Your chances of buying tangible gifts for the holidays may be fading fast, but your digital options are now wider than ever. Apple has just enabled full gift support on the iBookstore for both iOS and Mac users; you can buy someone a specific book ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new deal with Penguin UK means a greater variety of books for the insurgent platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
British multi-platform publisher YUDU is favoring publishing in the robust iBooks platform over stand-alone apps, which entail greater expense and risk. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has applied to create a patent for a system allowing authors to sign ebooks. This week,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
As glad as we are that digital bookstores let authors skip the usual gatekeepers, that doesn't help much if they can't get noticed. Apple is giving those self-publishing writers more of a chance to shine with the launch of a permanent Breakout Books section in the US iBookstore. The section... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple plans to have 80,000 titles for sale on its iBookstore in Japan within a month,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
When iBooks Author, Apple’s multimedia ebook authoring tool, was unveiled in January, it was hailed for how easy it is to use and its ability to create rich, multimedia, and interactive educational content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins is capitalising on the forthcoming release of the first Hobbit film by putting out... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Not that there's been any lack of ways to get Batman or Supes on your chosen tablet, between Comixology and the devoted DC app, but if you happened to need on more, the publisher announced today that it will be bringing its entire line to three prominent e-bookstores. Justice League, Batman,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins is releasing 50 of its most successful picture books for tablets for the first time... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson has developed a new range of its bestselling textbooks for the iBookstore market in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo's CEO discusses Brazil, the world, and how POD will be added to the Writing Life platform. Also, our tart critique of Apple's new "Brazilian" iBookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple CEO Tim Cook took to a San Jose theater stage today to unveil a new version of the company's literature-based digital storefront, iBooks. Cook says it integrates better with iCloud, allows for quote sharing on Facebook and Twitter, and has support for "over 40 languages." Beyond the app... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Alex Mutter The iBookstore has opened for business in most of Central and South America, reports The Digital Reader. Books have also gone on ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
iDevice owners in New Zealand and 17 Latin American countries are no longer restricted to a diet composed of free content when it comes to their respective iBookstores. A quick search of the storefronts will reveal virtual shelves stocked with paid-content that haven't yet found their way to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple announced on Tuesday a new version of its iBooks application, the iOS-based software which allows mobile users to read books on their tablets and smartphones. Version 3.0 of the new app comes with a continuous scrolling feature, fuller integration with Apple's iCloud, Facebook and Twitter... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Editions Gallimard will not sign up to sell its list through Apple's iBookstore because the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Justice Department is reportedly preparing to go after Apple, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Penguin, Macmillan and HarperCollins following its investigation into alleged ebook price-rigging. The case centers around a deal to switch to agency pricing, where the vendor takes a 30 percent cut... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple certainly had a lot of bases to cover at yesterday's new iPad unveiling, so some minor details were bound to slip through the cracks. While app suites like iLife and iWork got to bask in the Yerba Buena spotlight touting enhanced resolutions for that Retina Display, the company's decidedly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]