Apple wins trademark case over ‘iBooks’
Apple has won one of its many lawsuits involving “i” products — a federal judge threw out a case in which a New York publisher claimed that it, not Apple, has the rights to use “iBooks.” Read more at GigaOM »
Updated: Apple expands iBookstore in Japan with new publisher partnerships
For the first time Apple’s iBookstore will offer paid ebooks in the Japanese market, from major Japanese publishers including Kodansha and KADOKAWA. The iBooks 3.1 update also brings reading improvements for other Asian languages. Read more »
iTunes launches Breakout Books section to highlight self-published titles
Apple has launched a new section of the iBookstore, “Breakout Books,” that highlights popular ebooks from self-published authors. Read more »
How to use your iPhone, iPad or Mac to borrow ebooks from the library
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You don’t have to pay for ebooks on your mobile device or your Mac: your local library will lend you ebooks, digital magazine and audiobooks. Here’s a quick guide to getting set up. Read more »
Apple will sell ebooks in Japan
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Apple will launch a fully fledged iBookstore in Japan this year. Kobo, Kindle and Google all launched Japanese ebookstores in 2012 — greasing the wheels for Apple’s launch in a country that has been slow to embrace ebooks. Read more »
Review: iBooks 3′s new scrolling view, collections, sharing
We take a look at the new ebooks software Apple updated on Tuesday. The new scrolling view and social sharing of iBooks passages are interesting features updates, but may not be for everyone. Read more »
Apple releases iBooks 3, expands to more countries
At Apple’s iPad Mini launch event in San Francisco on Tuesday, the company also announced updates to its e-reading platform, iBooks. In addition, Apple is reportedly expanding the iBookstore to 18 more countries, including many in Latin America. Read more at GigaOM »
Hiptype wants to be the Google Analytics for ebooks
Mobile analytics companies provide app publishers with data about their users. Hiptype, a Y Combinator startup, wants to do the same thing for ebooks. That could be huge for data-starved book publishers — except that for now, Hiptype only works on platforms that support HTML5. Read more »
iBooks 2 Is ‘A Huge Missed Opportunity’, Publisher’s Developer Says
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Apple’s new big play for the education textbook market is a big letdown, according to a developer for one of the leading interactive kids’ e… Read more »
Apple Move Will Spark Flurry Of New Companies, Content In Education Market
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At Apple’s event today in New York, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) unveiled iBooks2, a new version of its iBooks software that is tailored to interactiv… Read more »
Apple Launches K-12 iPad Textbooks, New iTunes U & Self-Publishing Platform
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According to Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), education in the U.S. is plagued both by major institutional problems — low high-school graduation rates,… Read more »
How Apple iCloud And iTunes Match Will Work: The Unofficial FAQ
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Now that iCloud and iTunes Match have been unveiled, a few questions may remain. How does the iCloud-Match combo differ from Google (NSDQ: G… Read more »
