Tag Archives: ibooks

Australian government may also sue Apple over e-book pricing

The Australian government has begun urging retailers with concerns about e-book price fixing to file formal complaints, as it considers its own lawsuit against Apple and book publishers. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Apple Rumors, Inside Apple, Mac News | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Apple, others challenged to make digital textbooks a reality in five years

Apple. along with a number of tech industry leaders, took part in a discussion on Thursday to explore how a joint effort backed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Department of Education can implement digital textbooks in the nation’s K-12 public schools. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Inside Apple | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Harry Potter’ gains e-book treatment, but no deal yet for Apple’s iBookstore

The bestselling “Harry Potter” series is now available in e-book form from many of the top digital storefronts, with one glaring exception: Apple’s iBookstore. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Apple Rumors, Inside Apple, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Weekend Tech Review: a free iBook for iPad, week 5 2012

Here’s a recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the fifth week of 2012, including a look at product news, the week’s business stories, and upcoming events. It’s published as an iBook you can interactively navigate using iPad Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors, iPad | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bill Gates discusses Steve Jobs, Apple’s iBooks & the future of education

In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates discusses conversations he would have with the late Steve Jobs, and also shares his thoughts on the future of education in the wake of Apple’s iPad textbook announcement. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Apple News, Inside Apple, iPad | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

(Insider) The Macalope Daily: Off-topic

The big topics of the day are Apple’s quarterly results and the iBooks Author brouhaha. So naturally, the Macalope’s going to talk about something else. (This story is viewable exclusively by Macworld Insider members.) Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Mac News, Mac Rumors | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sencha embeds interactive CSS3 animations in iBook Author

In 2005, Adobe acquired Macromedia for $3.4 billion to branch out from conventional print publishing into the dynamic web market, largely to get ahold of Flash. Using web standards, Apple has bridged conventional publishing with dynamic, interactive animation in iBooks Author, and Sencha has demonstrated how to extend iBooks with custom, Flash-free animations. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Apple Rumors, Mac News, Mac Rumors | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Video: Weekend Tech Review: iBooks Event Week 3 2012

Here’s a video recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the third week of 2012, including a look at Apple’s iBooks Event, product news, the week’s business stories, and upcoming events. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Inside Apple, Mac Rumors | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Amended class-action complaint alleges Apple, publishers engaged in ‘price-fixing conspiracy’

Even as Apple unveiled new partnerships with publishers focusing on ebooks and digital textbooks earlier this week, lawyers have amended a class-action lawsuit against Apple and five of the six big publishers accusing them of “deep antagonism” toward Amazon and its pricing scheme. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Apple Rumors, Mac News, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Apple’s digital textbooks with iBooks 2 were ‘vision’ of Steve Jobs

Apple’s newly unveiled textbook initiative for the iPad with iBooks 2 was a project spearheaded by the late Steve Jobs before his death. Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors, Inside Apple, iPad, Mac News | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment