds night mode
Apple has updated its iBooks reading app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, adding both a night mode and full screen option. Other updates include the addition of several new fonts and classic covers for...
View ArticleApple’s £2.99 iBooks start from…£3.99
‘Great Books for £2.99’ proclaims a banner in Apple’s iBookstore and iTunes (see image). That’s pretty tempting, I have some iTunes vouchers and feel like a few new books. Perhaps some of these...
View ArticleApple rumoured to be holding iBooks related media event
Apple are expected to hold an iBooks related media event in New York City, home to the US’s biggest publishers, later this month. Reports suggest the event is not connected to the expected launch of...
View ArticleUS court finds Apple guilty of ebook price-fixing
Apple has been found guilty of participating in a conspiracy to raise ebook prices and thwart competition. The iBooks operator and iPad maker was being sued by the US Department of Justice over the...
View ArticleApple’s iBooks to give away free books this week
Apple has announced a week long give-away of ebooks via its iBooks store, titles include TV host Dawn O’Porter’s fiction debut and a "gripping" crime novel by emerging author James Carol.
View ArticleApple buys BookLamp analytics firm to bolster iBooks
The acquisition will allow the tech giant to improve book recommendations and make it easier for users to discover new content.
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