Articles Tagged ‘ibookstore’
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Sorry Apple, Amazon Announces Lower E-Book Prices Are Coming
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu April 12th, 2012
News yesterday that the U.S. Department of Justice was going after Apple and two major publishers over alleged e-book price fixing must have been like Christmas day at Amazon headquarters in Seattle, Washington. In fact, after the DOJ announced its plans, Amazon celebrated by announcing that their e-book prices would soon begin to fall.
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Updated: U.S. Government Files Lawsuit Against Apple, Publishers Over Alleged E-Book Price Fixing
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed April 11th, 2012
The U.S. Justice Department today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five of the nation’s largest publishers. The government alleges that the parties conspired to limit competition for the pricing of e-books, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Apple Says There Is No e-Book Pricing ‘Conspiracy’
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Fri March 09th, 2012
In a new court filing, Apple says that it just wants to sell eBooks in the company’s iBookstore and has absolutely no incentive to drive up prices. The claim comes as Apple hopes to have a class action lawsuit over eBook price fixing thrown out, according to iPaidContent.org.
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Apple Rejects Author’s Book Because Of Links To Amazon
BY Brent Dirks on Wed February 29th, 2012
Author Seth Godin has an interesting article detailing how Apple rejected one of his works because (horror) there are links in the bibliography for books on sale at Amazon.com.
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Revamped iTunes And App Store Coming This Year To Desktops And iDevices Everywhere
BY A.T. Faust III on Mon February 20th, 2012
Apple is reworking its iTunes and App Store approach, focusing on accessibility, discovery, and interactivity.
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Adam Lashinsky’s Inside Apple Hits The iBookstore, Kindle Edition Available Too
BY Joe White on Wed January 25th, 2012
Adam Lashinsky’s “Inside Apple” is now available to purchase in the iBookstore. The e-book, which provides users with a detailed insight into the management strategies employed by Apple, can be purchased for $12.99, and is also available in a Kindle Edition.
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Video: Apple Revolutionizes Learning And Studying Through Textbooks
BY Jamie Young on Thu January 19th, 2012
Apple posted an educational video, in order to tell us more about this partnership with education.
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The New iBooks 2: Reinventing The Textbook
BY Ammaar Reshi on Thu January 19th, 2012
Live from New York City, Apple announced their plans to "reinvent the textbook."
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iWake With AppAdvice For Thursday Now Available
BY Tim Chaten on Thu December 01st, 2011
Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Have a listen ...
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Apple Tells Customers: Delete The Steve Jobs Biography iBook And Download It Again
BY Joe White on Wed October 26th, 2011
Apple has started emailing customers who bought the Steve Jobs biography e-book from the iBookstore, asking them to delete their copy and redownload a new version. Since the launch of the highly anticipated biography, customers who purchased an e-book version from Apple's iBookstore have been complaining of formatting issues, forcing Apple to update the digital book and contact customers.
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Steve Jobs' Biography Available To Download Now In iBookstore
BY Joe White on Mon October 24th, 2011
Today, Walter Isaacson's highly anticipated biography of the late Steve Jobs is available to purchase from both bookstores and e-bookstores around the world. The book, which is based on more than forty interviews with the Apple co-founder, can be purchased from the iBookstore ($16.99) and Amazon ($17.88), along with many other retailers.
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Starbucks Now Giving Away Free iBooks With Coffee, TV Shows To Follow?
BY Joe White on Sun September 18th, 2011
Starbucks is now offering customers free iBook downloads as part of its "pick of the week" program.
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Apple Launches New Twitter Account For The iBookstore
BY Joe White on Thu September 15th, 2011
Apple's digital e-book store, the iBookstore, now has its own Twitter account. The account, @iBookstore, is verified as belonging to Apple, and promises to tweet information on "featured books, exclusive offers and more" on a regular basis.
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Jailbreak Only: Upcoming Jailbreak Tweak Can Save Your iTunes Password
BY Joe White on Mon July 25th, 2011
An upcoming jailbreak tweak has the ability to save users' iTunes password, making App Store purchases all the more speedier.
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Apple's iTunes Platform To Contribute $13 Billion In 2013
BY Joe White on Tue July 05th, 2011
A new report by one analyst with Global Equities Research claims Apple's iTunes platform (which includes the iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore) will generate $13 billion in 2013.
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Leatherbound: A Price Comparison App For E-Books
BY Joe White on Thu June 23rd, 2011
Leatherbound is a new, free universal application that allows users to compare e-book prices across the iBookstore, Kindle Store and NOOK Book Store.
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The iBookStore Is Now Available In iTunes
BY Alexander Vaughn on Mon June 06th, 2011
If you are one of the few who enjoy Apple's iBookstore on the iPad and iPhone, you'll be glad to know that it is now available in iTunes.
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Appisode 98: OmniGraffle Already Approved For iPad App Store Grand Opening, iBooks To Feature The Gutenberg Project Catalog, Plus A New Way To Search On The Go
BY Robin Rhys on Thu March 25th, 2010
We now know that OmniGraffle has already been submitted and approved by Apple and will be available in the App Store on April 3rd... Today we found out that The Gutenberg Project catelog will be
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Appisode 97: iBookstore Exclusive, Digg Hits The App Store, Plus A New Wacky App
BY Robin Rhys on Wed March 24th, 2010
If Amazon wasn't freaking out about the iPad before, they should be now. App Advice has been shown the iBookstore and I can confirm that pricing on the iPad is going to be extremely comparable
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Barnes & Noble eReader iPad App Coming In April, Pending Apple's Approval
BY Tyler Tschida on Thu March 11th, 2010
Barnes & Noble has officially announced that the company intends to compete with Apple's own iBookstore app by releasing an iPad-optimized version of B&N eReader, an app that gives iPhone and iPod touch users access
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