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Apple launches Breakout Books to promote indie authors

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today Apple unveiled a new section to its iBookstore called "Breakout Books," which features books published to the iBookstore by indie authors. The curated collection highlights titles that have earned four and five star reviews, so not every indie book will get its moment of glory in the new section. Read The Full Story

Apple granted patent for page-turn animation

, Nov 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you've been a long-time iOS user and also read your fair share of ebooks, then you'll know that Apple implemented a pretty cool page-turning animation when reading ebooks, meaning that sliding your finger across the screen to go to the next page resulted in the page actually turning, just like it would with a real book. And finally, USPTO has granted Apple the patent for that animation. Read The Full Story

DC digital comic books now available for iOS, Kindle, and NOOK devices

, Nov 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

DC Comics has announced that it will be offering its comic books on a variety of digital platforms, including Apple's iBooks, Amazon's Kindle, and Barnes & Noble's NOOK ereaders and tablets. Of course, DC Comics has been selling graphic novels in digital form for quite some time, but this is the first time that DC is officially releasing new content on a weekly basis to various big digital platforms. Read The Full Story

Apple avoids antitrust investigation by allowing Amazon to lower ebook prices

, Nov 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has negotiated a deal with European Union regulators that will result in the company avoiding a potential investigation on antitrust violations. However, in return, Apple is letting Amazon set their own prices for ebooks, which will most likely be lower than what Apple offers in their iBooks store. Read The Full Story

Apple announces new version of iBooks Author

, Oct 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has announced a brand new version of iBooks Author, and there's a few very important things to note. Starting today, iBooks Author comes with a bunch of new Apple templates, making textbook creation even easier. Publishers can also use their own fonts right there in their digital books, which should do something to give their books some personality that make them stand out. Read The Full Story

iBooks app updated with Continuous Scrolling

, Oct 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

With the update of the Apple universe comes the push for apps that keep the Apple ecosystem strong, thus the event today came running with 1.5 million books on the iBooks book store. This update from Tim Cook came in with 400 million downloads from the iBooks book store. These numbers came with a brand new update for iBooks that starts in with Continuous Scrolling, iCloud, and new sharing abilities. Read The Full Story

Choose Your Own Adventure books coming to iPad

, Apr 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

With the explosion of e-books lately, there is increasing dialogue about the emergence of books that users can interact with. There's an entire new class of digital books that contain links to websites, have embedded videos and dynamic content, and all sorts of other things that take advantage of the fact that these books are being presented on a digital device. Read The Full Story

US sues Apple and publishers over ebook price fixing [Update: Full details]

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple, along with publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin, is the target of a price- fixing antitrust lawsuit filed by the US government, alleging the companies colluded on the price of ebooks. The lawsuit was filed in New York district court, Bloomberg reports, and while full details of the suit are unknown, it’s believed that some of the publishers are chasing an early settlement. Update: News on settlements and the full documentation after the cut.

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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: February 3, 2012

, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [2]

Another week has come to a close, but not before we had a chance to catch up on the big news of the day, like this one - the Android@Home prototype as an entertainment device for the home. In addition, the Windows Phone Marketplace has just launched in five new countries. Read The Full Story

Apple updates iBooks Author EULA terms to address content ownership concerns

, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [1]

Apple today updated its new e-book publishing app, iBooks Author, to version 1.0.1, but the only change was in the End User License Agreement. The update clarifies a controversial portion of the EULA that suggested any content created by the app could only be sold and distributed through Apple's iBookstore if it were to be sold at all. Read The Full Story

350,000 iBooks textbooks downloaded in three days

, Jan 23rd 2012 Discuss [17]

Apple's iBooks 2 digital textbook launch last week may not have convinced everyone that the classroom is the best place for the iPad, but over 350,000 downloads of textbooks in the first three days of availability suggests there's big demand for learning on the iOS slate. The figures were tracked by Global Equities Research's proprietary monitoring system, AllThingsD reports, while downloads of the free iBooks Author tool have also apparently been successful. Read The Full Story

New iPad Retina Display looking more likely from iBooks 2 icons

, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Further evidence of a next-gen iPad with a 2048 x 1536 "Retina Display" has been unearthed, this time from iconography and graphics included in Apple's new iBooks 2 app released yesterday. A new bookmark icon in the refreshed app - labeled "iPadx2" - was spotted after some judicious digging by MacRumors and devs Steve Troughton-Smith and Grant Paul, indicating Apple is preparing to double up on the existing resolution of the iPad for its imminent third-gen variant. Read The Full Story
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