Tag: iBookstore

Apple Pushes Swift Manual Live On The iBookstore

Just minutes after ending the WWDC Keynote, Apple pushed the Swift manual live on the iBookstore. This is the manual for Apple’s new programming language...
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Court Denies Motion To Halt iBooks Antitrust Monitor’s Actions

The US Court of Appeals of the Second Circuit has denied Apple’s motion to stop the actions of Michael Bromwich, Apple’s court-ordered antitrust monitor. The...
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Book Publishers Notifying iTunes Book Buyers Who Are Eligible For Settlement Checks

Remember that whole price fixing scandal trial that involved Apple and several book publishers? Well while Apple ended up losing in court, the book publishers...
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Apple rejects Seth Godin’s book because of links to Amazon store

Marketer extraordinaire Seth Godin has released a new book, titled Stop Stealing Dreams, but you won’t be seeing it on the iBookstore anytime soon. Apple...
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Marvel graphic novels now available on iBookstore

Do you love Marvel Comics? If so, I have some fantastic news for you. Marvel has officially announced that it has released its graphic novels on...
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iBookstore gets a nice little Quick Read section, short, cheap books rejoice

eBooks were supposed to make it cheaper to read, but those book publishers seem to be turning out to be more like the RIAA and...
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Steve Jobs appears at iPad 2 event

Steve Jobs walked on stage to a standing ovation today as he launched the new iPad. Steve started the keynote with a few numbers: 100...
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Random House might be coming to the iBookstore in the near future

Random House has finally caved to demand and decided that it’s time they switch pricing models to a system more in line with Apple’s 70/30...
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iBookstore Canada approved

The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages officially announced today the required approval for Apple to establish a Canadian iBookstore. In order to receive...
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Collections, folders coming to iBooks

iBooks kind of sucks. I want to like it, but it’s a giant mess. It can be such a pain in the rear trying to...
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iBooks gift cards available in Apple Stores, iBookstore

iBooks gift cards are now available in Apple retail stores and the iBookstore, as reported by Mac Life last week. The gift cards, available in...
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O’Reilly brings books to the iBookstore

Finally, major book publishers are starting to figure out that their books should be in the iBookstore and not the App Store. If there’s one...
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Canada concerned about the iBookstore

First I’d like to say I’m Canadian, and secondly I’d like to warn you that I’m injecting myself into the middle of this story, despite...
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Apple’s looking for an iBookstore marketing manager. Do you have what it takes?

Many people would die to work at Apple these days. I’m not one of them, but I know a lot of people would be interested...
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Miss Spider’s Tea Party for the iPad, and an interview with Nicholas Callaway

There are quite a few children’s interactive books that are available for the iPad.  They are pretty similar in what they offer, in the way...
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Pole Four: iBooks

Today Apple announced that the iBooks app, prominently featured when the iPad was introduced, will also be included in iPhone OS 4. Users will be able to purchase books or samples of books on their iPhones through the iBookstore.
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Amazon set to take on Apple’s ebook app by releasing OS X software.

It’s a happy day today for competition. Today, the largest e-book vendor on the market has announced that they’re going to be releasing an application...
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How will you use your iPad?

I’m filled with anticipation, like a kid on Christmas Eve.  With only weeks left before the iPad is released, I started to think to myself,...
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